Sugimoto, Etsuko
Summary: The youngest daughter of a high-ranking samurai in late-nineteenth-century Japan, Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto is originally destined to be a Buddhist priestess. She grows up a curly haired tomboy in snowy Echigo, certain of her future role in her community. But as a young teenager, she is instead engaged to a Japanese merchant in Ohio--and Etsu realizes she will eventually have to leave the only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Modern Library 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SUGIMOTO, ETSU SUGSummary: Ozu's penultimate film tells the story of three sisters who are stunned to discover that their aging father is spending time with his old mistress.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2007
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ENDSugimoto, Kenji
Summary: "Including 486 photographs, documents, drawings, and graphics and a timetable appendix."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EINSTEIN, ALBERT SUGMorozumi, Atsuko.
Summary: A counting book which gives the reader the challenge of finding the creatures to be counted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC MORYusen, Atsuko
Summary: Enoki is practically the poster-boy for what a typical nerd looks like: short and slight, complete with big round glasses and social awkwardness. His main hobby is making video games, and he's used to not having many friends at school. Then, he meets Shirataki, a former member of the baseball club and his exact opposite; tall, muscular and sporty. Despite their many differences, the spark of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 YUSKurimoto, Kengo
Summary: "Discover the magic of the wilderness in this breathtaking graphic novel reminiscent of a modern-day The Secret Garden. Poppy's mother hasn't been the same since Gran passed away. She stays inside and watches TV, unable to leave the couch. So maybe that's why Poppy has started spending more time outside, taking her dog Pepper for walks around the neighborhood. When Pepper leads Poppy through a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2024
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Summary: Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any previously written--a haunting evocation of a family in wartime and an unmistakably resonant lesson for our times.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OTSImamura, Natsuko
Summary: "A bestselling, prizewinning novel of obsession and psychological intrigue about two enigmatic unmarried women, one of whom manipulates the other from afar, by one of Japan's most acclaimed young writers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2021
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC IMAOtsuka, Julie.
Summary: Presents the stories of six Japanese mail-order brides whose new lives in early twentieth-century San Francisco are marked by backbreaking migrant work, cultural struggles, children who reject their heritage, and the prospect of wartime internment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011
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Otsuka, Ayako
Summary: Whitework Embroidery will show you how to make a variety of stitches including drawn work, pulled thread work, Hedebo, count work, and Schwalm. Full photo-illustrated instructions and all necessary patterns for each of 30 projects are included. Choose from a variety of elegant designs for the home and designs for baby including an heirloom christening gown, bonnet, bib, and booties. --Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2017
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Summary: This is a a novel that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as "picture brides" nearly a century ago. In eight incantatory sections, The Buddha in the Attic traces the picture brides' extraordinary lives, from their arduous journey by boat, where they exchange photographs of their husbands, imagining uncertain futures in an unknown land; to their arrival...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC OTSEndo, Yasuko.
Summary: Explores stitch patterns that incorporate beads, providing step-by-step instructions on adding beads to clothing, handbags, and home décor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interweave 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.5 ENDSummary: Deep in the windswept marshes of war-torn medieval Japan, an impoverished older woman and her daughter-in-law murder lost samurai and sell their belongings for the most meager of sustenance. When a bedraggled neighbor returns from battle, lust, jealousy, and rage threaten to destroy the trio's tenuous existence before an ominous, ill-gotten demon mask seals their horrifying fate. Driven by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN ONIFujimoto, Tatsuki
Summary: "Broke young man + chainsaw dog demon = Chainsaw Man! Denji was a small-time devil hunter just trying to survive in a harsh world. After being killed on a job, he is revived by his pet devil-dog Pochita and becomes something new and dangerous--Chainsaw Man! Denji's a poor young man who'll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil-dog Pochita. He's a simple man with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2020
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Summary: "As a primal fear devil makes its appearance, the world may soon be turned upside down. This devil has the power to drive a wedge between Asa and Yoru--can the two of them manage to work together to avoid becoming a meal for the residents of hell?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "Denji's a poor young man who'll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil-dog Pochita. But his life gets turned upside down one day when he's betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denji's become a whole new man--Chainsaw Man! It's Chainsaw vs. Sword as the bloody battle for Denji's heart heats up. Denji is going to have to pull out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2021
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Summary: "In a frozen dystopia where inhabitants eat flesh to survive, can the destructive powers of fire bring salvation? In the not-too-distant past, the Ice Witch blankets the world in snow, starvation, and madness, leading the inhabitants to seek their salvation in fire. With that, an unusual destiny unfolds for two young orphans, Agni and Luna, blessed with the ability to regenerate. But will this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 FIROtsuka, Julie
Summary: Presents the stories of six Japanese mail-order brides whose new lives in early twentieth-century San Francisco are marked by backbreaking migrant work, cultural struggles, children who reject their heritage, and the prospect of wartime internment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OTSFujimoto, Tatsuki
Summary: "Denji was a small-time devil hunter just trying to survive a harsh world. After being killed on a job, Denji is revived by his pet devil-dog Pochita and becomes something new and dangerous--Chainsaw Man! With the climactic battle against the Gun Devil close, Aki may be wavering. Has he found something more important to him than revenge? And what is the true meaning behind the vision shown to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CHAFujimoto, Tatsuki
Summary: "A mysterious devil is demanding Denji's heart! But will the devil hunters from Division 4 agree to this deal to save themselves? Or will Denji have to do what Denji does best--turn into a chainsaw and carve up everything that gets in his way?!"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CHAFujimoto, Tatsuki
Summary: "After painful words are unleashed and Togata's secret is finally exposed, the revelations leave Agni shaken. Knowing he must must face his destiny, Agni seeks out the man at the root of all his suffering!"--Back cover. a
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 FIRFujimoto, Tatsuki
Summary: In the not-too-distant past, the Ice Witch blankets the world in snow, starvation, and madness, leading the inhabitants to seek their salvation in fire. With that, an unusual destiny unfolds for two young orphans, Agni and Luna, blessed with the ability to regenerate. But will this ability prove to be more of a curse than a blessing?
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2018
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Summary: "Killer mermaids, gender swapping, and a devilish little sister with the power to end the world--four more unforgettable short stories reveal the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind behind Chainsaw Man"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023