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Miyoko Ihara: Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat (Japanese Edition) Hardcover – October 22, 2011

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Miyoko Ihara graduated from the Nippon Photography Institute in 2002. Around that time, she began photographing her grandmother, Misao, in order to document her life. One day, Iharas grandmother found an odd-eyed kitten in the shed. She named the cat Fukumaru, and since then the two have been inseparable. This touching and beautiful photo book captures the everyday life of elderly Misao and her steadfast feline companion, following them as together they work in the fields, admire spring blossoms, or nap in the sun. Both friends are hard of hearing, so it is endearing to witness the strength of their connection, enacted through sight and physical presence.

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Print length

72 pages
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Japanese
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Publication date

October 22, 2011
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8.58 x 0.47 x 5.67 inches
ISBN-10

4898153194
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978-4898153192
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Joyful pictorial of love between humans and their pets

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2023

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the photography itself is beautiful, but where this book excels is showing the close relationship of an old lady and her pet cat. This is the book you keep close by, and on those rainy blah days, pick it up and page through it. Joyful.

Heartwarming relationship, lovely book

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021

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Wonderful photos. Each one invites us into the relationship that exists between Big Mama and Fukumaru the cat--to feel the love, friendship, and mutual caring for one another. It is a small book with a big heart.

lovely book but check the dimensions

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012

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I got two copies for gifts and I'm not sorry. It is quite lovely. At the price I imagined more pages and larger ones, which is on me because it clearly lists the weight, number of pages, length, and width. I think it is a bit over twice the Japan price. If you wait there may be an English edition in a larger format at a lower price (or not.) Knowing then what I know now I still would have purchased it, it is perfect for the recipients.

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Warms your heart over and over

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013

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This is one of those books that you pick up, browse the photos (I don't read Japanese), put down and pick up again and again. The shipping was rapid for the miles it had to travel and arrived well wrapped and protected. Those who love animals will not be disappointed with the financial investment to get this little book across the globe into your home. It is a treasure for everyone who has loved and animal and loved a grandparent and loved an aging parent. Priceless.

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Wonderful gift for my pops

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2015

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Wonderful gift for my pops! My pen pall told me about this book and I fell in love with its photos immediately! I knew I had to get the book for myself or a gift at some point. The book doesn't disappoint: All the photos are wonderfully captured and flawlessly printed and bound into a well constructed (slightly smaller than I expected) book. It's always a pleasure to flip through and glimpse into the life of these two charming beings. GOOD FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES NICE THINGS!

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Beautiful and backward.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2016

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A beautiful book, but be aware that the covers are backward, one of the issues when being printed in Japan, where books are opposite US printing.

Wendy S. Delmater

Absolutely priceless

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2017

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I got a version of this book n Japanese, which my speaks. He loved it. and you do not have to read the book to enjoy the beautiful photography. It;s a smallish coffee tale book, but something anyone could leave out in a guest room to engage art lovers of all ages.

norma carolina rodriguez

It’s beautiful and is also OJ approved (the cat)

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2019

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This book was a gift for a close friend of mine who absolutely loves cats. Her eyes lit up the first time she was telling me about it and I wanted to do something nice for her.

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Michelle Pasche

Parfait

Reviewed in France on November 29, 2023

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Emballage nickel, très beau livre👍🏻😁

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Foto meravigliose, libro poetico.

Reviewed in Italy on December 13, 2021

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Un libro fotografico bellissimo e delicato, che celebra la vita e il legame tra Misao, la nonna, e il suo amico gatto Fukumaru attraverso gli scatti di sua nipote, la fotografa Miyoko Ihara. Fukumaru è un gatto bianco con gli occhi uno diverso dall’altro e sordo, il suo nome significa “cerchio della buona fortuna”. Misao lo trova abbandonato sotto un cartello con scritto “gatto dagli occhi strani” lo adotta e vivono insieme ogni momento della giornata, invecchiando e godendosi la bellezza della vita di tutti i giorni.

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Nip

Un pequeño gran libro.

Reviewed in Spain on October 16, 2021

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En este libro Miyoko Ihara consigue con maestría mostrarnos la preciosa relación de su abuela Misao con su gato Fukumaru. Imprescindible si eres amante de los gatos y la fotografía, o simplemente quieres disfrutar de unas imágenes deliciosas de esa curiosa pareja en el Japón rural. El libro es pequeño, y en formato japonés, pero con una buena edición y mas que suficiente para disfrutarlo, mucho.

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Eefje

Wirklich sehr schönes Buch

Reviewed in Germany on October 14, 2021

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Herzerwärmender Bilder!

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Soph

Adorable

Reviewed in Canada on March 26, 2020

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Adorable book documenting the life of a grandmother and her cat through photos. Makes a great coffee table book!

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