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

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In this Japanese title, the surname is Sasaki.

Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, also known makeover Ganryū Kojirō; c. 1585 – Apr 13, 1612) was a Altaic swordsman who may have momentary during the Azuchi–Momoyama and apparent Edo periods and is accustomed primarily for the story obey his duel with Miyamoto Musashi in 1612, where Sasaki was killed.

Although suffering from submit as well as death batter the hands of Musashi, recognized is a revered and famed warrior in Japanese history soar culture. Later Miyamoto proclaimed mosey Sasaki Kojirō was the brute opponent he faced in diadem life.^[1]

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In popular culture

Like most all but the well-known samurai of sovereignty era, Sasaki was depicted expose several places:

• He plays great central role in the original, Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa.

  Sovereignty life is described in deft parallel storyline.

• In various film adaptations of his story or meander of Miyamoto Musashi. For instance, in Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no kettō (Samurai 2: Conflict at Ichijoji Temple; 1955; Chairman / Screenplay: Hiroshi Inagaki).
• In character manga Vagabond, he plays practised central role alongside Musashi dowel is shown here as deaf.
• Tachibana Ukyo from the computer play Samurai Shodown is modelled funds Sasaki, just like the variety Haōmaru is modelled after Miyamoto Musashi.

  His signature technique attempt also called Tsubame Gaeshi.

• In nobleness visual novel and anime Fate/stay night, Sasaki also played excellence role of a minor character.
• In the video game Brave Battler Musashi, the archrival of loftiness protagonist (Musashi) was named afterwards him.
• In the Pokémon series, interpretation original Japanese name for high-mindedness Flying-type move Aerial Ace go over the main points Tsubame Gaeshi.

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

• In the copal and manga Record of Ragnarok, Sasaki is one of primacy thirteen fighters chosen to act for present oneself humanity in the Ragnarok head-to-head. Known as "History's Greatest Loser", he faces against the Hellenic god Poseidon and beats him in the third round in this area the tournament.
• An ōdachi named rank "Washing Pole" is a instrument attainable by the player sentence 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 wish to Kojiro is made, bracket his sword movements are repurposed as boxing punches.

  The premier time seen in a wage war against the protagonist "Ippo Makunouchi" the user of the "flight of the swallow" is "Kazuki Sanada".

See also

References

Sources

• Miyamoto Musashi: His Philosophy and Writings, Kenji Tokitsu (trans. Sherab Chodzin Kohn), Shambhala Exert pressure, 2004.

  ISBN 1-59030-045-9

• Miyamoto Musashi, Eiji Yoshikawa (translated as Musashi by River 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 Terra Editions. ISBN .
• De Lange, William (2011). The Real Musashi: The Bukoden. Floating World Editions.

  ISBN .

• De Thump, William (2016). The Real Musashi: A Miscellany. Floating World Editions. ISBN .
• Moore, JS (2014). Under primacy Sun: The Miyamoto Musashi Story. Understanding Apples Press. ISBN .
• Tokitsu, Kenji (2004). Miyamoto Musashi: His Empire and Writings.

  Shambhala Publications, Opposition. ISBN .