{"product_id":"book-2d71","title":"千本仕合 \/ A Thousand Matches","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mysterious young ronin calling himself Umanosuke Kusakari enters Kishu and announces that he intends to fight one thousand martial matches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing only a wooden sword, he defeats one renowned warrior after another. When the skilled samurai Saburobei Izumi challenges him with a real blade, Umanosuke wins decisively but treats the wounded man with respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaburobei becomes convinced that such an exceptional man must be retained in Kishu and attempts to offer his sister Oshiho as Umanosuke's wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, jealous retainers plan a dishonorable ambush. Oshiho rides through a violent thunderstorm to warn Umanosuke and chooses to follow him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurrounded by pursuers, Umanosuke's true identity is finally exposed before Lord Yorinobu Tokugawa. He is Kakunoshin Naruse, secretly surveying Kishu for a national map—using the thousand matches as cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Thousand Matches\" is an energetic historical tale of swordsmanship, courage, hidden duty, romance, and the building of a new Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Shugoro Yamamoto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by Shichimi Shungorō.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced and published by Marutake Shobo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e紀州領内へ現れ、「千番の仕合」を掲げた若き浪人・草苅馬之助。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e木剣だけで各地の名だたる武芸者を破り続け、田辺城下へ迫った彼に、和泉三郎兵衛が真剣勝負を挑む。三郎兵衛は敗れるが、馬之助の力量と人格を認め、紀州へ留めるため妹・お志保を妻に迎えさせようとする。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e一方、馬之助を敵視する若侍たちは、鉄砲による騙し討ちを計画。お志保は激しい雷雨の中を馬で駆け、危険を知らせる。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e追手と狩りの一行に包囲されたとき、馬之助の荷物から測量道具が発見される。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eその正体は、全国地図作成のため密かに紀州を測量していた成瀬格之進。千番仕合は、その目的を隠すための姿だった。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e剣豪の誇り、国土測量という密命、武士の友情、そしてお志保の決断を描く、山本周五郎の痛快歴史活劇。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e著者：山本周五郎\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e朗読：七味春五郎\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e制作・発行：丸竹書房\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67718395625776,"sku":"BD2d71","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2d71-Square-cover.png?v=1788303888","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2d71","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}