Sokon Shiyueishiya Bunko Ko28-19 (Shueisha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] What is true strength? At the age of 13, Matsumura Sokon was discovered by the renowned martial arts master Teruya to have a talent for martial arts. After passing the examination to become an official of the Shuri Royal Government, he became Teruya's apprentice and challenged some of the most powerful men in the castle to an imperial tournament. He interacts with the king, meets the wife of a female samurai, duels with his opponents, battles with fierce bulls, the suicide of his apprentice, and the collapse of the Ryukyu Kingdom. This entertaining feature film depicts the life of a man who earnestly pursued budo during the turbulent period of change from Edo to Meiji.

本当の強さとは何か。松村宗棍は13歳の頃、高名な武術家の照屋に武の才を見出される。首里王府の役人になる試験に合格し照屋の弟子となった彼は、御前試合で城内屈指の強豪たちに挑むことになり―。国王との交流、女武士の妻との出会い、好敵手との決闘、猛牛との戦い、弟子の自害、そして琉球王国の崩壊。江戸から明治へと変わる激動の時代、真摯に武道を追い求めた男の生涯を描くエンタメ長編。