Miyamoto Musashi: Sword and Zen: 3: The Book of Fire

Author: [Japanese] Yoshikawa Eiji
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: From one hundred feet to two hundred feet to three hundred feet, Musashi's figure becomes increasingly insignificant against the backdrop of the sky. A white cloud drifts by, and as it passes, his figure merges with the sky. The Oyama Mountain resembles a towering giant, coldly observing Musashi's every move. This book introduces the Zen monk Saigo using a clever trick to guide Musashi, helping him have an epiphany. Musashi's swordsmanship is invincible. He longs for familial love yet refuses to accept it, pursuing the ultimate heights of the sword path and the human way. He admires the solitary, elegant hermit Ishizuka Shujo, who himself had once wandered in the refined world of renowned artists. When he meets Sasaki Kojirou silently on the Five-Street Bridge, it is just as the confrontation with Yoshikawa Koshirou is about to begin.