It also contains a story about a businessman who returns from a long separation from his wife to find his wife waiting, only to wake up the next morning and discover that she has been dead for years.
In one story in this collection, a man is pursued by a snake-demon who disguises herself as a beautiful woman. The protagonist of one story in this collection is prevented from fulfilling his vow to return to his friend on an appointed date, so he commits suicide so that his ghost can fulfill the vow. It also contains a story about a businessman who returns from a long separation from his wife to find his wife waiting, only to wake up the next morning and discover that she has been dead for years. In addition to "A Serpent's Lust," "The Chrysanthemum Vow," and "The Reed-Choked House," it contains a story about a painter named Kogi who dreams that he is a carp and subsequently releases all the carp he had painted into the wild. For 10 points, name this collection of adaptations of Chinese stories of the supernatural by Ueda Akinari.
In one story in this collection, a man is pursued by a snake-demon who disguises herself as a beautiful woman.
Tales of Moonlight and Rain [or Ugetsu monogatari]