陰陽師 首

by Baku Yumemakura, 夢枕 獏

ある夜、姫の心を射止めんと二人の貴族が荒れ果てた堂に集まる。姫は、近くの首塚に一人ずつ行き、そこにある石を持って帰った者と添うと言う。ところが、その首塚で待っていたものは…。ご存じ、晴明と博雅が活躍する『陰陽師 龍笛ノ巻』に収録された名作「首」が、村上豊氏の手で美しい平安の絵物語として生まれ変わる。

First published August 1, 2005

About the author

Baku Yumemakura was born January 1st 1951 in Kanagawa, Japan. He graduated from Tokai University with a degree in Japanese literature. He debuted as an author in 1977, subsequently publishing a number of successful series including Psyche Diver, Chimera, and Hunting Master in addition many others. In 1989 he won Japan’s Science Fiction award for his novel, The Lion that Ate the Moon, and in 1998 won the 11th Shibata Renzaburo Award for God’s of the Mountain. His work, “Oyedo Chokakuden”, was awarded the Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature in 2011 and in 2012 received the Yoshikawa Eiji award. In 2001, the manga adaptation of his seminal work, “Onmyoji”, won the 5th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, while the adaptation of his work “Gods of the Mountain” won the award of excellence at the Japan Media Arts Festival. A number of his works have been adapted to film, including the Toho produced “Onmyoji” and “Onmyoji 2”.

See also 夢枕 獏.

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