UBC Japanese Library Resources Blog

This month I thought I’d feature the following DVDs that we recently received at the library.
Our new DVD area is on the main floor of the library, right beside the circulation desk.

Documentaries
Koto Kyoto no bunkazai (古都京都の文化財)
Koto Nara no bunkazai (古都奈良の文化財)
Meiji (明治)
Yomigaeru Genji Monogatari emaki (よみがえる源氏物語絵巻)

Feature Films
Eiji (エイジ)
DVD | book

Tokyo tawa : Okan to boku to, tokidoki, Oton
(東京タワー : オカンとボクと, 時々, オトン)
DVD | book

Tonari no 801-chan (となりの801ちゃん)
DVD | book

Bizan (眉山)
DVD | book

Anime
Appleseed (アップルシード)
Gunslinger Girl (ガンスリンガー・ガール)
Kokaku kidotai (攻殻機動隊)

The 139th Akutagawa Prize has been awarded to Chinese author Yang Yi for her work Toki ga nijimu asa　(時が滲む朝). Check the following sites for more information:

Akutagawa Prize Official Site (Japanese)

Asahi Shinbun article (Japanese)

Daily Yomiuri article (English)

Also, the Naoki prize has been awarded to Areno Inoue for Kiriha he (切羽へ).