to lesser warriors (samurai‚ fighting aristocracy of land) Samurai – heavily armed & trained in skills of fighting‚ delvp own code of values (bushido) : emph honor bravery & absolute loyalty to lord‚ no fear in death Samurai who betrayed bushido expected to commit seppuku/ritual suicide B. Status of Noblewomen At 1st‚ some noblewomen in J feudal society trained in milit arts‚ few even became legendary warriors‚ some supervised fam’s estates As age of samurai progressed‚ position
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structure of a hereditary caste system. The Japanese classes were the shogun (similar to a king in Europe)‚ who held all the power. Then the daimyo‚ who owned the land‚ (similar to the lords and nobles in Europe)‚ divided their land to the lesser samurais (similar to the European knights)‚ and the same to the peasants‚ artisans‚ farmers‚ and merchants (similar to the serfs in Europe). In both Europe and Japan‚ the hierarchy was held together as a land-for-loyalty exchange. Both Japanese and European
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References: Tokyo Story‚ 1953. [Film] Directed by Yasujiro Ozu. Japan: Shochiku Co. Ltd Seven Samurai‚ 1954. [Film] Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan: Toho Co. Ltd. Gorija‚ 1954. [Film] Directed by Inoshiro Honda. Japan: Toho Co. Ltd. Musashi Myamoto‚ 1954. [Film] Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Japan: Toho Co. Ltd. Grave of the Fireflies. 1988 [Film]
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Rashomon which is infact based upon a short story written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa called Yabu no Naka (In a grove) tells the story of the brutal rape of a women named Masako Kanazawa and the alleged murder of her husband who is only describe as the Samurai by a notorious bandit named Tajōmaru. But as the story evolves more and more characters come forward with their own versions of the tale. At the beginning of the
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While a handful of samurai profited from transferring into a managerial class for their daimyo‚ the rest suffered and fell into debt. Others were released from their daimyo or lord and became ronin or ‘masterless samurai’. Occasionally the ronin would revolt or even plot against their local authorities. In one story told‚ known as ‘The Forty-Seven Ronin”‚ they were forced
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There are several different meanings‚ and themes presented in the movie “Twilight Samurai”. This movie takes us through the everyday life of a 50-koku samurai. It is presented as a flashback‚ told by Iguchi Seibei’s daughter Kayana. The movie starts off with sorrow and hardships which is a very consistent theme throughout the movie. The title of the movie is very appropriate in my opinion. “Twilight Samurai” is not only the nickname that his colleagues gave him‚ but the word twilight also describes
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Japan and Europe‚ constant warfare made warriors the most important class. Called the “Knights” in Europe and “Samurai” in Japan‚ the warriors served their local lords. In both cases‚ Knight and Samurais were bound by a code of ethics. Knights were supposed to agree to the concept of Chivalry‚ while the Samurai were bound by the Bushido‚ or “The way of the warrior.” Both Knight and Samurai rode horses into battles‚ used swords‚ and wore armor. The European armor‚ which was worn by the knights‚ was
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which samurai warriors became the rulers of the land. The similarities as well as the differences in historical patterns of medieval Japan and medieval Europe are of interest to historians. In the Japanese economy‚ merchants became more and more powerful and wealthy as commerce boomed. The most honorable classes of the daimyos and samurai were paid in a currency of rice‚ they relied heavily on banker and broker merchants‚ this ended up causing a disruption in the hierarchy since the samurai were at
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them to bring down Pearl Harbor. But more importantly than that‚ (and what could possibly be the stem of their military success) were the beliefs and codes they applied to war. One of these codes was the Bushido‚ developed by the ancient Japanese samurai. The word Bushido literally means Military-Knights-Ways‚ the ways which fighting nobles should observe in their daily life as well as in their vocation (I. Nitobe). The lines “observed in their daily life as well in their vocation” cannot be overemphasized
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western world. During this time‚ the Restoration as it is known‚ the Samurai‚ one of Japan’s most symbolic and honoured traditions was eradicated. The abolition of the Samurai was part of a larger scale effort to reform the traditional ways of Japans feudal system and class structure. The hope was that this new way of distinguishing between classes would produce a united and powerful Japan. The Restoration displaced the Samurai and the effects of this displacement were strongly felt amongst those
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