On'yado Kawasemi

On'yado Kawasemi or On-yado Kawasemi (御宿かわせみ) is a Japanese series of novels written by Yumie Hiraiwa and dramas and a play based on it. It is set in "Kawasemi" ("kingfisher" in Japanese), an inn in Ōkawabata, Edo (now Sumida, Tokyo). It was serialised in a magazine Shosetsu Sunday Mainichi from 1973 but was interrupted because of the discontinuance of the magazine. Later, it was serialised in All Yomimono from 1982 to 2005.

On'yado Kawasemi
Also known as	On'yado Kawasemi
Genre	Jidaigeki
Based on	On'yado Kawasemi by Yumie Hiraiwa
Written by	Nobuyuki Ōnishi (Series 1–2) Takehiro Nakajima (2013 version)
Directed by	Kiyū Okamoto (Series 1) Mitsuru Shimizu (Series 2) Rintarō Mayuzumi (2013 version)
Starring	Kyōko Maya (Series 1–2 and 2013 version) Reiko Takashima (Series 3–5)
Theme music composer	Shinichirō Ikebe (Series 1–2) Norihito Sumitomo (2013 version)
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
Production
Executive producers	Satoshi Murakami (Series 1) Takeshi Matsuo (Series 2) Tomoyuki Miyagawa (2013 version)
Original release
Network	NHK TV Asahi Jidaigeki Senmon Channel
Release	1980 (1980) – 2005 (2005)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Woman from a Riverside Strict" "Suigō kara kita onna" (水郷から来た女)	Kiyū Okamoto	Nobuyuki Ōnishi	8 October 1980 (1980-10-08)
Kidnapping occurs frequently in Edo and granddaughter of Kasuke is also kidnapped by somebody. Meanwhile, a woman called Hiro who is excelled in Kendo visits and matches Tōgo in his dōjō and he finds out something from her. She searches a man who eloped with her sister.
2	"When Deutzia Blooms" "Uno hana niou" (卯の花匂う)	Heihachirō Kobayashi	Nobuyuki Ōnishi	15 October 1980 (1980-10-15)
A young samurai called Shindo kiichirō stays in Kawasemi with his maid. Kiichirō tries to take a revenge on a man but one day he suddenly meets his revenge and his mother who is a wife of him.
3	"Paulownia Flower Falls" "Kiri no hana chiru" (桐の花散る)	Kiyū Okamoto	Nobuyuki Ōnishi	22 October 1980 (1980-10-22)
A zaimoku don'ya (wood sholesale dealer) Tadaya Kichiemon sees flower of paulownia and remembers O-Yoshi, his daughter separated from him 25 years before with tears. At the same time, a murder occurs in the suburbs of Edo and a gardener called Hanji is suspected and the name of his wife is O-Yoshi.
4	"A Waterfall in Ōji" "Ōji no taki" (王子の滝)	Yoshiyuki Yoshimura	Nobuyuki Ōnishi	29 October 1980 (1980-10-29)
One day Tōgo visits Kawasemi with a woman but they left soon. A few days later, the woman visits Kawasemi again and entrusts Kasuke with a letter to Tōgo. After that, she is found dead in a Shinto shrine in Ōji and Tōgo becomes involved in the affair.
5	"Rui's Lullaby" "Edo no komoriuta" (江戸の子守歌)	Kōji Watanabe	Nobuyuki Ōnishi	5 November 1980 (1980-11-05)
On a day with heavy rain, a couple lodges at Kawasemi and leaves their daughter on the next morning. Rui takes care of her like a mother. On the other hand, Michinoshin suggests a marriage with Nanae, younger sister of his wife Kanae to Tōgo.
6	"Murder in Summer Evening" "Yūsuzumi satsujin jiken" (夕涼み殺人事件)	Heihachirō Kobayashi	Nobuyuki Ōnishi	12 November 1980 (1980-11-12)
Serial murders aimed at couples occur and it seems to be an act of samurai. However, another couple is killed by different ways and a girl called O-Tayo tells Togo that there was a tall man on the spot. Togo feels suspicious about why he didn't hide himself if he murdered them.
7	"Reencounter of Mother and Son on Tanabata" "Tanabata no kyaku" (七夕の客)	Kōji Watanabe	Nobuyuki Ōnishi	19 November 1980 (1980-11-19)
A woman called O-Ryū and young man called Shinkichi lodge at kawasemi on Tanabata day every year. Tōgo happens to hear that O-Ryū is former wife of sake dealer and he identifies that they are not couple but mother and son.
8	"Fireflies in Autumn" "Aki no hotaru" (秋の蛍)	Kiyū Okamoto	Narito Kaneko	26 November 1980 (1980-11-26)
On a rainy night, a man called Chōshichi with injury and his daughter lodges at Kawasemi. Chōshichi insists that he is bitten by a dog but Kasuke sees that it is a sword cut. As a matter of fact, Chōshichi is former head of a band of robbers.
9	"A Woman and Two Men" "Onnna ga hitori" (女がひとり)	Kiyu Okamoto	Nobuyuki Onishi	3 December 1980 (1980-12-03)
O-Tami, daughter of Kasuke tells Rui about her friend O-Kachi. She works in an eating-house and lives with her brother-in-law Yokichi but she finances her undesirable lover Ichinosuke and cannot decide which man she should marry.
10	"Murder of Proprietress" "Onna shujin satsujin jiken" (女主人殺人事件)	Heihachirō Kobayahsi	Nobuyuki Okamoto	10 December 1980 (1980-12-10)
A proprietress of teahouse (chaya) called O-Setsu is murdered and it is said that a samurai's visit to the teahouse causes her becomes showy. After that, a good-looking samurai visits Kawasemi. As soon as he realises that Rui runs the inn, he assaults her but she defends herself using her short sword.
11	"Sazanqua and an affair" "Sazanka wa mita" (山茶花は見た)	TBA	TBA	TBA
12	"Rui and Suga" "Shiwasu no kyaku" (師走の客)	TBA	TBA	TBA
13	"Mishap of Genzaburo" "Jonan kennan" (女難剣難)	TBA	TBA	TBA
14	"Mysterious visitors to Kawasemi" "Hatsuharu no kyaku" (初春の客)	TBA	TBA	TBA
15	"Snowfall in Edo" "Edo wa yuki" (江戸は雪)	TBA	TBA	TBA
16	"Murders caused by a cat" "Edo no kaibyo" (江戸の怪猫)	TBA	TBA	TBA
17	"Hot spring trip" "Yu no yado" (湯の宿)	TBA	TBA	TBA
18	"Secret of a husband" "Tamaya no beni" (玉屋の紅)	TBA	TBA	TBA
19	"Arranging a matter at a pleasure quarter" "Karasu o kau onna" (鴉を飼う女)	TBA	TBA	TBA
20	"Old friend" "Yoi sekku" (宵節句)	TBA	TBA	TBA
21	"A man who used to be a pickpocket" "Oyakusha Matsu" (お役者松)	TBA	TBA	TBA
22	"She-devil" "Onionna" (鬼女)	TBA	TBA	TBA
23	"Togo and Rui" "Hanabie" (花冷え)	TBA	TBA	TBA
24	"A couple in Kawasemi" "Hito wa mikake ni" (人は見かけに)	TBA	TBA	TBA

On'yado Kawasemi

Characters

Main characters

People of Kawasemi

The Kamibayashi family

The Une family

The Asō family

Other characters

List of novels

Bunshun bunko (pocketbooks published by Bungeishunjū)

Hardcovers

Adaptations

TV Series

Play

Comic

Episodes

NHK Series(1980-1981)

References

External links

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