General Murakami was the father of Gennosuke. Loyal to his lord even after death, he took an oath to avenge the death of his lord and find his killer. Leaving his home, he took along with him his wife and young son. A true samurai, he focused only on his goal, not caring what he and his family had to go through for him to achieve it.

Eventually, his wife died and Murakami began to teach kenjutsu to his young son. Not many years after, his son was a match for his father and the boy took his leave of him. Gennosuke found the swords of his father in a chest owned by the killer of Lord Asano. There was only one way they could have gotten there.