Episode 92: The Black Lizard feat. Ella Dorn

My guest for this episode is writer Ella Dorn. You can find her work at Fairyland on Substack and in other places, such as the New Statesman

We discuss the wonderful 1968 film version of The Black Lizard, which is based on a Mishima Yukio stage adaptation of a detective story by Edogawa Rampo. 

More detailed show notes to come…


The songs played are:

1. 黒蜥蜴の唄 by Miwa Akihiro (1968)

2. 虹色の湖 by Nakamuura Akiko (1967)

3. 乙女の祈りby Mayuzumi Jun (1968)

4. 愛してヨコハマ by Carousel Maki (1968)

5. 白い蝶のサンバ by Moriyama Kayoko (1970)

6. メケ・メケby Miwa Akihiro (1957)

7. オリビアの調べ by the Four Leaves (1968)

8. 愛の果てに by the Peanuts (1968)

9. 당신의 뜻이라면 by Yang Mi-ran (1968)

10. ヨイトマケの唄 by Miwa Akihiro (1964)

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