Fantasmi e Guerrieri

11.03.2025

The book Fantasmi e Guerrieri, Justice and Revenge in Japanese Imagination tells stories of ghosts, recounting the deeds of those who, unable to obtain justice in life, returned after death to punish their oppressors. It also narrates the tales of warriors with epic feats, like in the episode of the forty-seven rōnin.

Thanks to the shadows and lights of Japanese fantasy imagination, the book explores the eternal clash between law and justice, between the strong and the weak, still alive in today’s Japan.

It interests us because the legends of Japan speak of our fears and the “warrior” hidden in each of us.