Musashi
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Musashi may refer to:
- Japanese corvette MusashiJapanese corvette Musashiwas the third and final vessel in the of three wooden-hulled, sail-and-steam corvettes of the early Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named for Musashi province, a former province of Japan located in the Kantō region...
(1876) - Japanese battleship MusashiJapanese battleship Musashi, named after the ancient Japanese Musashi Province, was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet. She was the second ship of the...
- Musashi (novel)Musashi (novel)is a Japanese novel written by Eiji Yoshikawa and serialized in 1935 in Asahi Shimbun.-Introduction:It is a fictionalized account of the life of Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings and arguably the most renowned Japanese swordsman who ever lived.The novel has been translated into...
, a 1935 novel by Eiji Yoshikawa - Musashi'sMusashi'sThe Musashi's is a musical group in Japan, formed of 5 cats. One of the largest talent agency, Stardust Promotion, connected with the Musashi's. The contract stated that each cat will be given one skipjack tuna per song.- Members :...
, a Japanese feline musical group - Brave Fencer MusashiBrave Fencer Musashiis an action role-playing game developed and published by Square in 1998 for the Sony PlayStation. The game involves real-time combat in a 3D environment, and features voice overs for most dialogue. Brave Fencer Musashi was scored by Tsuyoshi Sekito, a former Konami employee...
, a 1998 Playstation video game- Musashi: Samurai LegendMusashi: Samurai LegendMusashi: Samurai Legend, known in Japan as , is a third-person action game developed and published by Square Enix in 2005 for Sony's PlayStation 2. Much like its predecessor, Brave Fencer Musashi, the game involves real-time combat in a 3D environment, and character designs by Tetsuya Nomura.The...
, a 2005 sequel to Brave Fencer Musashi
- Musashi: Samurai Legend
Places
- Musashi ProvinceMusashi Provincewas a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama...
, an old province of Japan - Musashi, ŌitaMusashi, Oitawas a town located in Higashikunisaki District, Ōita, Japan.On March 31, 2006 Musashi was merged with the towns of Kunisaki , Aki and Kunimi, all from Higashikunisaki District, to form the new city of Kunisaki....
, Japan - Musashi UniversityMusashi Universityis a university in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by leading businessman Kaichiro Nezu in 1922 as Musashi High School.It has faculties of economics, humanities, and sociology, as well as three graduate schools....
People
- Miyamoto MusashiMiyamoto Musashi, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman and rōnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age...
(c. 1584–1645), master swordsman, painter, and author of The Book of Five Rings - Musashi KanbeMusashi KanbeMusashi Kanbe is a Seiun Award winning author for the novel Saikoro Tokkōtai. Musashi Kanbe was also chair of honor at Daicon III in 1981.-Web sources:...
(born 1948) - Musashi Mizushima (born 1964), Japanese former professional footballer
- Musashi (kickboxer)Musashi (kickboxer)is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist...
(born 1972), K-1 kickboxer - Mark MusashiMark MusashiMasaru Edward Fulenwider-Musashi , better known by the stage name , is a Wushu martial artist and a stuntman/actor or Gaijin tarento. Raised in Buckfield, Maine, he attended Dartmouth College , majoring in East Asian Languages and Literatures and minoring in Drama...
(born 1977), Wushu martial artist and actor
Characters
- Musashi (Shugo Chara!), a character in Shugo Chara!
- Musashi (Pokémon) or Jessie, a member of The Team Rocket trio in Pokémon
- Musashi TomoeMusashi TomoeMusashi Tomoe is a fictional character from the mecha series Getter Robo. He is most famous for his sacrificial final battle that helped end the fight with the Dinosaur Empire. He has however, appeared in subsequent manga and stories due to his popularity and nostalgic quality...
, a character in the mecha series Getter Robo - Joe MusashiJoe Musashiis a player character and main hero in Sega's Shinobi series of video games, first introduced in 1987.-Character design:When debuting in the Shinobi series, Musashi was designed with an outfit that would be described by IGN as "thoroughly traditional", whereas Sega would coordinate later characters...
, the protagonist of the Shinobi video games
See also
- Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoSamurai I: Musashi Miyamotois a 1954 color Japanese film by Hiroshi Inagaki starring Toshirō Mifune. It is the first film of Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy of historical adventures. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi. The novel is loosely based on the life of the famous Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi...
, a 1954 film by Hiroshi Inagaki based on Eiji Yoshikawa'a novel - Musashi, the Samurai LordMusashi, the Samurai LordMusashi, the Samurai Lord, known in Japanese as , is an anime series by Studio Pierrot. The 50-episode series aired on Nihon Television from October 1990 to September 1991....
, a 1990 anime series - Grander MusashiGrander Musashi, also known as Super Fisher Grander Musashi and Musashi the Great, is a Japanese manga series created by Takashi Teshirogi and was adapted into two anime seasons. It is a fishing sport anime which teaches audiences various fishing methods. The target of this anime is usually towards families and...
, a 1996 manga and anime series - Musashi GundohMusashi Gundohis a Japanese anime television series, based on the story by Monkey Punch. It premiered in Japan on the satellite station BS-i on April 9, 2006, and is also set to be broadcast across Japan by the anime satellite television network Animax from October 2006. It is also legally distributed over the...
, a 2006 anime television series - Kōzuke-Musashi CampaignKozuke-Musashi CampaignThe Kōzuke-Musashi campaign was a rapid and direct assault during the Japanese Genkō War by Nitta Yoshisada that led up to the Siege of Kamakura in 1333. It consisted of a number of battles over a brief period...