"Not like my Iori, no." Musashi replies, and she sounds more thoughtful. "For one thing, my Iori was a girl too." Still, though. The actor on the screen does have enough resemblance that it sparks an old memory.
"Spent some time in an alternate Edo once. Decade or so two after my counterpart passed away. I met the Miyamoto Iori of that world. Actually our first meeting I tried to kill him." An enemy Master and Servant were encroaching on Yoshiwara; Musashi was sent out to deal with it.
"Hadn't realized until they said the name, but the kid kind of resembles him." Look at her, growing nostalgic in her dotage. She smiles, fondly. "It was good meeting him, though. I was impressed how far he'd come."
Meanwhile, on-screen a scene change introduces the audience to our antagonist. It is not a flattering portrayal of Sasaki Kojiro. Played by an actor at least two decades younger and quite a bit prettier than the weathered, middle-aged Musashi, Kojiro is clearly set to be his opposite in every way; Musashi's clothes are roughspun and worn, while Kojiro dresses in fine silk. Musashi takes only basic care of his appearance, but Kojiro wears makeup (severe guyliner alert) and us shown applying perfume. Where Musashi lives in caves and barns to show his humility, accompanied only by Iori and his comic relief manservant, Kojiro resides in a palatial manor, filled with students/henchmen eager to do his bidding. Musashi is stoic and plainspoken, but Kojiro is shown to be volatile, and like any good villain, in love with the sound of his own voice. In his first scene, upon being given bad news by a servant, Kojiro pulls a sword, a thin blade almost as long as he is tall, and strikes the servant down, with dialogue suggesting this is not an uncommon occurrence. Where Musashi is introspective, Kojiro is furious. He has conquered all other schools with his special technique, yet the acknowledgement he clearly feels he deserves yet eludes him. One opponent stands between him and what he sees as his destiny, an opponent that has dropped off the face of the Earth. He will not be satisfied until he has killed Musashi Miyamoto, and assembles a squad of his "five best students", an eclectic squad of thugs armed with a variety of exotic and impractical weaponry that nevertheless promise some exciting and bloody fight scenes in the near future. He orders them to "find Miyamoto Musashi...no matter who stands in your way!"
Musashi watches the screen, idly reaching down into Lucy's bowl for a handful of popcorn. Before she indulges, she grins in amusement at the screen. "Wow, painting with a subtle brush I see."
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"Spent some time in an alternate Edo once. Decade or so two after my counterpart passed away. I met the Miyamoto Iori of that world. Actually our first meeting I tried to kill him." An enemy Master and Servant were encroaching on Yoshiwara; Musashi was sent out to deal with it.
"Hadn't realized until they said the name, but the kid kind of resembles him." Look at her, growing nostalgic in her dotage. She smiles, fondly. "It was good meeting him, though. I was impressed how far he'd come."
Meanwhile, on-screen a scene change introduces the audience to our antagonist. It is not a flattering portrayal of Sasaki Kojiro. Played by an actor at least two decades younger and quite a bit prettier than the weathered, middle-aged Musashi, Kojiro is clearly set to be his opposite in every way; Musashi's clothes are roughspun and worn, while Kojiro dresses in fine silk. Musashi takes only basic care of his appearance, but Kojiro wears makeup (severe guyliner alert) and us shown applying perfume. Where Musashi lives in caves and barns to show his humility, accompanied only by Iori and his comic relief manservant, Kojiro resides in a palatial manor, filled with students/henchmen eager to do his bidding. Musashi is stoic and plainspoken, but Kojiro is shown to be volatile, and like any good villain, in love with the sound of his own voice. In his first scene, upon being given bad news by a servant, Kojiro pulls a sword, a thin blade almost as long as he is tall, and strikes the servant down, with dialogue suggesting this is not an uncommon occurrence. Where Musashi is introspective, Kojiro is furious. He has conquered all other schools with his special technique, yet the acknowledgement he clearly feels he deserves yet eludes him. One opponent stands between him and what he sees as his destiny, an opponent that has dropped off the face of the Earth. He will not be satisfied until he has killed Musashi Miyamoto, and assembles a squad of his "five best students", an eclectic squad of thugs armed with a variety of exotic and impractical weaponry that nevertheless promise some exciting and bloody fight scenes in the near future. He orders them to "find Miyamoto Musashi...no matter who stands in your way!"
Musashi watches the screen, idly reaching down into Lucy's bowl for a handful of popcorn. Before she indulges, she grins in amusement at the screen. "Wow, painting with a subtle brush I see."