Publisher/トータス・ハウス

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"Riding the Train Called a City" is a photo collection by Japanese photographer Satoru Wada. While the details of Satoru Wada's career are unclear, he appears to have lived in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, and was based in the Kansai region. He likely self-published three photo books in the late 1970s: "Photo Collection: Anglerfish First Issue," "Osaka Town: Anglerfish Second Issue," and this is his third. The title appears to be derived from the anglerfish, a fish that lives on the ocean floor and, even when hungry, will not pounce on bad bait but will instead focus on tasty bait, making it possible for it to judge the quality of things. While the previous works were all shot in Osaka, this one is made up of images taken while traveling around the country, and includes images of city neon signs, flyers and leaflets that continue the lineage of Osaka's avant-garde photography, as well as windows, reflections, close-ups, erotic moods and high contrast, making it a book that is typical of the 1970s, evoking the atmosphere of contemporaries such as Daido Moriyama and Image Shop Camp.