Kanemaki Jisai (鐘巻 自斎, c.1536–1615) was a master of the
Chujo-ryūChujō-ryū is a koryu martial art founded in the 1300's by Chujō Nagahide, who studied under Nenami Okuyama Jion and his Nen-ryu style of swordsmanship.-History:...
fighting style. He was a student of
Toda SeigenToda Seigen a renowned swordsman during the Sengoku Period in 16th century Japan. Seigen was reputed as a master of the Chūjō-ryu style of sword fighting, excelling in the kodachi art. It is thought that Toda Seigen was the teacher of the famous swordsman Sasaki Kojirō...
and teacher to Itō Ittōsai (possibly also
Sasaki Kojirōwas a prominent Japanese swordsman, born in Fukui Prefecture. He lived during the Sengoku and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612.-History:...
).
Kanemaki Jisai is a featured character within the Japanese manga series
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, in which he is a primary figure of the series' 'Kojirō Arc', raising Sasaki Kojirō from his very birth and training him throughout the latter's early adulthood.
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Kanemaki Jisai (鐘巻 自斎, c.1536–1615) was a master of the
Chujo-ryūChujō-ryū is a koryu martial art founded in the 1300's by Chujō Nagahide, who studied under Nenami Okuyama Jion and his Nen-ryu style of swordsmanship.-History:...
fighting style. He was a student of
Toda SeigenToda Seigen a renowned swordsman during the Sengoku Period in 16th century Japan. Seigen was reputed as a master of the Chūjō-ryu style of sword fighting, excelling in the kodachi art. It is thought that Toda Seigen was the teacher of the famous swordsman Sasaki Kojirō...
and teacher to Itō Ittōsai (possibly also
Sasaki Kojirōwas a prominent Japanese swordsman, born in Fukui Prefecture. He lived during the Sengoku and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612.-History:...
).
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Kanemaki Jisai is a featured character within the Japanese manga series
VagabondVagabond may refer to:*Vagabond , an itinerant person*Vagabond , traveling inexpensivelyIn music:*Vagabond , an alternative rock band fronted by Jørn Lande*Vagabond , a band from the UK...
, in which he is a primary figure of the series' 'Kojirō Arc', raising Sasaki Kojirō from his very birth and training him throughout the latter's early adulthood. After being defeated and humiliated by former student Itō Ittōsai, Jisai renews his conviction to the sword after taking the life of a semi-feudal lord by the name of Fudo. From this point on, Jisai reopens a school of swordsmanship and unknowingly bequeaths all of his techniques to Kojirō through constant sparring with his pupil.