Zuzushi Yatsu

Author: Goro Sakasai, Renzaburo Shibata, Yuichi Sakihara

Run: 1971–1972

Chapters: 11

Genres: Historical, Drama

Adapted from Renzaburō Shibata's novel of the same name: born in a stable in Okayama and named "Kirihito" as a pun on Christ, the hero grows up in dire poverty yet bluffs his way through the world on sheer audacity, dreaming of rising to fame and fortune.