was a Japanese novelist and historical writer. He was born February 1, 1892, in
Atsuta, Hokkaido, and died July 19, 1968. Sometimes his name is spelled ''Kan Shimosawa'' (in ''
New Tale of Zatoichi'', ''
Zatoichi the Fugitive
is a 1963 Japanese Chambara film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi, originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (now known as Kadokawa Pictures). ''Zatoichi: The Fugitive'' is the fourth ...
''). His real name was Umetani Matsutaro.
Works
He is the creator of several fictional works. Many of which have been adapted into movies. These include:
*
Shinsengumi Monogatari
The was a special police force organized by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869. It was founded to protect the shogunate representatives in Kyoto at a time ...
*1962's
Zatoichi TV series and films
*1962: ''
The Tale of Zatoichi''
*1962: ''
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues''
*1963: ''
New Tale of Zatoichi''
*1963: ''
Zatoichi: The Fugitive''
*1963: ''
Zatoichi: On the Road''
*1970: ''Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo''
*1971: ''
Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman''
*2003: ''
Zatōichi
is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay , part of Shimozawa's ''Futokoro Techō'' serie ...
''
*2008: ''
Ichi''
Historical figures
He has written several historical figures into his works, including:
*
Takeda Kanryūsai
*
Yamazaki Susumu
References
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Japanese historical novelists
1892 births
1968 deaths
20th-century novelists
Writers from Hokkaido