

The romance between Miyamoto and Otsu, while it wasn’t forefront in the drama special, it was cute in its own way as Otsu declared her undying love for Miyamoto and followed him all over Japan in search of him for 5 long years. Again, you won’t forget my Shota! Perfect casting I might say! DEEP SIGH! I loved watching him as well as his use of swords in many scenes. Every time he was on the screen, like all the women surrounding him, even I had to pause and soak in the beauty. Of the many dramas I’d seen of his before (now 12 of them), this was the most exciting role I’d seen him do.Įven my handsome Matsuda Shota was totally a surprise as the handsome and charismatic Seijuro. The man definitely worked hard to prepare for this role. This was the first time that I had seen Kimura Takuya in a period drama and I was duly impressed with not only his acting but the stunt work that was obviously all him! From bamboo, knives, hand to hand, martial arts to finally katana swords, Kimura Takuya was simply stunning. Musings: This mini-drama consisted of 2 episodes of approximately 4 1/2 simply amazing hours! It is a Japanese story of a real life samurai in which his story have been told many times in dramas, movies as well as anime. He meets many masters of the sword and grows as a person.

Musashi begins to travel for warrior training. He then rebuilds his life with his sword. At this time, Soho Takuan appears in front of Miyamoto Musashi. Miyamoto Musashi becomes worn down physically and mentally. At the village, he is persecuted by people there.

He goes back to the village to inform Matahachi’s family about what happened. Synopsis: Based on the novel “Miyamoto Musashi” by Eiji Yoshikawa, Miyamoto Musashi left his village and ended up fighting in the battle of Sekigahara with his friend Matahachi, but Miyamoto Musashi lost Matahachi.

Starring: Kimura Takuya as Miyamoto Musashi/Shinmen Takezo, Takaoka Saki as Okou, Sawamura Ikki as Sasaki Kojiro, Matsuda Shota as Seijuro and Kagawa Teruyuki as Takuan
