Hey Guys,is Miyamoto Musashi Is The Greatest Samurai?

[Hikage]

The one written by Yoshikawa?

I think so. It's been since my sophmore more year in college (7 yrs) since I read it.

Are you familiar with it?

-Hikage

[jubaji]

I think so. It's been since my sophmore more year in college (7 yrs) since I read it.

Are you familiar with it?

-Hikage

I may have read it once or twice.

[The_Judo_Jibboo]

Actually Samurai X takes place before Rurouni Kenshin....however the oav Samurai X:Reflections takes place after Rurouni Kenshin.Since SX is about a younger Kenshin...im pretty sure it takes place in the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Ah yes, of course, you're right. However my point was just that Kenshin and Musashi are separated by a lot of time. If i remember right one episode of Rurouni specifies that Kenshin left Hiko to fight in the Boshin wars at 13. The Boshin war started in 1868 and Musashi died in 1645 so that would mean Kenshin was born 210 years after Musashi lived. That was really my only point.

[JkD187]

Ah yes, of course, you're right. However my point was just that Kenshin and Musashi are separated by a lot of time. If i remember right one episode of Rurouni specifies that Kenshin left Hiko to fight in the Boshin wars at 13. The Boshin war started in 1868 and Musashi died in 1645 so that would mean Kenshin was born 210 years after Musashi lived. That was really my only point.

Nice pickup on that.I didnt really get a chance to watch all of Samurai X even though its very short.

[GakiAkuma]

IMO the gteatest Samurai is that blind one, wish I could remember his name but cant for the life of me.

[GonzoStyles]

lol you mean ZatoIchi the blindswordsman? those were some good movies but I dont think he was real. ZatoIchi is really just a title for a blind Masseur, the Japanese have a belief that blind people make the best Masseurs, makes sense to me. I really like how ZatoIchi always hustles people playing dice!
you can catch those movies and other good samurai stuff on "Samurai Saturdays" on IFC as a matter of fact I now see that a ZatoIchi movie is playing at 12:30 CST on IFC (independent film channel) today!