Musashi (novel)
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Musashi is a Japanese novel written by Eiji Yoshikawa and serialised in 1935 in Asahi Shimbun. It is a fictionalised account of the life of Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings and perhaps the most renowned Japanese swordsman who ever lived. The novel has been referred to as the Gone With the Wind of Japan.
The novel has been translated into English by Charles S. Terry, with a foreword by Edwin O. Reischauer. Published by Kodansha International ISBN 4-7700-1957-2.
The 984-page epic comprises seven "books" detailing the exploits of Miyamoto Musashi, beginning just after the battle of Sekigahara, following his journeys and the many people who become important in his life, and leading up to his climactic duel with Kojiro Sasaki on Ganryu Island.
Table of contents
- Book I - Earth
- Book II - Water
- Book III - Fire
- Book IV - Wind
- Book V - Sky
- Book VI - Sun and Moon
- Book VII - The Perfect Light
| Samurai Trilogy |
| The films |
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| (1954) | (1955) | (1956) |
| Key figures |
| Eiji Yoshikawa | Sasaki Kojirō | Hiroshi Inagaki | Miyamoto Musashi | Koji Tsuruta | Toshiro Mifune |
| Other related articles |
| Bushido | Jidaigeki | Musashi (novel) | The Book of Five Rings |
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