[ASA Distribution] Hanasa Bridge (Release Date: September 7, 2026)
The Medical Records of Sukokuro Yūsai (Vol. 1)
Samuro Bridge
By Emiko Imai
ISBN: 9784022652577
List Price: 990 yen (tax included)
Release Date: September 7, 2026
A6 format, paperback—320 pages—
We are reissuing the renowned but hard-to-find series *The Medical Records of Sukokuro Yūsai* by the late author Emiko Imai—known for series such as *Tachiba Chaya Oriki* and *Terifuri-chō Jishiban Shoyaku Nichiroku*—with redesigned covers and commentary included in each volume!
Yūsai Sugishita runs the Yūyū-an dispensary in Akashi-chō, treating commoners living hand-to-mouth while also serving as the physician for the laborers’ camp on Ishikawajima. Though gruff and a heavy drinker, his medical skills are exceptionally expert, earning him the nickname “Dr. Sukokuro.” Through the stories of Yūsai—who, wishing for the physical and emotional recovery of the vulnerable, continues to rush about the streets of Edo even today—along with the veteran members of Yūyū-an, such as the midwife Otsu, and the patients who visit the clinic, this first volume in the reissue of this acclaimed series—which could be called Emiko Imai’s version of *Red Beard*—conveys not only the fragility of life and the harshness of existence but also the fundamental strength and warmth inherent in human beings. It is a series that cannot be read without shedding tears.
The commentary is by Atsuko Asano!
[Author Profile]
Emiko Imai: Born in Hiroshima Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Seijo University. After working as a gallery owner and television producer, she began her career as a writer. In 1998, she received an Honorable Mention at the 16th Osaka Women’s Literary Award for “Mogura.” In 2000, she received a Special Selection Award at the 34th Northern Japan Literary Award for “My Mother’s Back.” In 2002, her work *The Man of the Cycas: Gyokun* was nominated for the 2nd Medieval and Early Modern Literature Grand Prize. In 2003, she won the 10th Kyushu Saga Popular Literature Award (Sasazawa Saho Prize) for *Genji Kohinata’s Never-Ending Summer*. Her other works include *The Wind of Mimasaka*, and her original series include *Oriki of Tachiba Tea House*, *The Diary of a Terufuri-cho Self-Defense Patrol Officer*, *Yumegoshi: The Human-Hearted Higurashi Shop*, and *Oha’s Diary: A Chronicle of Letters*. She passed away in 2017.
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