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Hataoka JunsaAuthor: Yoshikawa Eiji
| Original Title | 旗岡巡査 |
|---|---|
| Author | 吉川 英治 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the frozen March of 1860, as Japan reels from the assassination of its Chief Minister, boatman Gonju and his fiery daughter O-Matsu shelter a fugitive samurai—a man whose act of rebellion could ignite civil war. With blizzards masking their path and shogunate enforcers prowling riverbanks, their humble soy sauce boat becomes a vessel of perilous secrets. As O-Matsu tends to the wounded warrior’s injuries, her defiance kindles alongside his cause, while Gonju wrestles with debts of honor and survival. Between snow-laden rapids and shadowed checkpoints, trust frays like worn rope. In an era where loyalty is currency and silence a weapon, their journey weaves through betrayal and fleeting alliances—a microcosm of a nation torn between tradition and chaos. But salvation carries a price neither may foresee. |
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