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Mujūrō Utsutsu
Mujuro Utsutsu
Name Information
Kanji 現夢十郎
Kana うつつ むじゅうろう
Rōmaji Utsutsu Mujūrō
Series Information
Debut Movie
Appearances Ninja Scroll
Original Dub Norio Wakamoto
English Dub Kirk Thornton
Personal Information
Gender Male
Relations Genma Himuro (Leader)
Affiliation Eight People of Kimon
Status Deceased

Mujūrō Utsutsu is one of the Eight People of Kimon, a blind swordsman who challenges Jūbei Kibagami to a fight to the death.

Personality[]

Mujūrō is a highly skilled blind ronin working for Genma Himuro. He seeks an honorable duel with Jubei and speaks politely. Mujūrō is very laser focused in a fight. He isn't out to just defeat his enemies, but to test his own abilities. Mujūrō even saves Jūbei Kibagami and Kagerō from falling off a cliff because he wants to kill them in battle fair and square. Of all the Eight People of Kimon, he comes off as the least sadistic. He enjoys understanding his opponents to see what type of strategies they will use against him in combat.

Appearance[]

Mujūrō is a tall and intimidating ronin dressed in traditional white samurai robes with long black hair.

Biography[]

Mujūrō is a cunning blind ronin who has probably served many warlords before joining in Genma's employ. He challenges Jūbei Kibagami to a deadly sword fight. He is lured into a bamboo forest where Jūbei hopes to exploit his lack of sight. During the fight, Kagerō tries to attack him from behind but ends up impaling her dagger into a tree. Mujūrō overwhelms Jūbei but his downward strike hits Kagerō's blade and Jūbei stabs him in the heart. Oblivious to what has happened, Mujūrō dies wondering how Jūbei was able to block his attack and stab him at the same time.

Abilities[]

He is an incredibly skilled swordsman, having an uncanny hearing ability to engage his enemy as well as blind them by reflecting sunlight from his sword. He may be blind, but his other senses compensate and allow him to easily best opponents who can see. He also possesses unnatural strength, as he was able to support Jūbei and Kagerō while they were scaling a cliff, simply from holding Jūbei's sword. He is the only one of the Eight Kimon that does not possess any ability that is supernatural or overtly abnormal, relying purely on his uncanny skill and sharp hearing.

Although his hearing is impressive and has some advantages over regular vision, it is not infallible, and it does not make up completely for functional eyes. When Jūbei and circumstances force Mujūrō to keep track simultaneously of himself, the many trees of the environment and a thin blade lodged in the more recognizable log of one of those, the last element goes unnoticed for the ninja of Kimon and it ends up being his bane.

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Trivia[]

  • Along with Genma Himuro, he is the only ninja of Kimon who has a first name and a second name.
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