- Born:1951/12/13
- Real name:Iwato Kojiro
- Japanese:浅田次郎(Asada Jirou)
Asada Jirô is a Japanese novelist, descended from samurai retainers of Sekiyado han. A number of his Shinsengumi novels were best sellers and turned into films.
Works
(Historical novels taking place prior to the Meiji period)
- Mibu Gishi Den (壬生義士伝) 2000
- Gorôji-dono Atoshimatsu (五郎治殿御始末) 2003
- Wachigaiya Itosato (輪違屋糸里) 2004
- Tsukigami (憑神) 2005
- Ohara Meshimase (お腹召しませ) 2006