Shinmen Munisai

Shinmen Munisai , also called Miyamoto Muninosuke, was a martial artist, expert in using the sword and the jitte. He was also the adopted father of the famous rōnin Miyamoto Musashi. He was the son of Miyamoto Musashi no kami Yoshimoto, a vassal of Shinmen Iga no Kami, the lord of Takayama Castle in the Yoshino district of Mimasaka Province. Munisai was relied upon by Lord Shinmen Sokan, the head of the Shinmen clan and so was allowed to use the Shinmen name. He was one of the few to have obtained the title of "Invincible Under The Sun", which was offered to him by the Shōgun Ashikaga.