After twenty years, "Ghost Warrior: The Way of Sword" will become the first orthodox sequel to Capcom's classic action series since "New Ghost Warrior: Awakening of Dreams" in 2006.The game, scheduled to be released in 2026, will feature the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, presenting a dark fantasy style of Edo-era Japan.In a joint interview with AUTOMATON, director Ken Nibuki and producer Akito Monabe revealed the reason for choosing the historical figure Miyamoto Musashi as the protagonist of the new work.
"Frankly speaking, we did not plan to have Miyamoto Musashi as the protagonist in the early stages of development. The original protagonist was 'unnamed samurai'." Monwetsu Akito explained, "but because we are committed to expanding the global market, we hope to make the most attractive parts of the game easier to spread. After discussing with Director Niboki, we finally decided to borrow the legendary name of Miyamoto Musashi."
The transformation from an unknown samurai to the most prestigious swordsman in Japanese history is perfectly in line with Capcom's concept of building his new work into "making players around the world enjoy it."Monwe added: "We recognize that he is a cultural symbol with great international popularity, not only appearing in many classic works, but his book "Five Wheels" has also been translated into multiple languages. Anyone who has a little bit of knowledge about Japanese culture has heard of Miyamoto Musashi's daimyo at least once."
After confirming the candidate for the protagonist, Director Nibuki looked for an actor with a matching temperament from Japanese classical films, and finally locked in the late international movie star Toshiro Mifune, the performing artist who created many samurai images in Kurosawa Akira's classic films.In order to obtain the authorization to use the copyright of Toshiro Mifune's image, Capcom took a full two years to complete the negotiations, and in the eyes of the developers, this wait was completely worth it.
"Ghost Warrior: The Way of Sword" is expected to be available on PC (Steam), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S platforms in 2026.
