He died at 71, a long life in the circumstances of the time. He wrote until his death. Naruto Hicho, Miyamoto Musashi, Three Countries War (San Goku Shi), Taiko, Taiheiki, and Shin Heike Monogatari. He didn't finish Suiko Den—all several volumes. I'm going through a single of his novels, Shin Heike Monogatari. This translation into German and English has already taken me a long time. Then I say to myself, Live slow! I also recommend it to readers of this novel (over 9000 paperback pages). A mammoth novel with countless characters, place names, and Japanese idiosyncrasies is rare in European literature. Yoshikawa's literature is not for the hectic. Live slow! But the readers have something special. The male readers feel like Kiyomori, Yoshitsune, or Yoritomo himself. The women like Kesa, Shizuka or Masako. In the end, you become a connoisseur of Japan. You will love Japan. You think about the lives of samurai. It is a pity that Yoshikawa's works have only been translated into one book. With eight volumes of paperbacks, Miyamoto Musashi has been condensed into one English or German book. Hectic people work in the US and European publishing houses. I can't believe it. My readers get full-length translations from me. So 9000 pages. I am free from publishers. I am a freelancer.