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Tokyo Tangents
Paperback
General FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9788230369722
Publisher: Jca Press
Published: Jun 1 2025
Pages: 322
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Haunted by memories of her lost brother, a pharmacist stumbles upon a clue that links the vanishing to a random Tokyoite. Instinctively, she sneaks after the unwitting pianist, unraveling forgotten tales that have echoed through her family for generations.
Distracted by his crumbling career, he fails to notice the shadow on his trail, inching closer to exposing a lie he's spent decades covering up. Neither suspects they're tumbling into a story beyond time and space, set in motion by a tiny wind-up toy key.
Linked by a fleeting encounter and an inexplicable connection, the two metropolitan strays begin pulling at threads that unravel long-buried secrets about their pasts and the world they thought they knew.
Tokyo Tangents is a quietly haunting debut novel that weaves speculative fiction with Japanese pop culture and metafictional nods. Fans of Haruki Murakami, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Makoto Shinkai, and David Lynch's Twin Peaks will feel right at home in this dreamlike Tokyo, where nothing is ever quite what it seems.
If Murakami were a bit more playful and less obsessed with wells, you might end up with something like Tokyo Tangents. (The Reading Bud)
About the AuthorRobin S. Hasuki is a journalist, film researcher, ghostwriter, and author. Having spent five years living in Japan, he brings rare authenticity and cultural fluency to his work, shaped by an academic background in Japanese culture studies and a deep-rooted passion for the country's cinematic and literary landscapes.
His writing has appeared in both national newspapers and niche magazines, often exploring the intersections of film, music, and modern Japanese society. He is also the founder of Japanese Cinema Archives, a growing platform dedicated to in-depth, commercially accessible writing on Japanese film with an academic edge.
Tokyo Tangents is his debut novel.
JCA PressJCA Press is an imprint of Japanese Cinema Archives. Our journey began with a few carefully chosen book releases in 2025-where it leads, only time will tell.
Website: www.jcablog.com/pressX (Twitter): @JapanCineArcs
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Facebook: @JapanCineArcs
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