Kyokutei Bakin's Nansō Satomi Hakkenden is one of the great works of 19th century Japanese literature - the first fantasy epic if you like. The story is basically this: eight warriors must find eight jewels in order to lift a curse on a noble family - but, like The Ring Cycle, that's only skimming the surface. The complete work took twenty-eight years to complete and comprised 106 books. The author was blind and in his seventies as he wrote the last part - dictated to his daughter-in-law
The great work has been adapted for film, television, manga, kabuki and anime many times - the first cinema short in 1913 - but now comes an epic cinema work of art. The new film promises to tell both the story of Bakin and his great work:
For the curious, here's an image of the original print run - this from about 1830 - already showing the manga tradition:
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Amongst the huge cast is Haru Kuroki who Christie enthusiasts might remember from the hugely entertaining Japanese version of Murder on the Orient Express (2015) - the two-part mini-series is available on DailyMotion:
The great work has been adapted for film, television, manga, kabuki and anime many times - the first cinema short in 1913 - but now comes an epic cinema work of art. The new film promises to tell both the story of Bakin and his great work:
For the curious, here's an image of the original print run - this from about 1830 - already showing the manga tradition:
Amongst the huge cast is Haru Kuroki who Christie enthusiasts might remember from the hugely entertaining Japanese version of Murder on the Orient Express (2015) - the two-part mini-series is available on DailyMotion:
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