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Musashi is considered a kensei (sword saint) of Japan. [3] He was the founder of the Niten Ichi-ryū , or Nito Ichi-ryū, style of swordsmanship, and in his final years authored The Book of Five Rings ( 五輪の書 , Go Rin No Sho ) and Dokkōdō (獨行道, The Path of Aloneness ).
In the American series Heroes, Adam Monroe, an Englishman who came to Japan seeking a fortune, is portrayed in feudal Japan as Takezo Kensei (剣聖 武蔵, Kensei Takezō), a samurai and swordsman based on Miyamoto Musashi, evidenced by the fact that "Takezo" was his birth name, and "kensei" means "master swordsman." [2]
At that moment, Hiro smells fire and looks behind him to see the village of Ōtsu burning to the ground. As Hiro and Kensei travel toward Ōtsu, a woman from the village encounters Kensei and takes his sword, stating that her father made the sword for him to defend the village with and denounces Kensei for leaving the village to be destroyed.
In the episode "Kindred", Ando discovers that Hiro has left messages for him, stored within the hilt of Takezo Kensei's sword. The messages, written while he was in the year 1671, detail Hiro's adventures with Takezo Kensei. Hiro returns in "Out of Time", to Ando's delight. While both are happy about the reunion, Ando sorrowfully tells Hiro ...
Kensei, persuaded by Hiro's pleas — and the prospect of a relationship with the swordsmith's daughter — agrees to rescue the swordsmith, but is ambushed by the bandits Hiro earlier disarmed. Kensei appears to be killed by the bandits' arrows, but is somehow able to revive: his wounds heal while Hiro watches, amazed.
However, Takezo is captured by the monk Takuan Sōhō and his Matahachi's fiance Otsu, who make him reconsider his purpose in life. Takuan frees him and, to make him start his life anew, renames him Musashi Miyamoto. [1] [2] After a 4-year timeskip, Musashi arrives in Kyōto, where he fights against the Yoshioka swords. Musashi takes down ...
While he escapes by the riverbank, Sasaki crosses the bridge and says that Toji will lose against Musashi. Toji acts bossy until Sasaki suddenly takes his sword and slices off Toji's topknot with the "Swallow Turn" move. Sasaki then strides away back across the bridge. Otsu runs along the river calling for Takezo. Akemi is there also and hears her.
Hiro goes on a quest to retrieve the sword of Feudal Japanese hero Takezo Kensei after meeting with Isaac and seeing his paintings. Peter has more visions of himself exploding and there is a man whom he does not know in his new visions. Peter later meets this man, who calls himself Claude Rains. Claude can become invisible.