A review by spacestationtrustfund
Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa

3.0

This novel is really seven "books," together totalling nearly 1000 pages. The English translation was done in 1981 by Charles S. Terry, a year before his death; the story was originally serialised in a newspaper between 1935-1939, and follows a fictionalised version of the life of the legendary kensei Miyamoto Musashi, up until his famous duel with Sasaki Kojirô. Fun fact about Miyamoto: he fought 61 duels, all of which he won. He also wrote two books, the most famous of which is 五輪の書 (The Book of Five Rings).

Also there was a really awesome series of films starring Mifune Toshirô.