Edo No Asakaze (Kosaido Bunko Ya 16-2 Tokusen Jidai Shosetsu)

[Machine Translation] Kuroshio Taro, a samurai from a clan in western Japan, was on his way to Edo on a clan ship when he was pushed into the sea by his peers who were trying to steal his marriage for their own success. Miraculously, he is saved by Nukari's ship and joins the ranks of men of the sea with the intention of being reborn. However, six years ago, his ship was shipwrecked in a storm and he and seven other men washed up on a deserted island. The seven men died one after another, and Taro, the only survivor, searches for their relatives in Edo in order to convey their last wishes.... Kuroshio Taro's activities of helping the weak and punishing the wicked are depicted in this refreshing masterpiece by Yamate Jiichiro.

西国某藩の藩士だった黒潮太郎は藩船で江戸へ向う途中、出世のために許婚を横取りしようとする同輩に海に突き落とされた。奇跡的に抜荷の廻船に救われ、生まれ変わったつもりで海の男たちの仲間となる。しかし、六年前に嵐で船が難破し、七人の男たちと無人島に流れ着く。その後七人の仲間は次々と亡くなり、ただ一人生き残った太郎は彼らの遺言を伝えるために七人の身寄りを江戸で探す…。弱きを助け、悪きを懲らしめる黒潮太郎の活躍を描き、読後爽やかな山手樹一郎の傑作。