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Eiji Yoshikawa

吉川英治 1892-08-11 – 1962-09-07 日本語版へ

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Biography

Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, as Yoshikawa Hidetsugu. After working in many different jobs, he established himself by serializing historical fiction in Kodansha's literary magazines. His epic serial novels include "The Secret Naruto Scrolls" (Naruto Hichō), "Musashi" (Miyamoto Musashi), "The New Tale of the Taikō" (Shinsho Taikōki), "The New Tale of the Heike" (Shin Heike Monogatari), and "The Tale of the Taiheiki" (Shihon Taiheiki). His "Miyamoto Musashi" remains a defining work of modern Japanese historical fiction.

Literary Schools / Movements

大衆文芸

Publication Venues (16 venues)Click to filter works by venue

Selected Works (66 works recorded in Aozora Bunko)

  • 剣難女難 (Kennan Jonan) (1925)
  • 神州天馬侠 (Shinshū Temba) (1925)
  • 増長天王 (Zōchō Tennō) (1927)
  • 江戸三国志 (Edo Sangokushi) (1927)
  • 醤油仏 (Shōyu Botoke) (1928)
  • 八寒道中 (Hachi Kan Dōchū) (1929)
  • 梅颸の杖 (Ume no Tsue) (1930)
  • かんかん虫は唄う (Kankan Mushi wa Utau) (1930)
  • 銀河まつり (Ginga Matsuri) (1930)
  • 牢獄の花嫁 (Rōgoku no Hanayome) (1931)
  • 治郎吉格子 (Jirō Yoshi Kōshi) (1931)
  • 野槌の百 (No Tsuchi no Hyaku) (1932)
  • 松のや露八 (Matsu no ya Ro Hachi) (1934)
  • 親鸞 (Shinran) (1934)
  • 新編忠臣蔵 (Shimpen Chūshingura) (1935)
  • 篝火の女 (Kagaribi no Onna) (1935)
  • 親鸞 (Shinran) (1935)
  • 親鸞 (Shinran) (1936)
  • 御鷹 (Mitaka) (1936)
  • 魚紋 (Sakana Mon) (1936)
  • 鍋島甲斐守 (Nabeshima Kainokami) (1936)
  • 鬼 (Oni) (1937)
  • 死んだ千鳥 (Shin da Chidori) (1937)
  • 春の雁 (Haru no Kari) (1937)
  • 濞かみ浪人 (Ka Mi Rōnin) (1938)
  • 夕顔の門 (Yūgao no Mon) (1938)
  • 夏虫行燈 (Natsu Chū Aruki) (1938)
  • 山浦清麿 (Yamaura Kiyoshi Maro) (1938)
  • 新書太閤記 (Hideyoshi) (1939)
  • 剣の四君子 (Ken no Shikunshi) (1940)

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