Kenkaku Shōbai
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| Author | Shōtarō Ikenami |
|---|---|
| Original title | 剣客商売 (Kenkaku Shōbai?) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Publisher | Shinchosha |
{ Kenkaku Shōbai (剣客商売 Kenkaku Shōbai?) is a series of popular historical novels written by Shōtarō Ikenami and one of the representative novels of Ikenami along with Onihei Hankachō and Shikakenin Fujieda Baian.[1][2][3] The stories were originally serialized in the Shōsetsu Shinchō between 1972 and 1989.[1] Sixteen full-length novels were published from Shinchosha between 1973 and 1989.[4] Kenkaku Shōbai was also adapted into TV programs and manga series.[1]
Characters
- Kohei Akiyama (秋山 小兵衛 Akiyama Kohei?): Akiyama Kohei : The main character Akiyama Kohei is a master of Mugai ryu but he is spending retired life.[1][5] Though Kohei is old, he is still a skilled swordsman.[6]
- Daijirō Akiyama (秋山 大治郎 Akiyama Daijirō?) : Kohei's son[1] who manages school of swordplay.
- Oharu (おはる Oharu?): Kohei's wife. She is 40 years younger than Kohei.[7]
- Mifuyu Sasaki (佐々木 三冬 Sasaki Mifuyu?)
- Okitsugu Tanuma (田沼 意次 Tanuma Okitsugu?)
Novels
- Kenkaku Shōbai (剣客商売?) (1973)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Tsujigiri (剣客商売 辻斬り?) (1973)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Kagero no Otoko (剣客商売 陽炎の男?) (1973)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Tenma (剣客商売 天魔?) (1974)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Shiroi Oni (剣客商売 白い鬼?) (1975)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Niizuma (剣客商売 新妻?) (1976)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Kakuremino (剣客商売 隠れ簑?) (1976)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Kyōran (剣客商売 狂乱?) (1977)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Machibuse (剣客商売 待ち伏せ?) (1978)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Haru no Arashi (剣客商売 春の嵐?) (1978)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Shōbu (剣客商売 勝負?) (1979)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Jyubangiri (剣客商売 十番斬り?) (1980)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Hamon (剣客商売 波紋?) (1983)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Ansatsusha (剣客商売 暗殺者?) (1985)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Nijyubangiri (剣客商売 二十番斬り?) (1987)
- Kenkaku Shōbai Chinmoku (剣客商売 浮沈?) (1989)
Manga
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Adaptation
Television
- Kenkaku Shōbai (1973), a Fuji TV production, Isao Yamagata as Akiyama Kohei and Gō Katō as Akiyama Daijirō.[8]
- Kenkaku Shōbai (1998–2010) a Fuji TV production, Makoto Fujita played the role of Akiyama Kohei[7]
- Kenkaku Shōbai (2012), a Fuji TV production, Kin'ya Kitaōji played the role of Akiyama Kohei[7]
Manga
- Professional Swordsmen of the Edo Era (1998–1999), Illustrated by Takao Saito[9]
- Kenkaku Shōbai (2008–2021), Illustrated by Yasuichi Oshima[2]
References
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