引言:被日本评论界称为“日本文坛泰斗”的井上靖,在历史小说的创作方法上有一定的地位,同时也是日本战后中国历史题材小说的开拓者。通过阅读井上靖的这类历史小说,发现其小说中的人物形象有某共性。即:这些人物形象都背负着悲壮的命运。本文就以井上靖的历史题材小说特别是以中国历史题材的小说为中心,来揭示井上文学中悲壮性的人物形象特征。一、中日古代文化交流题材的历史小说中的人物 Introduction: Inoue Yasuharu, who was described by the Japanese critics as the “Japanese literary masterpiece,” has a place in the creative methods of historical novels and is also a pioneer in Japan’s post-war Chinese history novels. By reading this kind of historical novels by Inoue Yasuhito, we find that there are some characters in his novels. Namely: these characters are burdened with tragic fate. This essay focuses on Jing Shangjing’s historical novels, especially novels of Chinese history, to reveal the tragic characters in Inoue literature. First, the ancient Chinese cultural exchange theme of historical novels