Choice of Arms John Bell Live by the Sword –

Live by the Sword – new video essay on Miyamoto Musashi in history and popular culture by Jonathan Clements

fleeing his own time to take refuge in ours - with Wells himself in pursuit

stone-faced man thwarted by circumstance

A wave of sudden

of Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli

Choice of Arms John Bell Live by the Sword –In Choice of Arms, Yves Montand (Jean de Florette) heads an all star cast, including Catherine Denueve (Repulsion) and Gerard Depardieu (Cyrano de Bergerac), as a former crook pulled out of retirement when a gang on the run turn to him for shelter after a prison break. Bonus Materials High Definition digital transfer