Makai Tensho

Makai Tensho (魔界転生 Makai Tenshō) is a novel by Futaro Yamada. It is a tale of historical fiction in which Mori Sōiken resurrects other dead historical figures to overthrow the Shogunate. Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi rises to fight Amakusa and his warriors of the dead. The roster of the dead often varies depending on which depiction, but usually contains Amakusa Shirō Tokisada, Miyamoto Musashi, Yagyu Munenori and Hōzōin Inshun.

Characters

• Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
• Amakusa Shirō Tokisada
• Araki Mataemon
• Tamiya Bōtarō
• Hōzōin Inshun
• Yagyū Jounsai Toshiyoshi
• Yagyu Munenori
• Miyamoto Musashi
• Yui Shōsetsu
• Tokugawa Yorinobu
• Tokugawa Iemitsu

Adaptations

Film

• Makai Tensho: Samurai Reincarnation (魔界転生 Makai Tenshō, 1981) starring Sonny Chiba, directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
• Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon (魔界転生 Makai Tenshō, 1996 direct-to-video) directed by Kazumasa Shirai.
  • Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge (魔界転生 魔道変 Makai Tenshō: Madō-hen, 1996 direct-to-video) directed by Kazumasa Shirai.
• Ninja Resurrection (魔界転生 地獄篇 Makai Tenshō: Jigoku-hen, 1997 anime OVA) directed by Yasunori Urata.
• Samurai Resurrection (魔界転生 Makai Tenshō, 2003) directed by Hideyuki Hirayama.

Manga

• Makai Tenshō (魔界転生) by Ken Ishikawa.
• Makai Tenshō (魔界転生) by Shinzō Tomi.
• Makai Tenshō: Yume no Ato (魔界転生 夢の跡) by Shōko Toba.
• Makai Tenshō: Seija no Kōshin (魔界転生 聖者の行進) by Naoko Kugo.
• Jū ~Ninpō Makai Tenshō~ (十 ～忍法魔界転生～) by Masaki Segawa.

Others

• Yagyū Jūbei: Makai Tenshō (柳生十兵衛・魔界転生, 1981), a stage play directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
• Resurrection from Hell (魔界転生 Makai Tenshō, 2003), a PS2 video game developed by Tamsoft and published by D3 Publisher.
• Makai Tenshō (魔界転生, 2006), a stage play directed by G2.

External links

• Makai Tensho: Samurai Reincarnation at the Internet Movie Database
• Ninja Resurrection at the Internet Movie Database
• Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon at the Internet Movie Database
• Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge at the Internet Movie Database