| But in 1548, at the Battle of Uedahara, Takeda's army was thwarted by Murakami Yoshikyo. |
| Murakami was forced to flee to the north where Uesugi Kenshin granted him refuge. |
| In 2003, it is the Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami, who is inspired by the legendary fabric. |
| The survivors needed hope for a brighter future, and Murakami sought to supply a salving narrative through his art. |
| He knew in this occasion, as the oldest of the group of karatekas, to express what he had learnt of the education of Master Murakami. |
| Some of the rewards of this novel lie in trying to unravel the puzzles Murakami sets the reader. |
