The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
- First Published: 1931
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1549-1559
- Setting: The Mount Ojika and Mount Tamon castles in Japan
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Sex or sexuality, Violence, Cruelty, Sixteenth century, Japan or Japanese people, Samurai
- Locales: Japan
Characters Discussed
Terukatsu, a daring, clever, and ambitious warrior, a vassal and hostage of the lords of Tsukuma, Ikkansai, and Norishige. As a boy of twelve, he experiences the siege of Ikkansai’s castle, is sexually stirred and twisted by seeing the dressing of dead warriors’ heads, and kills the leader of the besieging forces, taking his nose as a prize. He becomes a cruel lord who uses others to advance his career and to satisfy his masochistic and sadistic desires.
Teru, the daughter of Lord Ida of Suruga. The young girl calmly dresses the heads of dead...
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