March 2019 Recommended Reading/Viewing

[Coír Draoi Ceítien]

I haven't been doing my reading like I should have, so I have to pull from my limited experience for this month's entry. What's more, the book is fantasy, but the movie is science fiction. I apologize for the mixed signals, but it's all I have to work with.

Otherwise, I hope everyone's having a good year so far.

Reading: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (1959) by Futaro Yamada

This is one of the key texts that helped kick off the ninja craze of the 1960's. As he nears the end of his life and career, shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, ruler of a unified Japan, must choose a successor from his two grandsons; to do so, he allows the Kouga and Iga ninja clans - enemies for generations - to break their peace treaty and use their specially bred powers to wipe each other out, the winner representing the next shogun. In the midst of this, two lovers from each of the clans find themselves forced to go to war, though they hope there is a solution to bring them together. A fast-paced read first translated in 2006, it's a must-read for fans of historical fantasy and Far Eastern culture.

Trade: https://www.amazon.com/Kouga-Ninja-Scrolls-Novel/dp/0345495101/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1551417633&sr=8-1



Viewing: The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984)

This sci-fi horror flick kicked off a popular franchise and made an icon out of both its star, bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, and its fresh director. One night in 1984, two strangers mysteriously materialize in Los Angeles, both determined to find a young woman who holds the key to the future. One is a soldier sent to be her bodyguard, and the other is a relentless cyborg programmed to kill her. Who will succeed? An immensely influential turning point in action films, filled with mounting terror and thrills, it still holds up as a modern masterpiece of cinema.

DVD: https://www.amazon.com/Terminator-Arnold-Schwarzenegger/dp/B00UA86HAE/ref=tmm_dvd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1551417657&sr=8-14
Blu-Ray: https://www.amazon.com/Terminator-Blu-ray-Packaging-Color-Vary/dp/B00UA86F1A/ref=tmm_mfc_title_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1551417657&sr=8-14
Amazon Video: https://www.amazon.com/Terminator-Arnold-Schwarzenegger/dp/B008S2BZ10/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1551417657&sr=8-14


That's all for now. I hope I haven't been too confusing for you all.