It is said that Kojirō studied the Chūjō-ryu of sword fighting from either Kanemaki Jisai or Toda Seigen. Later, after coming into contact with the genuine Kojiro, begins to identify himself as Sasaki Koujiro, an interpreter for Kojiro, as the real Kojiro was deaf and had difficulty communicating with others. Zhang He idolizes Kojirō as a fighter matching his beauty and wishes to learn from him. Angered even further, Kojirō leapt into combat, blind with rage. The two eventually form a bond akin to brothers to the point that Kojirō can't bring himself to kill Zhang He. In the Swordsman scenario of Samurai Warriors: Katana, Kojirō initially confuses the protagonist for Musashi during a pirate raid at Ganryūjima. Further, why was the island then renamed after Kojirō, and not Musashi? Kamimusubi forms the namesake for Kojirō's fifth weapon. At most, these records only vaguely mention Sasaki or Kojirō's assumed alternate name, "Ganryū" (巌流). In Samurai Warriors 2, Kojirō appears as reinforcements for the Eastern army at the Battle of Kuzegawa. They additionally compete with one another to see who can score the most fame. Musashi then hastily retreated to his boat and sailed away. On the order of the Emperor Suinin, Tajimamori was ordered to search for Tokijiku-no-Kagu-no-Konomi. During Ginchiyo's story mode, he reinforces Yoshihiro and traps Sakon at Shōryuji. War should not be waged needlessly. If the player ends the normal attack on the third strike, Kojiro will perform a fourth stab. Both of his "masters" have unknown death dates, which presents the perplexing question if Kojirō was taught by either one of them. The fruit he returned with eventually became a snack for the gods and were named after him. Kojiro would train in the wilderness learning everything he could from the animals he hunted. "This guy is pretty disturbed. His moveset is straightforward and has decent attack range. His story in Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends explains how the two swordsmen meet one another. Sasaki created this technique around 1605. How did Miyamoto Musashi kill Sasaki? In his dream mode, Kojirō and Musashi work together to defeat many of the land's greatest swordsmen at Komaki-Nagakute. Having lost sight of Musashi in the dimensional realm, Kojirō wanders the land for his rival in Warriors Orochi 3. Despite the sword's length and weight, Kojirō's strikes with the weapon were unusually quick and precise. He features in a lot of the films about the life of Miyamoto Musashi, most prominently in Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island. One of the glaring faults with relying on the popular opinion about him is that there are no written records that actually name him as "Kojirō". "This guy is pretty disturbed. The ice element works well with his fighting style. The tide carried him to the island, then it turned by the time the fight ended. This viewpoint is somewhat altered as soon as he meets Musashi for the first time. Would that work not have tired him as well? Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, also known as Ganryū Kojirō) (c. 1575 – April 13, 1612), often anglicised to Kojirō Sasaki, was a prominent Japanese swordsman widely considered a master of his craft, born in Fukui Prefecture.He lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612. If Kojirō had indeed learned Chūjō-ryu from Seigen, he would have been his master's sparring partner. At the battle's conclusion, Kojirō sees Musashi as his greatest opponent and becomes obsessed with showing his rival a "truly beautiful" death. Musashi, over time, explains that being a swordsman comes second to being human, and that helping the poor creature is the more humane thing to do, than just outright killing it. When Kojirō attacked, his blow came so close as to sever Musashi's chonmage. Kojirō also openly despises false displays of strength, initially deeming those who are strong to merely be parasites instead of entities with actual strength; he even spites those who are not even on the same level as him when it comes to besting them in combat no matter their personality or intentions. Soon after, he mastered this technique in a short time and then proceeded to teach sword fencing in the Kokura Domain. There is not that much documentation on Musashi’s life, and tremendous number of legends. 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Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, also known as Ganryū Kojirō) (c. 1575 – April 13, 1612), often anglicised to Kojirō Sasaki, was a prominent Japanese swordsman widely considered a master of his craft, born in Fukui Prefecture. Sasaki Kojirō was a long-time rival of Miyamoto Musashi, and is considered the most challenging opponent Musashi ever faced. Yukimura, Kiyomasa, and Musashi help the young heir safely escape. If he goes to Dongkou with Kai and company, he will issue that no one should be allowed to murder Musashi but himself. Kojirō attempted his famous "swallow's blade" or "swallow cut", but Musashi's oversized bokken hit Kojirō first, causing him to fall down; before Kojirō could finish his swallow cut, Musashi smashed Kojirō's left rib, puncturing his lungs and killing him. There are conflicting accounts of the duel, and of Kojiro’s injuries. Legends state that he was born in either Buzen or Echizen Province. During his unintentional rescue, Musashi appears to help him. How did he end up on our side?" The original name implies it's forged from diamond. He happens to be in Nanzhong when it is invaded by a large serpent army battalion. At the same time however, most of his charge attacks also have delayed startup, due to being a normal attack-based character. It was called the "Turning Swallow Cut" or Tsubame Gaeshi (燕返し, "Swallow Reversal / Return"), and was so named because it mimicked the motion of a swallow's tail during flight as observed at Kintaibashi Bridge in Iwakuni. Among other things, this conventional account, drawn from the Nitenki, Kensetsu, and Yoshida Seiken's account, has some problems. When he's defeated, he dubs his rival as the land's greatest warrior with his dying breath. The Khanda. His associations with the Nanman leaders are awkward for him at first, since the Nanman treat him warmly as family. ", when performing it. His conversations with Musashi in the camp has a sub story of Musashi finding and taking care of an injured bear cub. Kojiro is Humanity's first win. His mother was a member of the Sasaki clan, and had him out of wedlock. Another proposes that the Koshirau inscribed on his grave is linked to the alleged Christians living in the area. He is killed in their duel at Ganryujima. 1.1. If a foe is too close to him, he may have trouble countering them as some of his broadsword-based moves may require proper spacing. Kojirō later became skilled in wielding a nodachi, and used one he called monohoshizao ("The Laundry-Drying Pole") as his main weapon. He was either taught under the Chujōryu by Toda Seigen or the Kanemakiryu under Kanemaki Jizai's tutelage. After scoring the victory at Sekigahara, the Tokugawa clan hire him to frame Hideyori for scheming to take Ieyasu's life in Kyoto. Musashi had supposedly fashioned the long bokken, a type called a suburitō due to its above-average length, by shaving down the spare oar of the boat in which he arrived at the duel with his wakizashi. In it he confuses Musashi by helping the peasants. "Your life is in my hands." Kojiro fought with an unusually long sword… "Ganryu" redirects here. Aside from obsessing over Musashi, he offers special praise to Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Meng Huo, Zhurong, and Wei Yan in the Warriors Orochi series. For followers of Musashi in both fact and fiction there is a story of a duel to the death with a famous if as legend has it, unbalanced swordsman named Kojiro Sasaki. He is aware that his clan's landless retainers and the Emperor wish to raise arms to revive his family's territory, but Kojirō is tired of war. His Warriors character names the move randomly during his attacks in reference to its endless interpretations in folklore and fiction. According to the legend, Musashi arrived more than three hours late and goaded Kojirō by taunting him. One plausible theory about the real Kojirō was that he was much older than Musashi and could have actually have been in his fifties or seventies by the time their duel took place. There are a number of accounts of the duel, varying in most details except the essentials, such as Kojirō's defeat. Another theory is that Musashi timed the hour of his arrival to match the turning of the tide. Apparently, the young Musashi, at the time, around 29 years old, heard of Kojirō's fame and asked Lord Hosokawa Tadaoki, through an intermediary, Nagaoka Sado Okinaga, a principal vassal of Tadaoki, to arrange a duel. The first sword is literally named "Child of Darkness" while his second sword describes a gust of wind blowing from the shadows. There he founded his own school, which was called Ganryu. Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, also known as Ganryū Kojirō) (c. 1575 – April 13, 1612), often anglicised to Kojirō Sasaki, was a prominent Japanese swordsman widely considered a master of his craft, born in Fukui Prefecture. ", "You vile creature. Sasaki Kojiro has appeared in many forms in pop culture in Japan. Kojiro’s skills remark him as one of the most respected samurais of all times. But Sasaki heard nothing. In Warriors Orochi 2, Kojirō plays a small role in the Samurai story mode. Japanese Car’s Protection Program Kojirō appears as a sadistic narcissist, who loves to kill and prove his strength with his sword. Rumors say that he was killed by Musashi's disciples yet the true reasons for his death are shrouded in mystery. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. This page was last edited on 20 December 2020, at 14:08. Could he even have prepared it in time, working the hard wood with his wakizashi? Another unique trait is that unlike most portrayals of Kojirō, the Warriors version speaks in a more humble tone despite his sinister personality, as he often uses the pronoun "boku" when referring to himself. Tajimamori spent his remaining days feeling hollow and depressed, weeping every day until he died shortly after his return home. He wouldn't hesitate to kill Tetsunosuke if the situation calls it. While not playable, Kojiro uses the NPC Sword moveset in Samurai Warriors 2 and 2 Empires. During his personal events, Kojirō insists the person underneath his makeup is dead and avoids talking about it to the player character. Curious to know how a sword can move people, he gives Musashi a year to hone his craft. Khopesh. His Musou Attack and special skills are good officer killers. 1 Samurai Warriors 2 2 Samurai Warriors 4 3 Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 4 Warriors Orochi 2 5 Warriors Orochi 3 6 Warriors Orochi 4 "I will give you all a beautiful end." The Duel against Sasaki Kojiro This is the most relevant and important duel fought by Musashi Sensei, which took place on 1612 when he defeated Sasaki Kojiro, the Ganryu School founder and a famous skilled samurai. On the other hand, the Nitenki claims that Kojirō was at this age when he encountered Musashi at Ganryūjima. He went by the fighting name of Ganryū (巌流 lit. His designer was surprised to see his 3D model's ghastly white skin complexion. His signature Drying Pole (物干竿, Monohoshizao) is actually his third weapon in the Asian ports. We can’t be sure. The Nitenki's account initially seems trustworthy, until it goes on to give the age of Kojirō at the time of the duel as 18 years old; it is known that two years earlier he had been a head weapons master for a fief – but then that would imply he had reached such a position at the age of 16, which is extremely improbable. Designers remark that Kojirō was developed to be the "cool and handsome villain" to contrast Musashi. Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. It … In Musashi's story mode, he acts as his rival's foil and taunts him at any given opportunity. ", "If you want to be surrounded in beauty until your dying breath, I could cut you down in a most elegant manner. It … This cut was reputedly so quick and precise that it could strike down a bird in mid-flight. Mighty strike is the same as Deadlock Attack. When the boat finally arrived, Sasaki and the officials were standing on the beach waiting for Musashi. Promoción y construcción de viviendas. He lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612. ~~Meng Huo; Warriors Orochi 3 How did Sasaki Kojiro die after his legendary fight with Miyamoto Musashi? This unreliability of the sources means Kojirō's age could have varied anywhere from his 20s to as late as his 50s. Toda Seigen was a master of the kodachi. The quote for the finisher is oddly cut-off due to a programming error, as the full version is meant to be "Sleep beautifully!" Kojirō was in the middle of a duel with Musashi when they were found at Ji Province, engaged Dong Zhuo's army during Warriors Orochi 4. With Tomoemon Otani, Hisako Yamane, Hideko Takamine, Yuriko Hamada. Kojirō went by the fighting name of Ganryū (巌流, "Large Rock style"), which was also the name of the kenjutsu school he had founded. Khopesh was originated in Egypt and was in service during 1300 BC. While fiction commonly portrays him as a handsome and young prodigy, not much is personally written on Kojirō's life to suggest that this is true. The Asian name for his fourth weapon is named after Tajimamori, a person found within Japanese mythology. Both men desired to not fight to the death and, when the duel was over, the defeated Kojirō was given a reprieve. Other texts completely omit the "late arrival" portion of the story or change the sequence of actions altogether. His C8 also has a more punishable startup that can easily bypassed if spaced improperly. In the manga Vagabond, Sasaki Kojiro is portrayed as a deaf man raised by a retired samurai after he is found in the ocean clinging to a long sword. He assumed his new lifestyle to forget his past life and to stay true to his dedication for his sword training. As they began to attack the swordsman, Nobumoto saved Musashi and they safely escaped the island together. This was Musashi's last fatal duel. He then joins the Tokugawa ranks to destroy Osaka Castle. Also, Kojiro is Japanese. His recruitment mission in Survival Mode is an open call for a sword instructor, an opportunity he will take if the objectives are completed successfully. Sasaki Kojiro, more commonly known as the “Nameless Samurai” was an assassin-type underling of Echidna.He guarded theUnmeiPalace until his death. When joined with Takamimusubi, they represent masculine and feminine traits. 1. He shares the interest of finding beauty in battle with Zhang He. Pakistan; Mozambique; Japan; Malawi; How to buy; Services. Would Musashi only prepare his bokuto while going to the duel site? He lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612. The reason his last name is Sasaki can be because of two reasons: Like his adversary Musashi, he was also very tall (about 5 ft. 10 in. ", "Look out! Numata Nobumoto, a vassal of the Hosokawa clan at the time, wrote an entirely different account. The Nitenki, which was authored by Toyota Kagehide from the Kumamoto Domain and published in 1776, supports the latter and states that a swordsman with the swallow cut resided near Ichijōdani. The debate still rages today as to whether or not Musashi cheated in order to win that fateful duel or merely used the environment to his advantage. How did he end up on our side?". He expected to be pursued by Kojirō's supporters in the event of a victory. Kojirō, after witnessing villagers being slaughtered by pirates, decides to satisfy his boredom by defeating the brigands. Ah, now here's someone worth chopping to pieces. Either option leads to his death at Ganryujima. Kojirō is an elegant fencer with telekinetic broadsword control and variations of his Tsubame Gaeshi technique who is easy to use and control. It is said that Kojirō studied the Chūjō-ryu of sword fighting from either Kanemaki Jisai or Toda Seigen. His possible grave even states "Sasaki Koshirō" or "Sasaki Koshirau" (佐々木 古志らう). Kojirō rejoices when Musashi later agrees to duel him at Ganryūjima and tells his traveling companion the good news before he leaves. He gains a new moveset, weapons and story by Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends. ", "It is not too late! Kojirō's lone appearance in Samurai Warriors 4's Story Mode is at Ishigakibaru in the Chugoku chapter. As he was recovering, however, Musashi's disciples killed him. Kojirō went by the fighting name of Ganryū (巌流, "Large Rock style"), which was also the name of the kenjutsu school he had founded. Crossing to the great unknown lands of Tokoyo-no-Kuni, Tajimamori spent ten years on his journey. Realizing his mistake, he demands a challenge anyway upon hearing of the player's reputation as a master swordsman. He presented one branch to the empress and the other at Emperor Suinin's grave. Stock Search. According to his records, the disciples under Musashi and Kojirō bickered over who was the superior master. Kojiro states he does not understand why Musashi would help a creature, when he himself is a swordsman, since Kojiro considers all swordsmen to be killers at heart, and that he should have just killed it to put it out of its misery. Miyamoto Musashi: Miyamoto Musashi was a famous Japanese swordsman, ronin (a samurai without a lord or master), and … With many facts regarding his early life left unknown, skeptics are questioning if a man actually known as Sasaki Kojirō truly existed. The player character can either offer to run away with him to the southern islands afterwards or congratulate him. Kojirō attempts a Tsubame Gaeshi on Musashi before being slain in the pre-rendered cutscene of their duel in Samurai Warriors 2, though in the English versions, Kojirō instead yells, "Now you die! After the other swordsman flees, Kojirō's talents were scouted by the Tokugawa clan. His mother was unaware she was pregnant with him when she married into the Sasaki clan. He successfully found and collected two branches and one had fruit. There are conflicting accounts of the duel, and of Kojiro’s injuries. It remains unknown if Kojirō's alias has any relation to the Ganryū sword techniques found within the Tottori Domain. He was a skilled swordsman but would always give up in the middle of battle. There are no direct descriptions of the technique, but it was compared to two other techniques current at the time: the Ittō-ryū's Kinshi Cho Ōken and the Ganryū Kosetsu To; respectively the two involved fierce and swift cuts downward and then immediately upwards. 10 Deadliest Ancient Swords. Conventional wisdom has it that Musashi nonchalantly fashioned an oar into a bokken, (wooden sword) arriving late to duel his nemesis Kojiro . he died in the battle vs mushashi and continued to fight all of the swordsman that he fought in life in his head just as he did in life. The details regarding the move are vague at best, but it is roughly described as a strategical maneuver that would lure an opponent to attack the user's front. Musashi immediately jumped back in his boat and his flight was thus helped by the tide. This Sasaki Kojiro was a carefree swordsman who did not take training seriously. Like Katsuie, he is a playable character with a mixed moveset in its Empires adaptation. Repent, and you will be saved. The age of Kojirō is especially uncertain – the Nitenki says that during his childhood, he .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}. Kojirō's students were outraged by the result and held a grudge against Musashi for their loss. How did Sasaki Kojiro die after his legendary fight with Miyamoto Musashi? Kamimusubi is said to have been a "sole god", or a being that was created without the need of a male or female entity. We can’t be sure. ... received the instruction of Toda Seigen, a master of the school of the short sword, and having been the partner of his master, he excelled him in the wielding of the long sword. Kojirō's titles in Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends are "Stick Wielder", "Painted Clown", "Aesthete", "Flashing Blade", "Mortiferous Grace", "Netherworld Swordsman", and "Musashi's Conqueror". The spirit of a dead woman walks among the enemy! He also hides a slight trace of sadness within as shown during his opening cutscene in the second installment's Xtreme Legends expansion, where he briefly sheds a tear just after saving a mother an her child. Seven-Branched Sword. It was after defeating his master's younger brother that he left and founded the Ganryū. As he satisfies his bloodlust, he and Zhang He share an understanding with one another regarding the beauty in battle. ", "I sense nothing but madness in your blade. Kojirō's purple alternate outfit in Warriors Orochi 2 may be a reference to his appearance in Type-Moon's visual novel, Fate/stay night. After Kojirō cleaves a boulder in twain at the player character's request, an observing Munenori recognizes the swordsman's technique and identifies him as a young successor to a clan in Kyūshū who was once presumed dead. Eventually the Bear is found missing, and when Musashi confronts Kojirō about it, he claims he set the bear free by cutting its chains, because the animal had reached full health. Both men challenge the interloper at the same time only to lose unexpectedly. His favorite technique was both respected and feared throughout feudal Japan. He promises to share a happy future with the player character forever escaping them, feeling that he may someday show him/her the real him. Whether Musashi cheated in the duel or not remains a heated debate to this day. His weaknesses lie in his poor defense, low health, and time consuming recoveries from his charge attacks. Extremely irritated and blinded by rage, Sasaki Kojiro drew his Katana and threw away his scabbard. Even worse, a number of scholars contend that identifying Seigen as Kojirō's teacher is a mistake, and that he was actually trained by a student of Seigen's, Kanemaki Jisai. Kojirō's fourth weapon for his Empires appearance is named after his swordsman's name, Ganryū. The reason for this was that the person interviewed for the Nitenki (the last known witness to the duel) said Kojirō's age but the author missed the first part, and only got the last part which was 18 (十八). Most of his charge attacks provide good guard-breaking strikes and crowd clearing maneuvers. Kojirō's is symbolized by the kanji for "sword" (剣) and "swallow" (燕) and by camellia petals for his Samurai Warriors counterpart; the second kanji nods to one of his most famous traits being his allegedly famed technique, Tsubame Gaeshi, known to be a slashing technique that resembles a swallow in flight, observed from Iwakuni's Kintai Bridge. Toda Seigen was a master of the kodachi. Kojirō openly admits he wants nothing more than to forget his past, and chooses to live by his sword's way (to the point where he finds rebellion for the sake of his family a moot option). Since they were not married, he took on his mother's last name. Each source that does mention him states conflicting accounts from one another, mainly due to the fact that each record was written during the early to mid Edo Period (long after Musashi's death). Although he fails to meet up with his intended opponent as a result, the Unification scenario has the two rivals find a common enemy in the protagonist for disrupting one of their duels. Seleccioneu l'idioma : Christmas portrait. "Large Rock style"), which was also the name of the kenjutsu school he had founded. This theory mainly plays on the idea that Kojirō was Toda Seigen's student, who was said to have had taught an elderly man around the time of the Ganryūjima duel. Nobunaga's​ Ambition​: Lord of​ Darkness​ portrait, Nobunaga's Ambition Iron Triangle portrait, Nobunaga no Yabou ~Oretachi no Sengoku~ portrait, Nobunyaga no Yabou Nyapuri! Due to his master's use of the kodachi, Kojirō used a nodachi, or a long katana, against him, therefore eventually excelling in its use. Sasaki Kojirō was a supposedly talented swordsman who is best known in modern times as Miyamoto Musashi's ultimate rival. In his ending, Kojirō is thrilled to finally achieve his goal but is simultaneously stricken at losing his greatest rival. When the battle ends, Kojirō joins the coalition as an excuse to properly sate his murderous desires. In this game's Chronicle Mode, the player character can choose to either assist or defeat Kojirō at Ganryujima or face him in a competition against swordsmen. If Kojirō had indeed learned Chūjō-ryu from Seigen, he would have been his master's sparring partner. After realizing he was fooled, he went after Akakabe and killed him, he assumes Sasaki Kojiro's identity. He is first introduced in the Samurai Warriors series in its second entry as a unique NPC and bodyguard. With the ability to create anything from nothing, Kamimusubi is sometimes romanticized as a goddess of Izumo. Thus, her husband, although suspecting the child wasn't his, raised him as his own son. Unexpectedly, an assassination was actually planned and Kojirō is ordered to kill Hideyori instead. Makai ~Fukkatsu to Yabou Revival and Vision~, https://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Kojirō_Sasaki?oldid=453555, Maxime Mensah - Samurai Warriors 2 (English), Antoine Yared - Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends (English), Brian Beacock - Warriors Orochi 2 (English-uncredited), "...I smell strength. Kojirō's favored weapon during combat was a straight-edged nodachi with a blade-length of over 90 cm (2 feet, 11.5 inches). If he is impressed during Musashi's dream mode, he will appear as the stage's last challenger. More interested in dueling his rival, Kojirō's focus shifts to Musashi and he beats him. Recently, his hard-to-aim C7 has had a nerf where it instead forces the target into an airborne state and overall halving its damage output via the aerial damage penalty. Shotel. ” Kojiro was first introduced in the Duel Masters Versus season of the Duel Masters Anime. A young man with long, flowing hair and what others describe as an innocent, child-like face. The Bukōden, a supposed biography surrounding Musashi that was published in 1755, writes that Kojirō earned the swordsmen alias "Ganryū" when he was eighteen. The fact that Kojiro is the first winner, though, might invoke a bad taste in the mouths of people who have watched or read other fighting manga like Baki or Kengan Ashura. He came close to victory several times until, supposedly, he was blinded by the sunset behind Musashi, who struck him on the skull with his oversized bokken, or wooden sword, which was 110 centimetres (43 in) long. She later married a distant cousin who also shared the same last name, and raised him as his own son. the other fighters had no reason to continue fighting and they didnt have the same ability to fight their opponents in their head that kojiro had. As a comparison, the average blade-length of the regular katana are usually 70 cm (2 feet, 3 inches) but rarely longer. In the Nitenki, he reportedly wielded a nodachi named "Bizen Osafune Nagamitsu" (備前長船長光), which was approximately one meter in length, by 1612. By the time he returned to Nakatsu Kuni, the emperor had long passed away. Sasaki Kojiro and Poseidon(RoR) VS S-Class Swordsmen, A-C Samurais, Gale Wind, Hellfire Flame, Bang, Bomb and Garou(OPM) JOVIOLMA Follow After Musashi insulted his sword with the derogatory "Drying Pole" name, implying that the blade wasn't made for cutting, he went to Ganryūjima and faced the other in a duel. Kojirō Sasaki is a swordsman who is thought to have existed during the early Edo period. Sasaki Kojiro waited by the beach, and once Musashi arrived, ran up with his long sword in hand and said to him, “Are you late because you are afraid?” He then drew his sword and threw away the scabbard, some say on the ground or into the ocean. Kojirō later elaborates that a samurai family once existed in Kyūshū yet was completely massacred when they lost in their defiance to the land's unifier. ", "I love sitting around the fire with you, just the two of us.". It was called monohoshizao (Clothes/Laundry-Drying Pole, 物干し竿, often translated into English as "The Drying Pole"). Briefly mistaking Lu Xun and Zhu Ran to be part of the enemy, the two samurai attack them, but the misunderstanding is soon cleared up. Though he is easily angered by the thought of someone better than him, he becomes intrigued by Musashi's skill and is motivated to outdo him and prove himself as absolute best swordsman. During the Kyushu chapter's equivalent of the same stage (Yanagawa), Kojirō appears as unexpected ally reinforcements. Harada Mukashi and a few other scholars believe that Kojirō was actually assassinated by Musashi and his students – the Sasaki clan apparently was a political obstacle to Lord Hosokawa, and defeating Kojirō would have been a political setback to his religious and political foes. Left him to travel in various provinces immediately jumped back in his boat and his flight was thus helped the. Musashi then hastily retreated to his appearance in Samurai Warriors 2 and 2 Empires is how did sasaki kojiro die him. 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