1) Satirical novel 
Kirikirijin 吉里吉里人 (The People of Kirikiri or The Kirikirians - 1981) is Inoue Hisashi`s major satirical novel, challenges the political, cultural and linguistic authority of Tokyo, by depicting the political separation for the Kirikiri people from the rest of Japan. The Tohoku dialect juxtaposes the fact that it is closely related with ....