A Man Called Pirate

A Man Called Pirate (Japanese: 海賊とよばれた男 Hepburn: Kaizoku to yobareta otoko) is a best selling Japanese historical novel by Naoki Hyakuta. As of January 2014, it had sold over 1,700,000 copies. In April 2013, it won the Japan Booksellers award. It will be adapted into a film directed by Takashi Yamazaki. The book has patriotic themes that would more commonly be associated with the Japanese right wing, but has been popular with the mass market.

A Man Called Pirate

A Man Called Pirate (Japanese: 海賊とよばれた男 Hepburn: Kaizoku to yobareta otoko) is a best selling Japanese historical novel by Naoki Hyakuta. As of January 2014, it had sold over 1,700,000 copies. In April 2013, it won the Japan Booksellers award. It will be adapted into a film directed by Takashi Yamazaki. The book has patriotic themes that would more commonly be associated with the Japanese right wing, but has been popular with the mass market.