Miyamoto Musashi is known as the greatest and highest in quality sword fighter of his time. He is also known by the name of Sword Saint, is one of the most famous samurai in Japan.

Born in 1584 in Harima province, Miyamoto Musashi was raised by his uncle in the house Shoreian. At the age of 13, Miyamoto Musashi won his first duel against Kigei Arima, a military school student of Shinto Ryu. Over the next 16 years he made his name known, winning all 60 of duels that he had.

Miyamoto Musashi is also known to fight against Tokugawa Ieyasu army in 1614 during the fight of Osaka. They lost the battle Miyamoto Musashi flees only to come back and duel with them, at the time they were still leading the clan.

He is also known for inventing the style of fighting with two swords (Nito Ryu technique). He died at the age of 62 years because of a chest cancer, but not before writing the book which contained all his fighting techniques, Book of Five Rings.

A film was also made by a Japanese director “Hiroshi Inagaki” about the life of this great Samurai “Miyamoto Musashi’s story”. The movie won the Oscar for best foreign film in 1954. Miyamoto Musashi’s story also marked one of the most memorable interpretations of what is probably the best Japanese actor of all time and certainly the most international, Toshiro Mifune.

It is a remarkable adventure with a magnificent performance by Toshiro Mifune. Very entertaining, with landscapes, moments, dialogue, and beautiful costumes that tell the life of an ordinary villager who goes to war with another friend.