Takeru - Masakane Yonekura

Takeru by Masakane Yonekura / hardback reprint of a 1976 book / text in Japanese / 40 pages, 7.25 x 10.25 inches

Just looking at the illustrations, it's fascinating that this book was marketed to kids! It won an award at the Bologna Book Fair.

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Google-translation of the description: "Takeru was born to a fisherman's father and a mother who was brought over from Korea by his father. This picture book depicts the relationship between Korea and Japan in simple words and detailed illustrations."

From wikipedia: "Masakane Yonekura (1934 – 2014) was a Japanese stage director, actor, author and illustrator who was one of the central members of the Gekidan Mingei theatre company."