#hanshichi

[tanuki-kimono]

First of all- thank you for your work with this blog. I really enjoy the information you share, and the kimono designs are wonderful. I have a question- I know you've talked about how 'men don't/didn't wear Bright Colorful Designs' is more complicated then people assume! (Which makes sense- saying 'in X period men Never Wore Colors' isn't true about, say, the Victorian era either!).

But to get to my point- I happened to be reading a very old collection of mysteries called "The curious casebook of Inspector Hanshichi". In them, a young Hanshichi is described as wearing a very bright red and yellow striped kimono that made him 'look like a merchant'. At the time I assumed this implied he was dressing a little flashily- I'm curious if I was right about that!

You most welcome :D

And the parallel you draw with Western men fashion is pretty accurate: we tend to think menswear was always pretty dull (arf modern business suits) when in fact this tendency is quite recent!

As to your question about fashionable Inspector Hanshichi (for those who don't know: hero of early 20thc detective novels with "supernatural" elements written by Kido Okamoto), I think you are right. The "look like a merchant" is probably a mix of:

He's dressing below/above is condition. I don't remember Hanshichi exact social status (is he a yoriki? a doushin?), but samurai class were supposed to dress differently from merchants for ex.

He dressing flashy - "nouveau rich" style. Merchant class was at the bottom of social order BUT hold in fact all financial power in Edo period. Some merchants tried to emulate samurai dress (=conservative), while others didn't hesitate to show their wealth and dictate new fashions.

He is dressy flashy - dandy style. Hanshichi is a wakamono (young) and probably fashionable man, following whatever trend he likes - a late Edo heritage of early Edo kabukimono (flashy young samurai)

[nezumikozo6th]

Pulptober 2024 Day 30-Hero in Adaptation-Hanshichi

Hanshichi Torimonocho is an ancient Japanese detective novel series written by Okamoto Kido,the first half of which was serialised in the Monthly Kabuki Review Magazine in the late 1920s,early 1930s.It tells the story of a reporter in the Meiji era who interviewed Hanshichi,a detective who solved many crimes in the Edo period,and the past investigative achievements of the old man are composed in the form of short stories to make the entire series.What many people don’t know is that the reporter is not entirely fictional character:Kido accidentally met an old man named Hanshichi who used to be a goyoukiki(Unofficial collaborator of the Japanese police at the time),and often listen to him talk about his criminal investigation experience,he adapted them for that groundbreaking dime novel series.

It's difficult to determine which of these stories are based on Hanshichi's real-life experiences and which are entirely fictional, and he doesn't seem to have left much record of his life outside of Okamoto's work.Regardless,his novel incarnation became the first detective in Torimonocho fiction,which is a Japanese creative theme that combines the Edo period background and mystery plot.Hanshichi does not have criminal investigation equipment and scientific knowledge from the modern period,he solves cases primarily through reasoning,intuition, connections,and knowledge of Japanese society at the time,and is willing to use eavesdropping,rumors,or other tricks to obtain evidence when necessary.It is understandable in an era before there're computers,cars and test tubes.

Just like what happened after Sherlock Holmes became famous,after Hanshichi Torimonocho became the first Torimonocho work,this theme spawned many works,and it has been adapted into stage plays and TV series many times.The more famous works of later Torimonocho novels include Zenigata Heiji Torimonocho,Umon Torimonocho,Sashichi Torimonocho and Young Samurai Torimonocho.

(Editorial:QuaterniFecha de edición,2014)

Hanshichi,played by Kazuo Hasegawa

[shinbey]

1997年に放送された真田広之さん主演のドラマ「新・半七捕物帳」。大好きな時代劇です。

番組のエンディングで使われた、現代の東京に溶け込む着物姿の半七親分がカッコイイ！

不幸な事件の影響でお蔵入りとなったエピソードの放送を切望します。

[marianelax]

#kirigirisu cuando estaba leyendo el quinto relato de Hanshichi "la doncella del Daimyô" explica sobre la tradición o costumbre de tener insectos enjaulados, esto para poder disfrutar de su sonido, comenzo como una moda entre los nobles de Kioto y luego fue permeando a los otros estratos sociales, lo más importante era el recipiente. Esta parte de Hanshichi me recordo al libro Sombras de Lafcadio Hearn, en el capítulo que habla de los semi, ahi explica la fascinación de los poetas por los insectos. #hanshichi #sombras #lafcadiohearn #literaturajaponesa #okamotokidô @quaterni_editorial @satoriediciones https://www.instagram.com/p/BwqwunCn5gn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f5v2x4lg3r5u

[proyectolibros-blog]

Hanshichi - Okamoto Kidô

Calificación: ***

Curiosa novela sobre un inteligente detective en la época de los samurais. 

Aunque las historias son sencillas, y alejadas del estilo más Agatha Christie al que estamos acostumbrados, resulta interesante.

Quizás su mayor atractivo sea la forma en la que pinta una época y un país que siempre nos resultan tan exóticos.