Publisher/John Weatherhill

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This is the English edition of "Taido: Young Samurai Bodybuilders of Japan (Acceptable)," a photobook by Japanese photographer Tamotsu Yato. Yato was a trainee in the Takarazuka Revue and later worked as an actor for Nikkatsu. Yato is known for photographing Yukio Mishima, and his connection to Mishima was facilitated by his partner, Meredith Witherby, who translated Mishima's "The Sound of Waves" and "Confessions of a Mask." The exact reasons why Yato started photography are unclear, but it seems that Witherby, who was wealthy and culturally well-rounded, had an influence on him. Witherby then founded "John Weatherhill," publishing Yato's photobooks. Yato left behind three photobooks: "Taido," "Hadaka Matsuri," and "OTOKO," and passed away in 1973 at the age of 48. This book is the English edition of Yato's first photobook. It features photographs of Japanese bodybuilders and also includes a picture of Yukio Mishima, who wrote the preface. This is a representative work by Yasushi Yato, a photographer often described as a legend. Published in 1974, second printing. (Two library stamps present)