Kurosivo

The novel of the famous Japanese writer Tokutomi Roka (1868-1927) "Kurosivo" tells about a unique era in the history of Japan. Twenty years have passed since the Meiji Restoration. The Satsuma and Choshu clans, fierce enemies of the Tokugawa shogunate, descendants of those whom Ieyasu defeated in the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, have finally taken their revenge. The shogunate is defeated, power has passed into the hands of the emperor, but Japan is ruled by the victors — greedy, treacherous, and vile usurpers. Yet among the defeated, there are still those who wish to take revenge on the victors for humiliations and restore their honor and good name...