Hatake Okazaki crossed the cozy sitting room to his old armchair, breathing out heavily as he positioned himself in the chair’s divot. He motioned for his grandson to join him on his lap, and to his surprise, the boy of six wasn’t as light as he once was. “I’ll tell you, but you have to promise to go to bed as soon as the story is over or your dad will be angry with me again.” “I promise!” the boy said quickly. “Okay. Masamune Okazaki was born during the Kamakura Period, but no one knows when he lived precisely. Nevertheless, he was the greatest swordsmith Japan had ever known, and probably will ever know. His swords were perfect, elegant, true works of art. There were many emperors and shoguns that desired his blades, but he was only one man, and he was stretched thin with requests for his work. Partially to fill his orders and partially to carry on his legacy, he took on just ten students, each perfecting a different aspect of sword making, but none ever achieving the level of perfection their master had attained.
What do You think about The Sword Maker's Seal (2013)?
