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| Original Title | 黒田如水 |
|---|---|
| Author | 吉川 英治 |
| Genre | Historical Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a land ravaged by war, young Kuroda Yoshitaka, a brilliant strategist and retainer to a minor lord, sees Japan's future with the rising power of Oda Nobunaga. Against the bitter resistance of his peers, he stakes everything—even offering his cherished son as a hostage—to forge a critical alliance. But his unwavering loyalty is soon shattered when his own lord betrays the Oda, plunging Yoshitaka into a dark dungeon where his very conviction is branded as treason. Imprisoned and tortured, his reputation ruined, and his son's fate hanging by a thread, Yoshitaka must endure unimaginable torment. As battle rages outside, threatening to consume all he holds dear, he clings to hope in the deepest shadows. Can one man's unyielding spirit survive the ultimate betrayal and the crushing weight of a misjudged loyalty, to rise again from the darkness? |
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