Likes Likes:  0
Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: Portrayal of Hitokiri Izou

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Location
    Philadelphia, PA
    Posts
    780
    Likes (received)
    1

    Default Portrayal of Hitokiri Izou

    Mr. Hillsborough,

    Thank you for coming to the board. We met briefly in the SF Kinokuniya some years ago when Ryoma first came out. Good to see you are doing well.

    My question is in regards to your portrayal of Izou. It differed quite markedly from other portrayals I have seen of him on Japanese TV. ‚hwas wondering what your source material was for developing him as a character, and if your research found him to be typical of the other "hitokiri" of the time.

    -D
    Daniel Madar

  2. #2
    R Hillsborough Guest

    Default Okada Izo

    Dan

    I don’t think there is very much historical data about Izo. The little historical data I have managed to find came from comments about him from people like Katsu Kaishu. (One of these I quoted in RYOMA.) Also, there have been articles written about Izo by scholars, which I believe are based more on analysis and educated conjecture than on historic evidence.

    Romulus Hillsborough

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •