魔界転生 〈上〉[Makai Tenshō Part 1]

The Ninja Scrolls Novels

by Fūtarō Yamada, 山田風太郎

心をこの世に残しつつ死の際に立った男が愛する女と交わる――と、一ヵ月後にその女胎を裂いて男が再誕する。妖異凄絶の忍法「魔界転生」。血風の中に甦る大剣鬼は天草四郎を筆頭に、宮本武蔵、荒木又右衛門、柳生但馬守……。背後で操る森宗意軒と由比正雪。紀伊大納言頼宣をそそのかして天下を大乱に導くか！？

466 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

Futaro Yamada (山田 風太郎 Yamada Fūtarō?, January 4, 1922 – July 28, 2001) was the pen name of Seiya Yamada (山田 誠也 Yamada Seiya?), a Japanese novel writer, famous for his ninja stories and mystery fiction based on japanese legends. He worked in genre of historical fiction, popularizing legendary characters, ninjas and supernatural abilities in his works. Thanks to him many historical characters weren't forgotten in our days.

In 1947, he wrote a mystery novel Daruma-tōge no Jiken (達磨峠の事件?, lit. "The Incident on Dharma Pass") and was awarded a prize by a novel magazine Houseki (宝石?). He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja (忍法帖 Ninpōchō series) and mystery stories. Many of his works have been adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime.