Sasaki kojiro was a long - time rival of miyamoto musashi , and is considered the most challenging opponent musashi ever faced 佐佐木小次郎是日本剑圣宫本武藏很长时间的敌手，并且也被认为是武藏面对过的最厉害的对手。
His chinese counterpart pu , also young and upright is called the saint . the saint is on his way to the castle of the hsiahous when he saves hsiahou s only daughter , whose father is actually the ninjas chinese ally . old hsiahou traps the saint and jails him in a gungeon 胜男倾心剑圣，却被父亲夏侯渊责难，夏侯渊为使夏侯世家再复昔日威名，不惜勾结日本，加害中原武林人物，并使计将剑圣困于天牢，后胜男暗救剑圣被父误杀，悲恸下自刎而死。
Every ten years , it is an historical ritual for the best swordsmen of china and japan to meet in a tourament . this time , janpan s representative is young and upright kiichi of the yagiu house . his chinese counterpart is pu , also so yound and upright that he is called the saint 剑圣步青云刘松仁饰赶赴夏侯山庄,代替夏侯家出战十年一次中日剑术比赛,途中出现神秘忍者刺客;东瀛代表宫本徐少强希望堂堂正正战胜,但德川幕府早已勾结夏侯家另有所图,宫本坚持与青云除去公敌后,再来生死决斗
