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| Original Title | 大岡越前 |
|---|---|
| Author | 吉川 英治 |
| Genre | Historical Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a Genroku-era Edo suffocating under moral decay and the tyrannical "Edicts on Compassion for Living Creatures," Ōoka Ichijūrō, a young samurai, finds his life shattered. Exiled and driven to vagrancy after a forbidden love and family disgrace, he's drawn into the underworld alongside his reckless cousin, committing acts of rebellion against a society that values dogs over humans. From the depths of despair, Ichijūrō unexpectedly rises, transforming into Ōoka Echizen-no-kami, the formidable Edo Town Magistrate. But his past returns with a vengeance: the woman he loved, Osode, and their daughter, Oen, resurface as criminals caught in a vast conspiracy under his very jurisdiction. Forced to confront not only Edo’s deepest evils but also the lingering shadows of his own heart, Echizen must navigate a treacherous path where personal history threatens public duty. Can justice prevail when the judge himself is inextricably bound to the judged? |
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