ARGONAUT BOOKS

Join us in the bookshop for a programme of evening film screenings celebrating underappreciated films with literary connections, with our friends at Leith Kino.

Tickets to this event are available from the link here (not via our website!) - https://ticketlab.app/event/39234-Book-Fringe-The-Inugami-Family-1976-tickets#/

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Leith Kino Presents - The Inugami Family (1976)

One of the great trends of 2020s publishing has been the new English-language translations of Japanese mystery and crime fiction from across the 20th Century. Chief among the authors getting this treatment has been Seishi Yokomizo, a prolific writer of murder mysteries whose eccentric detective Kosuke Kindaichi has been read as Japan's answer to Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes.

The Inugami Family is a 1970s adaptation of Yokomizo's The Inugami Curse (1951) and the first of many adaptations directed by Kon Ichikawa that would find great popularity in Japan over the next few years. Written in the immediate aftermath of World War II, The Inugami Family sees Kindaichi navigate the spiteful world of Japanese aristocracy after a wealthy patriarch dies and leaves a juicy will to his greedy descendants. 

Directed by Kon Ichikawa

Runtime: 2h 26

Book Fringe FAQ

How do I get to the bookshop?

We are situated on all major bus routes which run down Leith Walk, with the 7,14,16,25 and 49 stopping directly outside our front door. If you’re driving, we have a big Tesco car park right behind the shop whihch allows for up to three hours parking. Please do be aware that the Tram is currently culminating service at Edinburgh West End due to ongoing issues, and so will not be serving the Foot of the Walk Tram stop.

Will your café remain open?

Our café will stay open to provide both hot and cold drinks throughout the evening. 

What are your accessibility arrangements in the shop? 

Our shop is a fully accessible venue, set over one level and designed to acccomodate both wheelchairs and prams. Do let us know should you have any further accessibility concerns and a member of staff will be happy to help.