From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.

Le détroit de Naruto sépare Tokushima dans les îles de Honshu et Awaji. Sur Tokushima les rêves fous de seigneur de conquête conduisent à une révolte sanglante contre le shogunat Tokugawa. Un épéiste mystérieux nommé Noriyuki Gennojo a traversé les eaux de Naruto pour découvrir les secrets du clan Awa.

일본의 국민적 역사소설가 요시카와 에이지의 연재 소설을 영화화