Publisher/晩聲社

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A photo book by Katsumi Watanabe, one of Japan's leading photographers, ``Shinjuku Gunto Den Den (Signed)''. He became interested in photography while working as a waiter at a newspaper company, and after moving to Tokyo, studied studio photography at the Tojo Kaikan Photography Department. Afterwards, he became a freelance photographer under the influence of a senior who worked as a casual photographer in Shinjuku. With his meager severance pay, he bought an enlarger and wandered around Shinjuku at night, taking portraits for 200 yen per set of three photos. Enduring hunger and cutting costs, Katsumi Watanabe continued to photograph people such as vagrants, prostitutes, gays, delinquents, and yakuza. Fascinated by the theater of life woven by unique people, Katsumi Watanabe continued to depict the drama of Shinjuku throughout his life. ``A city where secret things come to the surface, come to the surface, and then disappear like bubbles'' ``A city where something new is done in the shadows and soon comes back to the surface'' Such a strange, captivating, harsh city. And the friendly city of Shinjuku. This book is the second photo book released in 1982, following the first photo book "Shinjuku Guntoden" published in 1973. A book from Banseisha's Yagenbura selection book, designed by designer Kohei Sugiura. Congratulations signed .