武道用心記 / Budo Yojinki

A spirited Japanese historical tale by Shugoro Yamamoto about anger, honor, vengeance, and the courage to protect what truly matters.Shinnosuke Tomiyasu is a hot-tempered samurai of the Okayama domain. After repeatedly causing quarrels during his service in Edo, he returns home under a stern warning from his uncle, senior inspector Tatsuuemon Tateno: he must learn patience and never fight again.Soon afterward, seven dangerous prisoners escape from a transport ship bound for exile. The castle town is placed under heavy guard, but the fugitives do not flee the domain. Instead, they remain near Okayama for reasons no one understands.One rainy night, Shinnosuke captures one of the escaped men. The fugitive, Denkichi, reveals that he came to Okayama to avenge his younger sister, Otsuta. She had been deceived and abandoned by the ambitious samurai Magojirō Ochi, who had used promises of marriage and commercial favor to exploit her family.Magojirō is now admired by Shinnosuke's uncle and is engaged to Shinnosuke's beloved cousin, Futaba.Torn between justice and his own feelings, Shinnosuke releases Denkichi. When Denkichi is killed and Futaba is later abducted, Shinnosuke must confront Magojirō, the surviving fugitives, and the consequences of remaining silent."Budo Yojinki" is an energetic period drama combining suspense, humor, romance, and moral outrage. It asks whether patience is always a virtue—and what a samurai should do when restraint becomes complicity.

短気ゆえに失敗を重ね、二度と喧嘩をするなと命じられた武士・富安真之助。

ある夜、真之助は流人船から逃げ出した伝吉を捕らえる。伝吉は、妹を欺き死へ追いやった越智孫次郎への仇討ちを願っていた。

だが孫次郎は、真之助が想いを寄せる従妹・双葉の婚約者だった。

堪忍か、正義か。

伝吉が斬られ、さらに双葉まで連れ去られたとき、真之助の怒りがついに動き出す。

武士の面目、仇討ち、恋、そして人間らしい正義を描く、山本周五郎の痛快時代小説。

著者：山本周五郎

朗読：七味春五郎

制作・発行：丸竹書房