Hagakure The Code of the Samurai (The Manga Edition)

by Tsunetomo, Yamamoto; Wilson, Sean Michael; Kutsuwada, Chie; Wilson, William Scott

• ISBN13: 9784770031204
• ISBN10: 4770031203
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-03
• Publisher: Kodansha International

Summary

This manga adaptation of what Ivan Morris called "the most influential of all samurai treatises" is told in a form reminiscent of The Arabian Nights. A young, upcoming samurai seeks the advice of an older, experienced warrior who has become a Zen monk. The ambitious young samurai humbly begs to learn from the old master, who consents. So begins a series of eventful meetings. At each sitting, the seasoned samurai tells his young student tales of samurai past. Tales of famous warriors are recited. With brutal, unrelenting samurai justice, wrongs are righted and judgment is passed. With each incident, the young novice learns what it means to be a samurai. Learns what courage and right thought are. Learns the harsh realities and subtle wisdom of his age. With text by scriptwriter Sean Wilson, and vivid manga by Chie Kutsuwada, Hagakure will enthral legions of manga and martial arts fans. An important Afterword is provided by William Scott Wilson, translator of Yamamoto Tsunetomo's orginal Hagakure

Author Biography

Sean Michael Wilson has written a number of new and forthcoming comics and manga books and has also edited AX: Alternative Manga, a collection of cutting-edge Japanese manga in English. He lives in Japan but travels abroad frequently to attend comics, manga and anime conventions.

Chie Kutsuwada is the respected manga artist of Shakespeare's As You Like It and other works. She has lectured and taught manga workshops around Britain at such venues as Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Library. She lives in the U.K.