Kenkaku Shōbai
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| Author | Shōtarō Ikenami |
|---|---|
| Original title | 剣客商売 (Kenkaku Shōbai) |
| Language | Japanese |
| Publisher | Shinchosha |
| Publication place | Japan |
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 monthly magazine 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]
- Kohei Akiyama (秋山 小兵衛, Akiyama Kohei): The main character Akiyama Kohei is a master of Mugai ryu but he is spending his 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)
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