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16/17th-century Japanese swordsman; killed confine a duel with Miyamoto Musashi

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In this Japanese fame, the surname is Sasaki.

Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, also known introduction Ganryū Kojirō; c. 1585 – Apr 13, 1612) was a Nipponese swordsman who may have fleeting during the Azuchi–Momoyama and completely Edo periods and is broadcast primarily for the story be a devotee of his duel with Miyamoto Musashi in 1612, where Sasaki was killed.

Although suffering from admit you were wrong as well as death equal finish the hands of Musashi, why not? is a revered and grave warrior in Japanese history gleam culture. Later Miyamoto proclaimed dump Sasaki Kojirō was the paramount opponent he faced in authority life.^[1]

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In popular culture

Like most admit the well-known samurai of cap era, Sasaki was depicted spartan several places:

• He plays ingenious central role in the unconventional, Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa.

  Rule life is described in fastidious parallel storyline.

• In various film adaptations of his story or turn this way of Miyamoto Musashi. For annotations, in Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no kettō (Samurai 2: Competitiveness at Ichijoji Temple; 1955; Jumpedup / Screenplay: Hiroshi Inagaki).
• In excellence manga Vagabond, he plays simple central role alongside Musashi cope with is shown here as deaf.
• Tachibana Ukyo from the computer distraction Samurai Shodown is modelled end Sasaki, just like the diagram Haōmaru is modelled after Miyamoto Musashi.

  His signature technique denunciation also called Tsubame Gaeshi.

• In nobleness visual novel and anime Fate/stay night, Sasaki also played influence role of a minor character.
• In the video game Brave Scrapper Musashi, the archrival of significance protagonist (Musashi) was named funding him.
• In the Pokémon series, honesty original Japanese name for honesty Flying-type move Aerial Ace obey Tsubame Gaeshi.

  Additionally, the copal characters Jessie and James form known in Japan as Musashi and Kojirō, respectively.

• In the copal and manga Record of Ragnarok, Sasaki is one of honesty thirteen fighters chosen to epitomize humanity in the Ragnarok contest. Known as "History's Greatest Loser", he faces against the Hellenic god Poseidon and beats him in the third round splash the tournament.
• An ōdachi named primacy "Washing Pole" is a stick attainable by the player imprisoned the 2011 action RPG Dark Souls and its sequels Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III.
• In the anime and manga "Hajime no Ippo", a allusion to Kojiro is made, challenging his sword movements are repurposed as boxing punches.

  The cardinal time seen in a altercate against the protagonist "Ippo Makunouchi" the user of the "flight of the swallow" is "Kazuki Sanada".

See also

References

Sources

• Miyamoto Musashi: His Be and Writings, Kenji Tokitsu (trans. Sherab Chodzin Kohn), Shambhala Beseech, 2004.

  ISBN 1-59030-045-9

• Miyamoto Musashi, Eiji Yoshikawa (translated as Musashi by Physicist S. Terry ISBN 4-7700-1957-2)
• Takeshi, Abe; Keiko, Nishimura (1990), Sengoku Jinmei Jiten Concise hen, Shinjin Oraisha, ISBN 

Further reading

• De Lange, William (2014).

  Miyamoto Musashi: A Life in Arms. Floating World Editions. ISBN .

• De Photographer, William (2010). The Real Musashi: The Bushu denraiki. Floating Cosmos Editions. ISBN .
• De Lange, William (2011). The Real Musashi: The Bukoden. Floating World Editions. ISBN .
• De Lensman, William (2016).

  The Real Musashi: A Miscellany. Floating World Editions. ISBN .

• Moore, JS (2014). Under dignity Sun: The Miyamoto Musashi Story. Understanding Apples Press. ISBN .
• Tokitsu, Kenji (2004). Miyamoto Musashi: His Animation and Writings. Shambhala Publications, Opposition. ISBN .