SPIRIT's Diary

Under very hot place, for 20 minutes by taxi, I went to former Takita Castle. In this place, fighting starvation, Satomi clans was fighting the enemy. Yatsufusa, Satomi's magical dog, bat and killed enemy's commander and helped Satomi clan. But as the reward, Satomi clan had to give Princess Fuse to Yatsufusa as marridge. However, now, in this place, I couldn't look this story at all. There is a natural observatory place, but I couldn't go to it. The taxi driver also hasn't recognized. From there, for 10 minutes by taxi, there is Yatsufusa's statue. It's heroically. There is also Satomi clan's graves nearby it. I'm impressed, because Satomi Yoshizane, the lord of Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors, has being slept. Returning Tateyama, to dodge to become heat stroke, I stayed and took a nap in the hotel for 30 minutes. After it, by a taxi, for 10 minutes, I went to Tateyama Castle. Tateyama Castle was diligent and beautiful. In it, it introduced Hakkend...

This day was sunny and too hot despite forecasting cloudy and a bit rainy. For 10 minutes by a taxi from JR Iwai Station, I went to Fusehime Rouketsu （日本語：伏姫籠穴） /Fusehime Caves. Tateyama is rural, so it's inconvenient for me because I have to use a taxi to go to Satomi-related places.     Fusehime Rouketsu is the place that Fusehime, the spiritual mother of Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors, was staying with Yatsufusa, the big and mystery dog. When she was staying there, she became pregnant with Yatsufusa's children. In this point, someone said Hakkenden may be similar to Macbeth. Eventually, these children was Jingi-Hachigyo's （日本語：仁義八行） orbs. These orbs reached Hakkenshi soon. This Hakkenshi, eight justice samurai, destroyed evils   and revitalized Satomi Clan, Fusehime's family.     Fusehime Rouketsu is surrounded by deep forests, and silent and cooler than in JR Iwai Station. The Green color of Forests' leaves was mysterious. Wh...

It's long time no see! Yesterday, I returned from Tateyama, Satomi Hakkenden-related place. The day was hot to be likely to hot stroke. But Tateyama was rural. To go to both Tateyama Castle and Fusehime Rouketsu/Fusehime Caves, I had to use a taxi. Objects in Fusehime Rouketsu was also very interiorized. It's said nobody can maintain objects on account of lack of finance, isn't it? I want to make Tateyama to be fulfilled with foreigners who love Hakkenden. Otherwise, it's no meaning for me to go to Tateyama, even being chased by a hornet. In Tateyama, there is an escaping game of Hakkenden. But it's not still famous in entire Japan. Tateyama local government should feature Hakkenden to foreigners more, by using English. I'll introduce Hakkenden and Kyokutei Bakin-related place another time with photos.

The day I go to Kyokutei Bakin and Hakkenden-related places is near. So I consult to Chat GPT about Hakkenden and Kyokutei-Bakin related place. I've known Tateyama Castle, Satomi's castle. But I've not known Satomi Park in Ichikawa City, the battle place of Satomi Clan. Kounodai, in the final battle place of Hakkenden, is near to Ichikawa. In fact, Satomi clan lost from the enemies, but in Hakkenden, Satomi clan won by Hakkenshi's contribution.  Kyokutei Bakin, the author of Hakkenden, would want Satomi Clan to win. Chat GPT also introduced Inubousaki in Choushi, named from Yatsufusa in Hakkenden. But I won't able to go to it. At any rate, I want to go to the venue of Bakin's Birth in Fukagawa, Bakin's Grave and Memorial in Zojo Temple and Kyokutei Bakin's Monument in Ryougoku. In the first day, will I spend almost time to stay Tokyo to Bakin-related venues?

In Chat GPT, there is Image Generator, an AI Image generating system. I've become interested, I've used Image Generator by using Mihoniumu-san's illustrations (@gupmihoniumu, key(gaigaigai123)). By using Image generator and adding condition that they're in the hotel in midnight, this picture  became like this. I decided to use Image Generator with Hakkenshi's illustration. By adding condition that water dragon is background, this picture became like this. Other illustrations became like these. ↓ ↓ ↓ I t's imperfect, but they're highly finished. The society in illustrators will be also likely to change greatly by AI.

Some time ago, I said I don’t like “The Seven Secretary” , because the structure that “The top citizens are evil” and “The bottom citizens are good” is too obvious. In Hakkenden, there are good lords such as Satomi clans and also evil persons in low social position. Among them, Aboshi Samojiro has been very popular since Edo period despite a poverty ronin and a small villain.     ・ Aboshi Samojiro’s Character     He's a beautiful man specializing in singing and dancing. He's an urbanized playboy, rare in Hakkenden. But he's somehow clumsy. He was an entourage of Ougigayatsu clan, Kanto Kanrei, but was expelled from it and became a poverty ronin and lived nearby Inuzuka Shino, a first hero in Hakkenden. He was illicitly and one-directly loving to Hamaji, the fiancé of Shino. To marry with Hamaji, he flattered to the greedy shouya(the village leader), the enemy of Shino, and stole Murasame Sword, Shino's Treasure. However, he was immediatel...

Hakkenden is the story, that Hakkenshi, eight justice samurai, destroy evils and revitalize Satomi Clan. But some people says that villains in Hakkenden are more fascinated than heroes in Hakkenden. In this point, it's similar to Disney Villains. Many people prefer Disney Villains to Disney Hero and Princess. In common points, of villains in Hakkenden and Disney Villains, ・Commonly, they're loyal to their own greed. ・Some has "fascination of darkness" because they're thoroughly evil.(Funamushi in Hakkenden, Scar in Lion King and so on) ・The other has "cute fascination" because they're somehow stupid and can't be hated thoroughly.(Aboshi Samoziro in Hakkenden, Captain Hook in Peter Pan and so on) By the way, Aboshi Samoziro in anime "The Hakkenden" rather has fascination of darkness. I think Mother Gothel in Tangled has "cute fascination" rather than "fascination of darkness". People can't live thinking only good ...

Final, I decided to introduce Inue Shinbei. ・Inue Shinbei's character The protagonist in the last half of "Hakkenden." He has an orb engraved with the character "Jin（仁）/benevolent." He has a peony-shaped birthmark on his left side (on the back of his left hand in the TBS drama version). His childhood name was "Daihachi." He was born to Inuta Kobungo's younger sister Nui and Sanbayashi Fusahachi. He was born with the orb of Jin（仁）/benevolent clutched in his left fist, which didn't open until he was four years old. After a fight between Kobungo and Fusahachi, Fusahachi and Nui die. So, he was left in Kobungo's care, but was later spirited away. Later, at the age of nine, he appeared among the Satomi clan and other Dog Warriors, and put down two enemy rebellions. In the final battle, he uses an medicine to resurrect the dead, which only works on good people, and brings back to life most of the fallen, regardless of whether they were friend or ...

Seventh, I decided to introduce Inumura Daikaku.     ・ Inumura Daikaku's character He has an orb engraved with the word " 礼 (Rei/Countesy). He has a peony-shaped birthmark on his buttocks→his left chest (left chest in the TBS drama version, buttocks in the OVA version).     He was born as the son of Akaiwa Ikkaku, a man of great martial arts. But his father was killed and eaten by a monster cat. And he grew up being abused by the monster cat that had transformed into the fake Ikkaku. He was taken in by his uncle, took Inumura, last name, and married his uncle's daughter, Hinaginu. but after she accidentally swallowed an 礼 's orb and her stomach swelled, he was accused of adultery He initially admitted to the adultery and divorced her. But then met Inukai Genpachi who receive willing of Ikkaku's ghost and although Hinaginu was sacrificed, he defeated the monster cat and joined the group of Hakkenshi.     A scholarly type. Wh...

 Sixth, I decided to introduce Inusaka Keno. ・Inusaka Keno's character He has an orb engraved with the character "智(Chi/Wisdom)." He has a peony-shaped birthmark on his right elbow (right thigh in the OVA "The Hakkenden"). Before he was born, his father was killed by the evil vassals, Makuwari Taiki and Komiyama Ittouta. And to escape their eyes, his mother gave him a girl's name, and from the age of 3 to 15, he belonged to a female dengaku troupe, which was a nightlife business at the time. He's a beautiful boy who looked natural even when dressed as a woman. So, he distinguished himself as a female dengaku performer, Asakeno, and he approached to Makuwari and finished his revenge. His cunning and versatility, even dressing up as a woman, a begger and so on, to try to revenge, make him stand out in comparison to the other Hakkenshi who are all the samurais like samurais. In the original work and elsewhere, he is often portrayed as a taciturn, unsociable...

I found an interesting video in Youtube, about Nansou Satomi Hakkenden/Eight Dogs Chlonicle. It introduces Hakkenden and Hakkenshi successfully, compared to Sailor Moon, Morning Musume and so on. Fifth, I decided to introduce Inuta Kobungo. ・Inuta Kobungo's character He has an orb engraved with the character "悌(Tei/Brotherfood)." He has a peony-shaped birthmark on his buttocks near his crotch (his right thigh in the TBS drama version). He is the uncle of Inue Shinbei, Hakkenshi of "仁(Jin/Sympathy)." He was born into the family of Konaya, an inn in Gyotoku. He originally had no last name, but after killing Inuta, the evil people, so, he had been called "Kobungo the Inuta Killer" and after "Inuta Kobungo." He was a foster brother of Inukai Genpachi. After the Battle of Horyukaku, he took care of the injured Genpachi and Inuzuka Shino. And after, he learned that he was Hakkenshi, but later lost his little sister and her husband who tried to prot...

Many opuses have been affected from Nansou Satomi Hakkenden, such as Super Sentai/Power Rangers, Inuyasha, Dragon Ball and so on. But Hakkenden isn't very famous even in Japan, let alone foreign. Can I inform Hakkenden of foreigners and make it famous? Forth, I decided to introduce Inukai Gepnachi, the warrior of "信(Shin/faith)". ・Inukai Genpachi's character He has an orb engraved with the character "信(Shin/Faith)." He has a peony-shaped birthmark on his right cheek (left cheek in the TBS special drama and OVA versions). He was born as the son of a fisherman. But he struggled to make a living and was taken in by Inukai Kenbei, a foot soldier for the Koga Kubo And he was breastfed and raised from Inuta Kobungo's mother. As a result, he and Kobungo became foster brothers. As he grew up, he became renowned as a skilled arresting officer. But after abandoning his job as a prison keeper and incurring the wrath of the Koga Kubo, Ashikaga Shigeuji. So, he was i...