Hawke (Goodnight Robicheaux)‚ Lee Byung-Hun (Billy Rocks)‚ Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Vasquez)‚ Vincent D’Onofrio (Jack Horne)‚ Harley Bennett (Emma Cullen)‚ Martin Sensmeier (Red Harvest)‚ and Luke Grimes (Teddy). This is the second remake of The Seven Samurai from 1954‚ with the first The Magnificent Seven made in 1960. The movie opens in an old town next to a mining camp which is being terrorized by a wealthy man named Bartholomew Bogue. In the opening scene‚ the townspeople are gathered in a church
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Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and the first shogun of the Tokunawa shogunate. He was able to seize power in Japan in 1600 after the battle of Sekigahara between Tokugawa and the other daimyos that were against him. Although Tokunawa was essentially the ruler at that time with his headquarters in Edo (present-day Tokyo)‚ it wasn’t until 1603 that the imperial court named him shogun. Tokugawa established a national hegemony in which the daimyos were required to pay allegiance in order to continue
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other. Everyone has their own degree of honour which took years for them to gain. It is so important that people sometimes go into unclean ways just to restore it. In medieval Japan‚ samurais‚ who were soldiers from the upper rank‚ commit a ritual called “Seppuku” which is a kind of suicide that is done when a samurai had somehow tarnished his honour and brought shame to his family; even in the present‚ we still have our own ways of restoring our honour. But sometimes we treasured our honour so much;
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other basic systems at the time. There is an emperor‚ high officials‚ lower officials‚ and the normal people. Meanwhile Japan’s governmental system was mixed up. There was the emperor‚ shoguns‚ daimyos‚ samurais‚ merchants and peasants. The peasants accounted for most of the population. Samurais were the "Japanese soldiers". Daimyos were sort of like governors or mayors. The shogun was actually the ruler. The emperor was just like a figure head; he had no political status‚ but was in high
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1 Charles Wells Professor Rothschild Japanese Civilization November 27‚ 2005 The ancient lineage of Japanese Yamato Emperors have ruled with diverse layers of power for centuries. Cultural and social changes affected the political influence and power of the "Sun Line" dynasty. But‚ because of the religious aspects of the divine authority of the emperor‚ the dynasty was manipulated for political legitimacy instead of being totally annihilated. Thus‚ the dynasty has survived from the
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era in Japanese history. Japan had just come out of a period of civil war and the shogunate Tokugawa unified the island of Japan. This led to a period of peace‚ leaving hundreds of thousands of samurai warriors without duties to fulfill since there were no more wars to be fought. A portion of the samurai warriors found a living by joining the
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It takes a lot of strength and will power to be able to do so. Many successful people can attribute their successes to self- discipline. A great example of a disciplined mind would be the famous Samurai and philosopher‚ Miyamoto Musashi. Musashi was the top duelist in the feudal era of Japan when Samurai were feared and dueling and war were common. In his book “The Book of Five Rings” Musashi speaks immensely of discipline and the mind. He states that‚ “Today is victory over yourself of yesterday;
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The South China Sea has been in dispute for many years‚ but now the tensions are increasing. The conflict between China‚ United States‚ and other Asian countries such as Japan‚ Philippines‚ and Vietnam question the sovereignty of the South China Sea. An area that the United States believes to be international waters is now being built up with artificial islands. With the sea containing an important trade route‚ and potentially a supply of oil‚ the conflict between China and many countries remains
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Kamakura bakufu was a Japanese feudal military government that was led by the shoguns. Before the Kamakura Period‚ which is the late Hein Period‚ the rise of samurai and their control of political power played an important role in shaping the Japanese history. The two most powerful samurai clans were the Taira Clan and Minamoto clan. However‚ they both favored a different political leader. The Minatomo clan favored Nijo Tenno whom was the current emperor at the time‚ and the Taira clan favored
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Honor can be defined by being regarded with great respect because of actions one is making or has made. People can have honor in many different things such as family‚ their religion or the country in which they live. Honor differs from culture to culture‚ the people in those cultures have different definitions of honor opposed to 21st century Americans. The definition has also changed over time‚ people acting in the name of honor have changed this world’s path‚ either for the better or the worse
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