samurai romance; samurai story
Refers to a genre of literature, drama, or storytelling centered on samurai and their world, often with romantic or heroic themes. Common in pre-modern and early modern Japanese narrative traditions.
Many samurai romances were written during the Edo period.
This kōdan is one of the famous samurai stories.
軍記物 refers to war tales or military chronicles, which may overlap with 武家物 but emphasize battles and historical events rather than romantic or personal stories.
Compound of 武家 (buke, 'samurai family/warrior class') and 物 (mono, 'thing/story'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely emerged in the Edo period to categorize narrative works about samurai.