is a 1967
historical fantasy
Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic) into a more "realistic" narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fantasy; those classed as Arthur ...
novel by
Futaro Yamada
was the pen name of , a Japanese author.
He was born in Yabu, Hyogo.
In 1947, he wrote a mystery short story and was awarded a prize by the magazine .
He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist.
He wrote many ninja (忍法帖 ''Ni ...
.
It is a tale in which
Mori Sōiken
was one of the leaders of Shimabara Rebellion at Japan.
Outline
His father was Nishimura Magobei (西村 孫兵衛, other name: 森 長意 Mori Nagamoto). Since his ancestor's generations, the Mori family worked as Shinto priests at Kawauchi pro ...
resurrects other dead historical figures to overthrow the
Shogunate
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakur ...
, while
Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
was one of the most famous and romanticized of the samurai in Japan's feudal era.
Life
Very little is known about the actual life of Yagyū Mitsuyoshi as the official records of his life are very sparse. Yagyū Jūbē Mitsuyoshi (born "Shichirō" ...
rises to fight him and his warriors of the dead.
Plot
The tale starts in the
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
when
Yui Shōsetsu
Yui Shōsetsu (由井正雪 1605 – September 10, 1651) was a military strategist, and leader of the unsuccessful 1651 Keian Uprising. Though a commoner, and thus not officially of the samurai class, Yui was known as one of the "Three Great ''Rō ...
meets the old
Mori Sōiken
was one of the leaders of Shimabara Rebellion at Japan.
Outline
His father was Nishimura Magobei (西村 孫兵衛, other name: 森 長意 Mori Nagamoto). Since his ancestor's generations, the Mori family worked as Shinto priests at Kawauchi pro ...
, who, in the story, had survived to the
Shimabara rebellion
The , also known as the or , was an uprising that occurred in the Shimabara Domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan from 17 December 1637 to 15 April 1638.
Matsukura Katsuie, the ''daimyō'' of the Shimabara Domain, enforced unpopular polic ...
and learned the dark arts of
ninpou in order to get his revenge. Knowing they both wish for the dethroning of the shōgun, Soiken forms an alliance with Shosetsu and reveals a spell devised by him, the Makai Tensho, which can rise dead people as his puppets. They soon gather an undead army of legendary warriors and sorcerers, among them
Amakusa Shirō Tokisada,
Miyamoto Musashi
, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and rōnin, who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship a ...
, and
Araki Mataemon
was a Japanese samurai active in the early Edo period. Araki Mataemon was the founder of the koryū martial art Yagyū Shingan-ryū, known sometimes as Yagyū Shingan-ryū Taijutsu.
Araki Matemon studied Yagyū Shinkage-ryū under Yagyū Munen ...
, and plan to use their supernatural skills to destroy the shogunate. However, the crown of their army,
Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
was one of the most famous and romanticized of the samurai in Japan's feudal era.
Life
Very little is known about the actual life of Yagyū Mitsuyoshi as the official records of his life are very sparse. Yagyū Jūbē Mitsuyoshi (born "Shichirō" ...
, breaks free from their control and becomes determined by his own reasons to stop their rebellion before it starts.
Characters
The roster of the dead varies depending on adaptation, but usually contains Amakusa, Musashi, Yagyu Munenori, and Hōzōin Inshun. Soiken himself is often left out in adaptations, which tend to have instead Amakusa as the villain mastermind of the story.
*
Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
was one of the most famous and romanticized of the samurai in Japan's feudal era.
Life
Very little is known about the actual life of Yagyū Mitsuyoshi as the official records of his life are very sparse. Yagyū Jūbē Mitsuyoshi (born "Shichirō" ...
*
Mori Sōiken
was one of the leaders of Shimabara Rebellion at Japan.
Outline
His father was Nishimura Magobei (西村 孫兵衛, other name: 森 長意 Mori Nagamoto). Since his ancestor's generations, the Mori family worked as Shinto priests at Kawauchi pro ...
*
Amakusa Shirō Tokisada
*
Araki Mataemon
was a Japanese samurai active in the early Edo period. Araki Mataemon was the founder of the koryū martial art Yagyū Shingan-ryū, known sometimes as Yagyū Shingan-ryū Taijutsu.
Araki Matemon studied Yagyū Shinkage-ryū under Yagyū Munen ...
*
Tamiya Bōtarō
*
Hōzōin Inshun Hōzōin Zeneibō Inshun (宝蔵院 禅栄房胤舜, 1589 to February 5, 1648) was a monk and a martial artist who lived in the early Edo period. He was an Inju (the chief of a temple) of Hozoin Temple, which was a branch temple of Kōfuku-ji temple ...
*
Hosokawa Gracia
Akechi Tama, usually referred to as , (1563 – 25 August 1600) was a member of the aristocratic Akechi family from the Sengoku period. Gracia is best known for her role in the Battle of Sekigahara, she was considered to be a political host ...
*
Yagyū Jounsai Toshiyoshi
*
Yagyu Munenori
*
Miyamoto Musashi
, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and rōnin, who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship a ...
*
Yui Shōsetsu
Yui Shōsetsu (由井正雪 1605 – September 10, 1651) was a military strategist, and leader of the unsuccessful 1651 Keian Uprising. Though a commoner, and thus not officially of the samurai class, Yui was known as one of the "Three Great ''Rō ...
*
Tokugawa Yorinobu
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period.
Born under the name Nagatomimaru (長福丸), he was the 10th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, by his concubine Kageyama-dono. On December 8, 1603, Yorinobu received the fief of Mito, then rated at 20 ...
*
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光, August 12, 1604 – June 8, 1651) was the third ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lady Kasuga was his wet nurse, who a ...
Adaptations
Film
* starring
Sonny Chiba
, known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.
Born in Fuku ...
, directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking," Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the ''Battles Without Honor ...
.
* directed by Kazumasa Shirai.
** directed by Kazumasa Shirai.
* directed by
Hideyuki Hirayama
is a Japanese film director. His theatrical debut was the film ''Maria's Stomach'' in 1990. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for ''The Games Teachers Play'' in 1992. In 1995, ''School Ghost Stories'' was a big hit and made ...
.
Manga
* by
Ken Ishikawa
was a Japanese manga artist. He is renowned as the co-creator (with Go Nagai) of the ''Getter Robo'' anime series, as well as four of their subsequent manga continuations. According to Nagai, he considered Ishikawa his greatest friend and ally ...
.
* by
Shinzō Tomi
Shinzō, Shinzo or Shinzou (written: 晋三, 信三, 伸三, 慎三, 真三 or 新蔵) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese politician and former Prime Minister of Japan
*, Japanese photographer
*, ...
.
* by
Shōko Toba Shoko, Shōko or Shōkō may refer to:
*Shoko (Buddhist) (1162–1238), disciple of Hōnen and second patriarch of Jōdo-shū
*Emperor Shōkō (1401–1428), the 101st Emperor of Japan
* ''Shōko'' (instrument), a small gong used in the ''gagaku'' ...
.
* by
Naoko Kugo
is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally spelled .
Possible writings
Naoko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*直子, "obedient, child"
*尚子, "esteem, child"
*奈緒子, "Nara, cord, child"
*菜緒 ...
.
* by
Masaki Segawa Masaki may refer to:
Name
* Masaki (given name), a unisex Japanese given name
* Masaki (surname), a Japanese surname
Places
* Masaki, Ehime, a town located in Iyo District, Japan
* Masaki Art Museum, a museum in Tadaoka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan th ...
.
Anime
* directed by
Yasunori Urata.
Others
*, a
stage play
A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and intended for theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Reading (process), reading. The writer of a play is called a playwright.
Pla ...
directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
*, a
PS2
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video game
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developed by
Tamsoft
is a Japanese video game developer, founded on 26 June 1992. Its current president, Toshiaki Ōta, previously worked at Toaplan as one of the six original team members and head of software development.Translationby Gamengai. ).Translationby Shmu ...
and published by
D3 Publisher
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on February 5, 1992. The company is known for the ''Simple'' series of budget-priced video games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Ninten ...
.
*, a stage play directed by G2.
*, a stage play by the Herohero Q theatrical company.
*, a stage play produced to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Nippon Television.
* featured an adaptation of the story, crossed with
Dante's ''Inferno'', as part of a storyline set in
Shimōsa.
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Japanese historical novels
Ken Ishikawa
Japanese war novels