Where does the ultimate sword technique lie? In a world of war, swordsmen honed their swordsmanship—Ise no Kami Kamiizumi of the Shinkage-ryū, Bokuden Tsukahara of the Shintō-ryū, Musashi Miyamoto of the Niten Ichi-ryū, Kojirō Sasaki of the Ganryū, and Sekishūsai Yagyū of the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū. These men, sometimes master and disciple, sometimes rivals in life and death, inherited the spirit and techniques of swordsmanship. The true figures of people living in a world of swords and war, depicted by five masters of historical fiction. A collection of swordsman novels, carefully selected for their masterpieces. "Kensei: Five Swordsmen Who Lived in a Chaotic World" By: Shōtarō Ikenami, Yō Tsumoto, Sanjugo Naoki, Kōsuke Gomi, Kenjō Tsunabuchi Shinchō Bunko, 2006, First Edition Price: ¥438 *Creasing on the top of the cover (Images 1-3) #YōTsumoto #Yō_Tsumoto #ShōtarōIkenami #Shōtarō_Ikenami #SanjūgoNaoki #Sanjūgo_Naoki #Book #JapaneseLiterature/Novels/Stories