"Miyamoto Musashi" charts the origins of the eponymous swordsman (Kinnosuke Nakamura) following his participation in the Battle of Sekigahara and traces his path towards the way of the samurai.
New audio commentary on Miyamoto Musashi with Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Wroot
Live by the Sword - new video essay on Miyamoto Musashi in history and popular culture by Jonathan Clements, author of A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun
A Legendary Swordsman - new appreciation of Toei's Miyamoto Musashi saga by film critic Tony Rayns
On Otsu and Other Women - new interview with Japanese cinema scholar Jennifer Coates on female representation in Toei's Miyamoto Musashi saga
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