Inuta Kobungo is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 31 of Hakkenden. Son of Konaya Bungobei; the name Inuta comes from a ruffian he bests and is applied by locals as a term of honor. Full name is Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori. His bead character is Tei (悌), fraternity, brotherly affection, brotherhood. ~ from Eight Dogs or Hakkenden, Part Two: His Master’s Blade, Translated by Glynne Walley.
Alias Inuta Kobungo (Eight Dog Warrior)
Real Names/Alt Names Inuta/Inuda Kobungo Yasuyori (犬田 小文吾 悌順)
First Appearance Nansō Satomi hakkenden (南総里見八犬伝), serialized in 106 volumes from 1814–1842.
First Publisher Tōyō Bunko (東洋文庫), Various
Appearance List Nansō Satomi hakkenden (南総里見八犬伝), serialized in 106 volumes from 1814–1842. Reprints: Meiji Period Printed Editions (1868–1912), Bunko Editions (1900s–1930s), Taishō Period Editions (1912–1926), Illustrated and Children’s Versions (Early 20th Century), Popular Editions (1920s–1930s). Notable Translations: The Eight Dog Warriors by Kyokutei Bakin – translated by Arthur L. K. Ives (1901); Die acht Hunde (“The Eight Dogs”) by J. S. W. D. Kolb (1912). Adaptations and sequels: Teisō Fujo Hakkenshi (1834-1848); Koi no Yatsufuji: Dansō Satomi Hakkenden (1837) – a parody; Setsubai Kōtan: Inu no Soushi (1848-1881) – a simplified gōkan edition of the novel by Ryuutei Senka; Kanayomi Hakkenden (1848-1867) – a competing gōkan edition of the novel; Hakkenden Gojitsudan (1853-1857) – a novel by one of the authors of Kanayomi Hakkenden which centres on the Dog Warrior’s children and grandchildren; Ninpō Hakkenden (1964) – part of Futaro Yamada’s Ninpōchō series featuring descendants of the original Eight Dog Warriors. Film: Hakkenden (1913), Satomi Hakkenden (1937), Tonchinkan Hakkenden (1953), Sorcerer’s Orb (1954) – Japanese title “Satomi Hakkenden”, You’un Satomi Kaikyoden: Zengo-hen (1956), Satomi hakken-den (1959).
Sample Read Eight Dogs, Or “Hakkenden”; Part Two: His Master’s Blade (2024) by Kyokutei Bakin, translated by Glynne Walley [Google Books (Preview)]
Description Inuta Kobungo is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 31 of Hakkenden. Son of Konaya Bungobei; the name Inuta comes from a ruffian he bests and is applied by locals as a term of honor. Full name is Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori. His bead character is Tei (悌), fraternity, brotherly affection, brotherhood. ~ from Eight Dogs or Hakkenden, Part Two: His Master’s Blade, Translated by Glynne Walley.
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