Musashi vs. giant bats?

**shotoblogger** · 9th October 2004, 02:49 AM

There is an exhibit of ukiyo-e prints at a museum near my home. Our local newspaper showed one on its front page of a swordsman fighting giants bats. The caption says it is a depiction of Musashi from a legend about his being attacked by bats. I am skeptical. Has anyone heard of this legend before?

**Twobitmage** · 9th October 2004, 03:30 PM

well theres a kabuki play where he kills a ghost/demon (forget which)

and a painting of him killing a dragon

**Zaphiel** · 10th October 2004, 02:10 AM

............ a giant bat?????

never heard of this tale........

ajk713 · 10th October 2004, 06:12 AM

sounds cool

**shotoblogger** · 10th October 2004, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Twobitmage

well theres a kabuki play where he kills a ghost/demon (forget which)

and a painting of him killing a dragon

Thanks. Do you have any more info on these, like the name of the play, etc.?

kenshin13 · 10th October 2004, 01:45 PM

What a concidence, I just happened to watch a movie about him today. Is it true that for his practice he would kill swallows in the air?

**shotoblogger** · 10th October 2004, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by kenshin13

What a concidence, I just happened to watch a movie about him today. Is it true that for his practice he would kill swallows in the air?

Are you talking about the "Samurai" movie series with Toshiro Mifune playing Musashi that is based on the Yoshikawa novel? Yoshikawa has Sasaki Kojiro cutting down swallows, not Musashi. Not that I know if either actually did that.

**Niels** · 10th October 2004, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by shotoblogger

There is an exhibit of ukiyo-e prints at a museum near my home. Our local newspaper showed one on its front page of a swordsman fighting giants bats. The caption says it is a depiction of Musashi from a legend about his being attacked by bats. I am skeptical. Has anyone heard of this legend before?

No youre confused with the robotic monkeys with radioactive rubber pants

**nalogg** · 11th October 2004, 02:26 AM

Originally Posted by shotoblogger

The caption says it is a depiction of Musashi from a legend about his being attacked by bats. I am skeptical.

Have you ever wondered why there aren't any giant bats around today?

well it's because of Musashi....

the crazy bastard killed them all!

that print is the first documented record of total species extinction!

**Lloromannic** · 11th October 2004, 08:37 AM

What a concidence, I just happened to watch a movie about him today. Is it true that for his practice he would kill swallows in the air?

Were the swallows unladen?

**rainmaker** · 12th October 2004, 02:31 AM

Are you sure it wasn't Batman ??? No wonder I can see him anymore...

Originally Posted by shotoblogger

There is an exhibit of ukiyo-e prints at a museum near my home. Our local newspaper showed one on its front page of a swordsman fighting giants bats. The caption says it is a depiction of Musashi from a legend about his being attacked by bats. I am skeptical. Has anyone heard of this legend before?

Angelomaru · 12th October 2004, 02:47 AM

Originally Posted by Lloromannic

Were the swallows unladen?

Were they African or European?

(Being King, You have to know these things)

**Lloromannic** · 12th October 2004, 03:23 AM

It would not be a bad idea to practice test cutting, hit the swallow first and then the coconut.

kenshin13 · 12th October 2004, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by shotoblogger

Are you talking about the "Samurai" movie series with Toshiro Mifune playing Musashi that is based on the Yoshikawa novel? Yoshikawa has Sasaki Kojiro cutting down swallows, not Musashi. Not that I know if either actually did that.

Yes I am, and it was pretty good (it was part 2).

And about the swallows, I will never trust an anime magazine again!

(they were doing a samurai special)