MASAHISA FUKASE - AFTERWORD

MASAHISA FUKASE
AFTERWORD

Published by Roshin books, 2017
Book Size 23.1 x 21 cmPages
Pages 104 pages, 80 images
Hardcover
Language Japanese, English
Limited Edition900
Second edition

“Afterword” is composed of photos used in the afterword 'Sasuke's Diary' from “Sasuke, My Dear Cat”, published by Seinen Shokan in 1978. In the small pocket-sized printing manuscript were instructions and numbering written by Fukase himself.
Sasuke the First went missing quite early on, but some time afterwards, someone who had seen the 'missing' posters delivered a kitten to Fukase thinking it was probably Sasuke. While they did indeed look alike, the kitten turned out not to be Sasuke after all.
Fukase, however, named this kitten Sasuke and ended up loving him like his own. He took Sasuke out with him wherever he went: to Harajuku, on express trains, even to Ueno Zoo and the seaside. The depth of Fukase's affection (who called himself Sasuke's "dad") is visible in each single photo of the cat's charming face. A near-maddening amount of lovely scenes continues page turn after page turn in this wonderful photo book - a masterpiece that belongs on the shelf of a loved one." Statement from publisher

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"Afterword" is composed of photos used in the afterword "Sasuke's Diary" of "Sasuke, My Dear Cat," published by Seinen Shokan in 1978. In the small paperback printing manuscript were instructions and numbering written by Fukase himself.
Sasuke the First disappeared quite early on, but some time later, someone who had seen the "missing" posters delivered a kitten to Fukase thinking it was probably Sasuke. While they did indeed look similar, the kitten turned out not to be Sasuke at all.
Fukase named this kitten Sasuke, however, and grew to love him as his own. He took Sasuke with him everywhere he went: to Harajuku, on express trains, even to Ueno Zoo and the seaside. The depth of Fukase's affection (who called himself Sasuke's "daddy") is evident in every photo of the cat's charming face. An almost maddening amount of cute scenes continue from page to page in this wonderful photo book - a masterpiece that belongs on a loved one's bookshelf. "Publisher's Statement