Moeyo Ken

Moeyo Ken (燃えよ剣, "Burn, O Sword") is a novel by Japanese author Ryōtarō Shiba.[1] It dramatizes the life of Hijikata Toshizō, a member of the Shinsengumi, active in Japan during the bakumatsu (the end of the Tokugawa shogunate).[1]

This article is about the novel, film, and television series. For the video game, OVA and TVA, see Moeyo Ken (anime).

The novel was initially serialized from 1962 to 1964 in the Bungeishunjū weekly magazine Shūkan Bunshun. Shinchosha published the complete novel in two volumes. The action takes place in the Ōkunitama Shrine in Fuchū, along the Asa River in and near Hachiōji, in the Mibu area of Kyoto, and in Hokkaidō.

Shochiku released a 1966 film of the same title.[1] Asahi Kurizuka played Hijikata.[1] He repeated the role in the prime-time television jidaigeki on NET.[2][3]

Movie and TV adaptations

Cast (1966 film)

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Cast (1966 TV series)

Cast (1970 TV series)

Cast (1990 TV mini-series)

Cast (2021 film)
Main article: Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

See also

References
  1. "燃えよ剣とは". kotobank. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. "ミスター土方歳三役 俳優・栗塚旭は記念館設立目指す ８２歳、今も映画出演". www.daily. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. "燃えよ剣". ドラマデータ. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. "燃えよ剣". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

Sources
  • This article incorporates material from 燃えよ剣 (Moeyo Ken) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on March 15, 2008.
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