Anthology of Famous Classical Go Games (8 books)

Series: Anthology of Famous Classical Go Games (8 books)
囲碁古典名局選集 8冊
Publisher: Nihon Kiin 日本棋院
Publisher Recommended Price: JPY1200each plus tax

Title: Strong Arm Jowa
剛腕丈和
Author: Takagi Shoichi 高木祥一
Published: 1991
ISBN: 9784818203488
12 games with detailed commentary
Tesuji for Attack and Defense a la Carte

Title: Profound Dosaku
玄妙道策
Author: Sakai Takeshi 酒井猛
Published: 1992
ISBN: 9784818203495
Chapter 1 – 道策流入門 (13 problems and analysis from games of Dosaku)
Chapter 2 – 妙想湧く雲の如く (8 games with detailed commentary)
Chapter 3 – 玄妙、道策の世界 (5 games with detailed commentary)

Title: Graceful Shusaku
秀麗秀策
Author: Fukui Masaaki 福井正明
Published: 1992
ISBN: 9784818203501
Chapter 1 – 150年来の碁豪 (11 commented games)
Chapter 2 – 坊家跡目として (17 commented games) 
Chapter 3 – 御城碁19連勝 (8 commented games)

Title: Fortress Showa
堅塁秀和
Author: Fukui Masaaki 福井正明
Published: 1995
ISBN: 9784818203945
Chapter 1 – 坊家を守る (10 commented games)
Chapter 2 – 秀和円熟 (9 commented games)
Chapter 3 – 自在秀和 (6 commented games)
Chapter 4 – 秀和の輪郭 (30 briefly commented games)

Title: Daybreak Shuho
黎明秀甫
Author: Ishida Akira 石田章
Published: 1996
ISBN: 9784818203952
Chapter 1 – 師の秀和芸兄秀策に鍛えられて (8 games with detailed commentary)
Chapter 2 – 明治の碁界を拓く (11 commented games)
Chapter 3 – 秀甫著名局、参考譜 (20 briefly commented games)

Title: Flowing Water Shuei
流水秀栄
Author: Takagi Shoichi 高木祥一
Published: 1996
ISBN: 978-4818203969
Chapter 1 – 秀栄流の感性と真髄 (14 commented games)
Chapter 2 – 秀栄好局十選 (10 games with detailed commentary)

Title: Heroic Inoue Gen’an Inseki
英傑幻庵因碩
Author: Abe Yoshiteru 安倍吉輝
Published: 2001
ISBN: 9784818204935
13 games with very detailed commentary
3 briefly commented games

Title: Calm Yasui Chitoku
泰然知得
Author: Yoda Norimoto 依田紀基
Published: 2003
ISBN: 9784818205260
Chapter 1 – 「知得・元丈」厳選八局 (8 games with detailed commentary) 
Chapter 2 – 名手たちとの熱戦譜 (10 games with detailed commentary)

A wonderful series which illustrates the greatness of the famous Japanese players of the past.

The first three books have been translated into Chinese in the book “Japanese Go – Three Go Saints“. Also see SL entry