Sacchin (Original Edition)

Sacchin (Original Edition) is the legendary debut work of Nobuyoshi Araki, his photographs of children in the Tokyo of the Showa era. Published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha in 2017.

The story behind the book

Sacchin won the Taiyo Award in 1964 and launched Araki's career. The negatives of the original version were later lost, and it became a phantom work. This edition publishes that original version as a photobook for the first time, bringing the children of the Showa era back to life.

What is in the book

• The original version of the 1964 Taiyo Award winning series
• 32 pages, A4 variant format

About Nobuyoshi Araki

Born in 1940 in Tokyo, Araki is known in Japan by the nickname "Tensai Araki" (Araki the genius) and is one of the most widely watched Japanese artists in the world. He has published more than 500 photobooks, including Sentimental Journey.