plaques & signs
the sign of the chrysanthemum
p muna has never known his father a samurai a noble warrior . but munas mother has told muna how he will know him one day by the sign of the chrysanthemum . when his mother dies muna travels to the capital of twelfth century japan a bewildering city on the verge of revolution . he finds a haven there as servant to the great swordsmith fukuji . but muna can not forget his dream he must find his father . only then will he have power and a name to be reckoned with . only then will he become a man .
a twelfth century japanese boy comes to know himself through contacts with social ills and political unrest while searching for his father whom he has never seen