HYSTERIC VOL. 7: RIVER BED

Photographs: Osamu Wataya
Director: Nobuhiko Kitamura

Publisher: Hysteric Glamour, Tokyo
Year: 1996. First edition, first printing.
Format: Softcover, photographically illustrated wrappers
Language: Japanese (photographic content)
Condition: Good. Interior clean and free of marks throughout. Front and back covers show visible wear and handling marks consistent with the book's oversized format and age. Binding firm.

Published by Hysteric Glamour in Tokyo in 1996, this scarce first edition belongs to the legendary Hysteric series, the cult publications that brought together some of the most influential photographers working at the intersection of fashion, youth culture, and contemporary image making during the 1990s.

Photographed by Osamu Wataya, the volume reflects the visual language that came to define the era raw, intimate, and unapologetically direct. Combining fashion, documentary sensibility, and underground aesthetics, Wataya's photographs capture the tension between vulnerability and rebellion with striking immediacy.

Produced under the direction of Nobuhiko Kitamura, founder of Hysteric Glamour, the publication embodies the independent editorial spirit that transformed the brand into one of Japan's most influential cultural platforms. Today, titles from the Hysteric series remain highly sought after by collectors of Japanese photobooks, fashion publishing, and contemporary photography.

An increasingly scarce publication documenting the convergence of photography, fashion, and Tokyo's underground visual culture during the 1990s.