Thrilling Japanese
stories of vampires, ghosts and renegade samurai.


Step back through the mists of time to ancient Japan, where
wandering samurai seek revenge for the death of their master, the red-eyed
spectres of an executed man and his wife haunt a palace, and wild animals have
great power over men. This collection of classic folktales, which range from
adventures to mysteries and ghost stories, is beautifully illustrated with
lavish art that evokes this magical time and place.


Tales of the Samurai includes these legendary stories:







The Forty-Seven Ronin

The Vampire cat of Nabeshima

Kazuma's Revenge

The Prince and the Badger

The Ghost of Sakura