Martial Arts Master Kori Hisataka: My Father's Life In Manchuria
ISBN13:
9780989232685
$20.10
The early life of martial arts Master Kori Hisataka is vividly portrayed through the eyes of his youngest daughter, Sachiko Hisataka. With a samurai heart and pioneer spirit, he moved off the Japanese archipelago and onto the Asian continent where he lived a life of daring and intrigue.The story begins in 1932 in the newly created puppet state that Japan named Manchukuo. It follows Hisataka and his family through the turbulent guerrilla war, Japan's defeat, and culminating with the chaotic withdrawal of the Japanese back to their home country. With a tumultuous China as the setting, the author recalls various historical events that led to Japan's defeat and retreat. In the author's father, readers are introduced to a devoted martial artist with a broad vision and fearless approach to life. The depiction includes key events such as:- A karate performance at the foundation festival of Manchukuo.- His vital role as an employee of South Manchuria Railway, the North Manchurian Railway Lines and as a participant in the Langfang Incident.- His involvement in the historical Lugou Bridge Incident and moving from Manchuria to the far side of the Great Wall to Inner Mongolia.- His bearing witness to two cataclysmic events: the Battle of Wuyuan and the crash of Prince Kitashirakawa's airplane at Qinghe River.- The Soviet invasion which led directly to Japan's defeat.
- | Author: Babel Press, Sachiko Hisataka
- | Publisher: Babel Press Usa
- | Publication Date: Dec 01, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 200 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0989232689
- | ISBN-13: 9780989232685
- Author:
- Babel Press, Sachiko Hisataka
- Publisher:
- Babel Press Usa
- Publication Date:
- Dec 01, 2016
- Number of pages:
- 200 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0989232689
- ISBN-13:
- 9780989232685