Shōtarō Ikenami

Shōtarō Ikenami (池波 正太郎 Ikenami Shōtarō, January 25, 1923 – May 3, 1990) was a Japanese author. He won the Naoki Award for popular literature in 1960.^[1][2]

English translation

• Master Assassin Baian series
  1. Master Assassin: Tales of Murder from Shogun City aka Ninja Justice: Six Tales of Murder and Revenge (Koroshi no Yonin: Shikakenin Fujieda Baian)
  2. Bridge of Darkness: The Return of the Master Assassin (Baian Ari Jigoku: Shikakenin Fujieda Baian)

Bibliography

Fiction

Ikenami created several works, including:

• Kenkaku Shōbai (JA)
• Onihei Hankachō

Essays

• Ikenami, Shōtarō (1976). Otoko no Rizumu [A man's rhythm]. Kadokawa Shoten.
• Ikenami, Shōtarō. Shokutaku no Tsubuyaki.
• Ikenami, Shōtarō (1972). Shinsengumi Ibun [Strange Tales of the Shinsengumi].

References

1. Japan Update Keizai Kōhō Sentā (Tokyo, Japan) No.16-27 1993 Page 18 "Fuji Television Demon Heizo's Reports.... Demon Heizo's author, Shotaro Ikenami (1923-1990), accomplished much more than this literary feat. Even in his youth, working for the Tokyo metropolitan government, he wrote plays for Shin-kokugeki, a legitimate theater specializing in period drama. Upon winning the prestigious Naoki Award for popular literature in 1960 he launched into..."
2. Asiaweek Volume 13 - Page 633 1987 "Shotaro Ikenami, 64, is famous for his accounts of China's feuding kingdoms (481-221 B.C.), and of the benevolent thieves in Japan's Tokugawa era (1603-1867). He was awarded the prestigious Naoki Prize in 1960."

External links

• J'Lit | Authors : Shotaro Ikenami* | Books from Japan (English)
• Shōtarō Ikenami at Find a Grave (English)
• Touring the Ikenami Shotaro Memorial Museum from Taito City Culture Guide Book (Japanese)