The Murata Family (村田家 Murata-ke?) is a famous swordsmith family.
Jintetsu Murata was known as the greatest swordsmith in Edo, having made the famed Benizakura sword before his death. Though both of his children learnt swordsmithing from him and carried on the family trade after his passing, the two siblings had very different philosophies even from a young age. Jintetsu's son, Tetsuya, wanted to make "the strongest sword", while his daughter, Tetsuko, wanted to make 'swords that protect'. This led to Jintetsu favouring his daughter's handiwork, which was imbued with what the senior swordsmith thought was the nobler aspiration.[1]
Tetsuya would go on to create the bio-mechanical version of the Benizakura, featured in the Benizakura Arc.
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- ↑ Sorachi Hideaki, Gintama, VIZ media, Vol. 12, Lesson 96, page(s) 35, 43-44.