The Legend of the Demonic Cat: Kukai Samana: the Ghost Banquet of the Tang Dynasty (4 Volumes in Total)
by J
About This Novel
The film of the same name directed by Chen Kaige and starring Huang Xuan, Shota Sometani, Zhang Luyi, Qin Hao, Hiroshi Abe and other Chinese and Japanese stars will be released on December 22. This is a blockbuster work completed by Mengzhen Tapir, the super overlord of Japanese fantasy novels and the author of "Onmyoji", which took 17 years to complete. The sky and the sea are crossing eastward, the city of Chang'an is in turbulent waters, and the ghost feast begins. The black cat of Liu Yunqiao's family in Jinwu Guard suddenly uttered: "Emperor Dezong is about to die!" Chunqin, the young and beautiful wife of Liu Yunqiao, turned into an old woman with gray hair and chicken skin in front of everyone, while singing "Qingping" Kukai, an eminent monk who traveled from Japan to the Tang Dynasty, and Bai Juyi, who sought inspiration for the song "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", while performing dance moves similar to that of Concubine Yang, together uncovered the mystery of the demon incident and the death of Concubine Yang. All the resentment of monsters comes from spells and from human hearts.
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I don't contradict or contact Buddha, but I can't accept the changes since I have a friend around me who believes in Buddhism. I feel like I can't play with her properly anymore. I feel like I'm guilty of some kind of lust when she talks about everything in front of her. For example: choosing the cheaper one between two clothes of the same style is greedy, and talking about certain things about a friend is like lust for words, etc. Desire, I feel that my friends are about to become Buddhas. After becoming Buddhists, they actually eat vegetarian meals. It is okay to eat occasionally, but not every day. Who calls me a foodie? Over time, we have no common topics and we have lost contact. She is aloof and refined, but I am too busy every day to be entangled in worldly things. I do worldly things, eat all kinds of cereals, and I am a common person. --The Legend of the Demonic Cat: Samana Kukai·The Ghost Banquet of the Tang Dynasty
Having just watched this movie, I have gained insights into the conception and writing innovation of suspense and mystery novels. Only when you are open to all rivers and have experienced a wide range of things can you write your truest story.
After watching the movie, I went back to read the book. Everyone said that the movie did not capture the feeling of the original work, but when it comes to the ending, I think the movie is better. Yang Yuhuan should have died in Maweiyi. It was too cruel for the unparalleled beauty to ruin her skin and reappear in the world. I don't want to accept that Bai Long planned everything out of jealousy. He should have died out of love, because Yang Yuhuan looked back and smiled. Young and innocent, regardless of everything, asking for nothing but obsessing in vain.
I really like ghost stories, but this book costs money. Ὣ3 I'd better read it on a monthly basis.
20180220
The ending of the old story fell into a cliché and was too disrespectful to the imperial concubine. From this point of view alone, I feel that the film adaptation is actually better. The whole book has Kukai as the protagonist, but it actually reveals the secret history of the Tang Dynasty. It seems that the Buddhist teachings are deliberately connected with the plot because the plot escapes control, which is both brilliant and far-fetched. The book quotes a large number of scriptures and classics, and combines them with fictional imagination to confuse the fake with the real, which is quite unique. In the end, Danlong buried Yang Yuhuan in Zhongnan Mountain, and even took the hairpin and Kukai back to the Japanese country for burial. This is exactly connected with the many cemeteries of Yang Guifei in historical rumors. This ending is quite wonderful. Perhaps because it was serialized over many years, there is a lot of repeated narrative content between chapters, which affects the coherence and smoothness of reading. However, it took the author seventeen years to read a lot of information and visit many places in Xi'an before writing this book. His persistence and rigorous spirit in writing are worthy of respect. The overall reading experience is good!
An unprecedented sly banquet in the Tang Dynasty, and a thrilling revenge of the demon cat. A beautiful feast, everyone has their own obsessions, the demon cat appears, the head and tail are hard to see, it is both real and illusory, it seems like a fairyland rather than the human world.
I have been to the filming site and seen it. It was taken in an ancient city here.
The vow of love cannot compare to these thirty years of companionship and protection
I watched the movie version, and the famous Concubine Yang was just a poor woman in it. The so-called beautiful oath, the colorful words of love, the sentence "If I die, I will violate our vow to grow old together." Concubine Yang was loved for the oath and died because of this oath agreement. For this "dead" love... The emperor's last feeling for Concubine Yang was guilt and love, at least he had loved it, but not that kind of love.
Master Kukai went through many hardships and came to the Tang Dynasty to find the secret of life and death. The Banquet of Bliss showcases the sacred images of the Tang Dynasty and perfectly restores the artistic conception of Li Bai's poems. Jinwuwei's rebellion and the truth about Yuhuan's death. Thanks to the movie for recreating the artistic conception and allowing me to understand the feelings of the Tang Dynasty.
The Legend of the Demon Cat and Bai Juyi's Song of Everlasting Regret were both written by the author after many years of careful consideration and personal experience. They are not easy, and the writing is also very good. The appetite is very good, and there is no perfunctory feeling. I watched the movie first and then read the novel. The movie is also adapted to the current society. What is difficult to accept in the novel is that Bai Long is actually with Yang Yuhuan who pretends to be crazy. I like the guardianship in the movie. It is not so realistic and should be a beautiful relationship.
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I don't contradict or contact Buddha, but I can't accept the changes since I have a friend around me who believes in Buddhism. I feel like I can't play with her properly anymore. I feel like I'm guilty of some kind of lust when she talks about everything in front of her. For example: choosing the cheaper one between two clothes of the same style is greedy, and talking about certain things about a friend is like lust for words, etc. Desire, I feel that my friends are about to become Buddhas. After becoming Buddhists, they actually eat vegetarian meals. It is okay to eat occasionally, but not every day. Who calls me a foodie? Over time, we have no common topics and we have lost contact. She is aloof and refined, but I am too busy every day to be entangled in worldly things. I do worldly things, eat all kinds of cereals, and I am a common person. --The Legend of the Demonic Cat: Samana Kukai·The Ghost Banquet of the Tang Dynasty
Having just watched this movie, I have gained insights into the conception and writing innovation of suspense and mystery novels. Only when you are open to all rivers and have experienced a wide range of things can you write your truest story.
After watching the movie, I went back to read the book. Everyone said that the movie did not capture the feeling of the original work, but when it comes to the ending, I think the movie is better. Yang Yuhuan should have died in Maweiyi. It was too cruel for the unparalleled beauty to ruin her skin and reappear in the world. I don't want to accept that Bai Long planned everything out of jealousy. He should have died out of love, because Yang Yuhuan looked back and smiled. Young and innocent, regardless of everything, asking for nothing but obsessing in vain.
I really like ghost stories, but this book costs money. Ὣ3 I'd better read it on a monthly basis.
20180220
The ending of the old story fell into a cliché and was too disrespectful to the imperial concubine. From this point of view alone, I feel that the film adaptation is actually better. The whole book has Kukai as the protagonist, but it actually reveals the secret history of the Tang Dynasty. It seems that the Buddhist teachings are deliberately connected with the plot because the plot escapes control, which is both brilliant and far-fetched. The book quotes a large number of scriptures and classics, and combines them with fictional imagination to confuse the fake with the real, which is quite unique. In the end, Danlong buried Yang Yuhuan in Zhongnan Mountain, and even took the hairpin and Kukai back to the Japanese country for burial. This is exactly connected with the many cemeteries of Yang Guifei in historical rumors. This ending is quite wonderful. Perhaps because it was serialized over many years, there is a lot of repeated narrative content between chapters, which affects the coherence and smoothness of reading. However, it took the author seventeen years to read a lot of information and visit many places in Xi'an before writing this book. His persistence and rigorous spirit in writing are worthy of respect. The overall reading experience is good!
An unprecedented sly banquet in the Tang Dynasty, and a thrilling revenge of the demon cat. A beautiful feast, everyone has their own obsessions, the demon cat appears, the head and tail are hard to see, it is both real and illusory, it seems like a fairyland rather than the human world.
I have been to the filming site and seen it. It was taken in an ancient city here.
The vow of love cannot compare to these thirty years of companionship and protection
I watched the movie version, and the famous Concubine Yang was just a poor woman in it. The so-called beautiful oath, the colorful words of love, the sentence "If I die, I will violate our vow to grow old together." Concubine Yang was loved for the oath and died because of this oath agreement. For this "dead" love... The emperor's last feeling for Concubine Yang was guilt and love, at least he had loved it, but not that kind of love.
Master Kukai went through many hardships and came to the Tang Dynasty to find the secret of life and death. The Banquet of Bliss showcases the sacred images of the Tang Dynasty and perfectly restores the artistic conception of Li Bai's poems. Jinwuwei's rebellion and the truth about Yuhuan's death. Thanks to the movie for recreating the artistic conception and allowing me to understand the feelings of the Tang Dynasty.
The Legend of the Demon Cat and Bai Juyi's Song of Everlasting Regret were both written by the author after many years of careful consideration and personal experience. They are not easy, and the writing is also very good. The appetite is very good, and there is no perfunctory feeling. I watched the movie first and then read the novel. The movie is also adapted to the current society. What is difficult to accept in the novel is that Bai Long is actually with Yang Yuhuan who pretends to be crazy. I like the guardianship in the movie. It is not so realistic and should be a beautiful relationship.
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"I added this book just to criticize this book" A book written by a Japanese who thinks he understands the Tang Dynasty is completely different. It is not so much a story about the Tang Dynasty as "The Legend of the Demon Cat", but rather a supernatural novel about the Japanese chieftain's family in the name of the Tang Dynasty (because Japan cannot offend the emperor/Japanese chiefs, so the author used the Tang Dynasty as a cover) (ಡωಡ). Indeed, Japan learned from the Tang Dynasty's utensils, technologies, systems, and even culture, but they will never, ever understand, let alone learn, the Tang Dynasty's magnanimity as a great nation. The Japanese, who have low self-esteem, pretend to be proud and proud of themselves. It is really ridiculous! (ಡωಡ)hiahiahia
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I didn't watch the movie, but I saw the book and decided to read it. Maybe it's because the author is Japanese and the translation is so the language is a little strange. Lots of dialogue. It has a good grasp of the customs and customs of that era. This one is more brilliant than other works, covering all historical events. In fact, it is not recommended to read. The narrative style is not suitable for ordinary readers. Unless you have a certain affection for the author, it will not be easy to read.
