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Megan B. Moore wrote:In 1600, a young punk known in history as Miyamoto Musashi walked away from the Battle of Sekigahara, possibly the most famous battle in Japanese history and became a ronin, or masterless samurai. From his rather humble beginnings, he became one of the most, if not the most, revered swordsmen in Japanese history, as well as an artist and a philosopher. He’s perhaps best known for being in a nasty fight one day and realizing that he had two swords and two hands, and should put them to good use....

estee wrote:I don't like it when Westerners suddenly appear in other cultures. Like "Last Samurai". What was the point of having Tom Cruise going 'native'? Why not have it simply about the Samurais and their last gasp within Japanese culture. Why do we need to see it through Western eyes?