{"product_id":"book-2exq","title":"抜き打ち獅子兵衛 \/ Shishibei the Quick-Draw Swordsman","description":"\u003cp\u003eShishibei, a mysterious young swordsman, appears in Ryogoku with a bold sign:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Undefeated under Heaven.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor one gold piece, anyone may challenge him. After more than fifty matches, no one has defeated him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \"Shishibei\" is actually Sanai Tatenouchi, a former retainer of the abolished Tsuge house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis public matches have a secret purpose. Sanai wants to attract Toranosuke Matsudaira, a proud young lord renowned for his martial spirit. Sanai believes Toranosuke may be the one man capable of giving Princess Michiko, daughter of his fallen master, a future beyond the shadows of a ruined family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondemned by his own household for disgracing the samurai name through public gambling, Sanai accepts exile without revealing his plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Toranosuke finally recognizes both his extraordinary swordsmanship and his true intention, Sanai asks for only one reward: marry the princess and protect her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shishibei the Quick-Draw Swordsman\" is a spirited historical tale of swordsmanship, loyalty, hidden sacrifice, and a retainer willing to destroy his own reputation for his lord's daughter.\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寛永十九年、両国広小路。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e「天下無敵 ぬきうち獅子兵衛」\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e一枚の金で誰の挑戦でも受け、勝てば十枚を与えるという若き剣客が現れる。五十人を超える挑戦者を退け、その名は江戸中の評判となった。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eしかし獅子兵衛の正体は、改易された柘植家の旧臣・館ノ内左内。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e派手な賭勝負には、誰にも明かせない目的があった。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e旧主の娘・倫子姫を日陰の境遇から救うため、武勇と気性で名高い松平虎之助を両国へ誘い出し、その人物を見定めようとしていたのである。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e賭勝負を恥じた旧主の後室から勘当されても、左内は計画を明かさない。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eそして虎之助に認められた彼が願ったのは、自らの出世ではなく――倫子姫を妻として迎えてほしい、ということだった。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e剣豪の痛快さと、名誉を捨てて主家の姫を救おうとする忠義を描く、山本周五郎の武家活劇。\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":67721074180400,"sku":"BD2exq","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2exq-Square-cover.png?v=1788374184","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2exq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}