Katsuhiko Kobayashi

駿河遊侠傳 賭場荒し

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

[Period covered: 1614-1615] Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread…

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This fi…

Cut the Shadow

The womanizing master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good inste…

When Women Lie

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Compan…

The Third Shadow Warrior

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai…

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him …

Rabble Tactics

The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to ke…

Bronze Magician

Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer…