Over fifty of his books were published through the course of his lifetime, including both full-length novels and short story anthologies.
The Bamboo Sword and Other Samurai Tales, a collection of eight short stories, is a work of historical fiction.
The stories are set in Edo period Japan (1603-1867) and depict the lives of people from all walks of life, but revolve mainly around samurai characters.
This struggle can be seen throughout The Bamboo Sword and Other Samurai Tales and other works by Fujisawa, who always highlighted the humanity of his characters in his stories.
His stories, thus, offer the reader a means to understand Japanese history and culture in a more real sense and through unflowery prose.