Sugaya, Masahiro.
Contents: Horizon (Intro) -- Future green -- Afternoon of the appearing fish -- Grain of sand by the sea -- Straight line floating in the sky -- Wind conversation -- Until the end of the world -- Horizon (Outro).
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SUGSummary: Young widow Tanpopo attempts to start a small ramen noodle restaurant. She has little success until she meets Gorō, a cowboy-hat-wearing truck driver who decides to helps her to make the perfect bowl of top ramen. A story that features various subplots and an eclectic group of supporting characters, all of whom have expressively passionate relationships with food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TAMSummary: After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded periodpieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn's collections of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: Akame and her teammates have finally arrived at the headquarters of the religious organization ... but awaiting them are both the Jaegers and the Four Rakshasa Demons from the Temple of the Imperial Fist! And in the midst of the most intense battle yet, Mine finally gets her chance to confront Seryu!!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATakahiro
Summary: "Akame and her team are pursued through the mountains by notorious rebel assassins. Having eluded the first ambush, the girls relax and refresh at a local hot spring, where Cornelia makes a new friend. But with enemies so nearby, an assassin should be cautious in offering trust and friendship so lightly"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATakahiro
Summary: While on a mission to exterminate a new type of Danger Beast, Tatsumi is reunited with none other than General Esdeath! With one last chance to win Esdeath over to Night Raid's side, will Tatsumi prove fruitful in his efforts?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATakahiro
Summary: "Akame and her comrades enjoy a moment of calm before the impending assault against the Capital. Night Raid has lost many dear friends in their fight against the Empire and are resolved to do whatever must be done so that their comrades' sacrifices will not be in vain. But the Empire has brought more than resolve to the battlefield: Esdeath and the Minister have prepared a special 'welcoming...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATakahiro
Summary: "Before becoming Night Raid's deadliest ally, Akame was a young girl bought by the Empire and raised as an assassin whose sole purpose was to slaughter everything in her path. Because that's what makes people happy--right? Discover Akame's shocking past in ... the prequel to the ... series Akame ga kill"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATakahiro
Summary: "General Esdeath assembles a special police squad called the Jaegers and sets her sights on the annihilation of Night Raid in the name of the emperor. Meanwhile, Tatsumi, desperate to overcome the loss of another ally, decides to participate in a grand fighting tournament engineered by Esdeath herself..."Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATakahiro
Summary: The teigu showdown between Night Raid and the Jaegers begins, with the battle between sisters Akame and Kurome taking the explosive center stage! But a clash of teigus never ends without casualties ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATakahiro
Summary: "Syura's secret police capture Tatsumi and Lubbock during their reconnaissance mission! Tatsumi comes face-to-face with General Esdeath once more, but will they join forces? And what awaits Tatsumi should he refuse? Love and death intertwine!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATakahiro
Summary: "It's Night Raid versus the Jaegers in Volume 5 of the hit dark fantasy Akame ga KILL! When the Jaegers' Dr. Stylish attacks the Night Raid base, Tatsumi and the others are forced out of their hideout to escape the deadly assassin! Pursued by Dr. Stylish's army of experimental soldiers, Night Raid must defeat the mad scientist or risk being made his next test subjects!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATakahiro
Summary: "Emotions are running high as the member of Night Raid storm the cathedral, but no one is remotely prepared for resistance from 'the Empire's strongest'-- Esdeath!!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATakahiro
Summary: "The assassination of Bolic has spurred the oppressed citizens of the Empire into open revolt. In response, the Minister of State appoints his son, Shula, head of the secret police. Even the Jaegers begin questioning the Empire's leadership as Shula, leading a band of ruthless warriors from around the world, uses his new power to terrorize the populace--regardless of their allegiance to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATashiro, Osamu
Summary: "Japan in the 1500s was torn apart by warring clans. The heroes of the many battles were the samurai who defended lands, conquered foes, and unified the nation. Learn their stories, and explore their armor, weapons, tactics, and more"--Back Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gakken Plus Co., Ltd. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 952 TASSummary: After Pain's attack, the Leaf Ninja set about rebuilding their village. Naruto and Sakura are thrilled to be reunited with Tazuna and his grandson Inari from the Land of Waves, who have come to help. While the restoration proceeds, the Leaf Ninja and their friends reflect on past events that influenced the village and helped gain allies like the Sand. Plus, glimpse back into Naruto's training...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2013
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME NARSummary: Naruto declares to his friends his intention to take on Sasuke by himself, while the Elders of the Leaf make a serious decision about who will fill the vacant seat of Hokage--Kakashi! In Mount Myoboku, Gerotora, Fukasaku and the Great Lord Elder debate whether or not to give Naruto the key to the Tetragram Seal that Gerotora holds, an act that could potentially unleash Nine Tails. Meanwhile,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME NARSummary: In the aftermath of the attack on the village, Naruto and Sakura are shocked to discover that Danzo has been selected as the new Hokage. And his first order of business involves Team 7's own Rogue Ninja, Sasuke! Then, the Kage from each village gather for a summit in the Land of Iron, and Naruto seeks a pardon for Sasuke from the Raikage. The mysterious one calling himself Madara steps forward...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2013
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME NARSummary: In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful yet enigmatic gambling addict. What at first seems a redemptive relationship ends up leading him further down the criminal path. Bewitchingly shot and edited and laced with a fever-dream-like score.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN PALSummary: The year is 1940 in Kobe, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. Local merchant and amateur filmmaker Yusaku senses that things are headed in an unsettling direction. Following a trip to Manchuria, he becomes determined to bring to light the things he witnessed there, and secretly filmed. Meanwhile, his wife Satoko receives a visit from her childhood friend, now a military policeman. He...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu's perennial theme of the challenges of intergenerational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In the year 2017 of the Imperial Calendar, parts of the world are under the control of the Holy Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area II, the proud people treated as lower-class citizens. Lelouch Lamperouge was once a Britannian princ, but when his mother was assassinated he was sent to Japan and thought to be killed. But he survived. - From the container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A portrait of a woman victimized by the strictures of seventeenth-century feudal Japanese society, from her beginnings as the daughter of a samurai and ending up as a prostitute.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN LIFSummary: "One of a string of late-career masterworks made by Kenji Mizoguchi in the first half of the 1950s, A Story from Chikamatsu (a.k.a. The Crucified Lovers) is an exquisitely moving tale of forbidden love struggling to survive in the face of persecution. Based on a classic of eighteenth-century Japanese drama, the film traces the injustices that befall a Kyoto scroll maker's wife and his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018