The true story of a legendary martial arts figure.

The adventurous life of Miyamoto Musashi has inevitably made him into a mythical figure in Japanese culture. Famous for his fights, a master of the swordfighting arts, this warrior was also a calligrapher, painter, sculptor, and the author of influential works. Commenting on translations of Musashi's work and drawing on his personal experience in martial arts, Kenji Tokitsu paints an original portrait of this legendary character. Miyamoto Musashi is the story of an exceptional warrior, but also of martial arts in Japanese society at a time when a new page was being turned in its history.