Essays on Samurai

The Tokugawa Period lasted between 1603 and 1867 (Yanemoto). It was founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and it was also called the Edo period. The Tokugawa period was characterized by political stability, internal peace, and economic growth. The people were led under military dictatorship. During this time, the Japanese society experienced some changes. Some of the transformation include educational expansion, commercialization and economic growth among others. The social order in the society was totally frozen. The society was divided into four classes: Samurai class, Farmers/Peasants, Artisans, and Merchants. Peasants were concerned with food production through farming. Artisans used their crafts ...

Part 1: Viewpoint Essay

Tokugawa Ieyasu founded the Tokugawa Shogunate where he established a political peace that lasted from 1600 to 1868; he was also the third of the three great unifiers of Japan. The Tokugawa period is a period of many years, which was characterized by political peace. The Tokugawa period came after the Sengoku period, which was characterized by warring states. It started in the 1600s after the Battle of Sekigahara. Tokugawa Ieyasu dedicated all he had to solidify the kingdom and ensuring that peace reigned. It is evident that he did quite a good job since he laid the foundation ...

Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand

During the US Civil War, the Union’s famous Gen. Sherman once said that war is “all hell.” Many military commanders, as well as the countless victims of warfare, have echoed this sentiment down through the ages. Certainly, warfare reveals humanity to sometimes be far less than humane. The worst characteristics of human kind are often brought to the forefront by the nature of war and its relentless objectives. But as horrible as warfare can be for the average soldier in the trenches fighting next to his comrades, it can be (and often is) even more nightmarish and unimaginably ...

The term “manga” refers to Japanese comics or comics written in the Japanese language with the use of specific Japanese style. Nowadays, the manga is popular not only in Japan but also all over the world. With the growth of the international popularity, it often becomes the object of condemnation due to its sensitive content. This paper aims to study the development of manga and the roles it has played in society at different times. During its history, the manga was mostly used for political mockery, but through the years, it became more diversified and started to be the ...

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Introduction The novel, ‘City of Thieves’ by David Benioff, presents an opportunity to analyze the concept of masculinity under the circumstances of war. What is significant in this literary work is that manliness emerges under extreme adversity, which is often considered as the very test of being a man. Although Benioff’s ‘City of Thieves’ is fictional, the circumstances are realistic and is based on a historical incident that happened around six decades ago in Leningrad, which is the present day St. Petersburg in Russia. Becoming a man is one of the most confusing rhetoric there is. ...

The Concept of the Collection: Japanese Warrior

Introduction Nature, the environment and the universe as a whole, provided a huge influence on mankind for a long time. It was particularly pronounced prior to the active development of technical progress. Japanese culture can be considered as one of the brightest representatives of such influence. It is a multi-faceted, surprising and unusual world of images and objects. Everything is living his own life in harmony with the surrounding space. Japanese style evolved over the centuries. Now it is an excellent example of the preservation of a constant shape in combination with the cycle of patterns and colors. The ...

The Samurai Ethics: A Paradigm for Corporate Behavior by Shinya Fujimura

In this article, Fujimura advocates for the adoption of the samurai moral and ethical values into the corporate world. The author suggests that the integration of these values by corporate and businesses in wealthy countries such as the US and the UK would aid them in dealing with economic vicissitudes. Apparently, the ancient Japanese samurai culture exemplifies the importance of a society that is driven by loyalty, benevolence, and duty. Fujimura studied for his master degree in public administration at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government where he focused on social change (Fujimura 212). Fujimura also ...

Japan is a country full of ancient secrets and wonders. Weapons from ancient times have been carried on to this day. When we go back in the days the first thing that we will probably think of is the famous Japanese samurai warriors. There were also others like warrior monks, ninja’s and ruffians. All of these were great warriors of ancient Japan that to this day bring a history of amazing weapons such as swords, spears, the art of archery and many other items and techniques used then and made as well as mastered to this day. Japanese ...

Introduction

This research aims at understanding the development of the Samurai culture as a worldview that it became through its a thousand years of existence. The culture of the samurai is interesting as it developed from the simple armed support to the landowners, into the feudal leadership of the country of Japan. The code of ethics and unity that brought the Samurai together is of a very unique status in the society as it developed in a people that would otherwise be expected to remain servants. In most civilizations, the guards and other security servants often retain their servant status ...

The art of Japan during the Edo period were highly influenced by the Zen Buddhism; most of the paintings have Chinese influences since most of them were done using paintbrush and rendered on silk scrolls. The most prolific Japanese painter known to paint beautiful landscapes was Ogata Korin whose painting iconography is well-known throughout the world because of the delicateness in portraying the images found in the environment especially the flowers and animals. One particular artwork he made during the Edo period was the Red and White Plum Blossoms dated in the 18th century was a diptych makeshift wooden ...

The history of the Abe family is one of the most dramatic and impressive stories Mori Ogai have described in his works. It tells how the action of one man can shame all the family. Those times when Hosokawa Tadatoshi ruled, the devoted samurais used to ask their lords to make a suicide after their death, as they wanted to serve no other lord. But only some of them were lucky to get such a credit. Their families were awarded with high stipends, privileges and honor. Suicide without authorization was a disgrace. The lord Tadatoshi had eighteen retainers, all ...

The rigid social hierarchy and the already miserable situations of both Jihei and Kohei were the two catalysts that prompted to their suicide as an escape from the harsh reality of 18th century Japanese society. The story was originally intended as a play for the Bunraku Puppet Theatre but due to the immense popularity, the play was adopted in to Kabuki theatre which further emphasized the realistic theme of the play. Chikamatsu was indeed a master of Japanese play with his successful combinations of social duty and love to create conflict. The timeless romance between the star-crossed lovers Kamiya ...

The viewing experience of any one classic film made by director Akira Kurosawa, the influential Japanese filmmaker, can elevate the viewer’s taste for cinema to a whole new level. He had been able to make not merely a couple, but dozens of classic films of high artistic and creative caliber. In an October 06, 1985 interview with Julia Cameron, Akira Kurosawa said that films are something that carry across to many different countries and are seen by many different kinds of people. In this sense, they have a tremendous power of communication (3). His films rarely fall short ...

Historical event has a major influence on the present event. Despite the need to embrace the modern occurrences, history still has a hand in the current event. Considering various aspects sociological, economic and political it is vital to observe the critical issues that indicate various developments. Everything that is done has an origin, and this is considered historical, from the inception of the current state of the event or item. The historical perception of the film, “The Last Samurai” portrays the various spheres of life. A 2003 production highlights the American war. Edward Zwick directed the film. Certainly, the ...

Many critics called the film Sholay (1975) directed by Ramesh Sippy the best film in the history of Bollywood, or the "Film of the Millennium". The critics praise it so much so that several critics insist that "innovation in Hindi films ends with Sholay and that everything after that is repetitious trash" (Banker 55). This picture is a mix of crime thriller with the elements of "Japanese samurai epics and American and Italian Westerns, most obviously The Magnificent Seven (which was based on Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai)" (Banker 55). The director involved a number of best Indian actors ...

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The Analects for ideal women in Chinese society are expected to act in a discreet manner. They are expected to tell were they intent to go or say the people they talk. The traditional perception sees the essence of a good woman is the one who knows other women well. According to Book, three on "learning rites" a woman is expected to welcome a female guest by they herself and speaking humbly. Further, in book four on the need of raising early, a woman is perfected to be the first one to rise and prepare her, fetch firewood and ...

In this paper there will be the analysis, comparison and contrasting of the Samurai and the Knight. Both of them used armors but they were designed differently. The knight’s armor was known as the plate armor that was made from iron and steel plates. This was a full suit of armor that enclosed the wearer from head to toe. On the other hand, the Japanese Samurai armor was different from that of the Knight in that it was not a full suit but it was made of small overlapping metal scales that were lacquered and tied together using ...

I strongly agree with those people, who consider Bushido as a perfectly logical and practical extension of Zen, due to the close relation between the two. For instance, Bushido was the ethical code of conduct of the entire Warriors of Samurai that originated from both Shintoism and Zen. Also, the developments of Bushido were highly influenced by several Zen concepts like upholding self-control, inevitable acceptance, as well as emotional control in the process of any function. Inclusion, most of the Zen teachers such as the Zen master, called Rujing taught the real concept Zen, which put more emphasis on ...

CRITICAL REVIEW: BUSHIDO THE CRUEL CODE OF THE SAMURAI (1963) MOVIE Critical review: Bushido the cruel code of the samurai (1963) movie

The film, “Bushido: The cruel code of the samurai” is film full of drama with unique features and high level of character change featured in 1963. Bushido represented samurai’s code of honor, morality and discipline. The samurai who were members of a military status that was powerful in the feudal Japan rose to power to become Japan’s first military dictators. The samurai dominated the government of Japan and even though the system was abolished, they ...

Ideology and Religion in the Life of a Samurai

Research Question Overview Human life changes every thousand years, every century and every day. However, psychological aspects such as moral principles, ethics and relations between people remain more or less the same. In some social groups the values are so highly esteemed that they influence the culture of a whole nation for centuries. One such group in Japan is samurai warriors. The aim of this work is to provide the most complete and accurate discussion of the samurai ideology, to study its origins, specificity and role in the history and culture of Japan. The topic of my research remains ...

Japan and China have been and remain rivals in the Asia-Pacific region for centuries. On the one hand, Japan has borrowed a lot from China: weapons, customs, and characters. On the other hand, we can observe a constant confrontation between the two countries. The obstacle has always been Korea - intermediate country between two lions. Sino-Japanese War 1894-95 - Japan's aggressive war against China in order to establish control over Korea (nominal vassal of China) and penetration in China. Sino-Japanese War of the Meiji period began in 1894. It was caused by a violation of China the Tianjin Convention ( ...

Karl F Friday adds hugely to our comprehension of the historical backdrop of Heian Japan. As a military antiquarian of the "new military history" influence, Friday concentrates on how the "warrior request" became an adult in the tenth century. Its people were battling men who were secretly prepared and trained, and they served as authorized masters for the Kyoto court. The warrior chieftain whose life makes these epochal improvements especially unmistakable is Taira Masakado. A great part of the proof for Fridays story originates from a narrative known as the Shõmonki (truly, "The Record of Masakado"), which, luckily, ...

Rashomon is a movie that marks best manifestations of the world intellectual history. It was directed more than 60 years ago, but still remains well timed. Rashomon questions individual perception of four important human concepts: truth, fact, reality, and objectivity. According to the dictionary, “truth” is something corresponding to reality, “fact” is an occurrence that really happened, “reality” is a social realm, something people really see, and “objectivity” means equity and lack of prejudice. Rashomon concentrates on the story of the samurai who was killed, and his wife who was raped by the bandit; however, the real killer of ...

Primary Point

In the essay Trying Out One’s New Sword, Midgley addresses a way that many people have chosen to deal with strange cultures. Midgley refers to the view as “moral isolationism” and says it involves denying that one can ever understand any other culture well enough apart from their own to make moral judgments about it. The reason many people have opted to adopt the view is because they think it is respectful. According to Midgley, that is not the case, and she firmly discourages it. In the essay, Midgley’s has this to say about moral isolationism, “People ...

The years between early 15th century and 16th century marks a significant historical event in Japan particularly due to the civil war that erupted between the provincial warlords and the ruling shoguns or the Ashikaga family also known to be under the Muromachi period. Before the arrival of first Europeans in early 1500s, Japan was ruled by the supreme warrior s under the shugunate rule who ruled the island had had the supreme powers of jurisdictions in the region. The Kyoto shoguns were the rulers during this time and controlled all the major activities such as painting, farming and pottery. ...

- There were a number of similarities between China under the Han and the Roman Empire. Why do you think that was so? Was it simply historical accident? Do those aspects of empire imply some sort of empire-building process common throughout the world? Why or why not?

China and Rome were both land empires, based mostly on agriculture, as were all other empires before the industrial revolution over the last 200 years. These two empires developed along similar lines even though they had no contact with each other, given the extremely slow communications and travel times of that era. They all seem to have had very similar caste systems, with slaves and peasants at the bottom, an aristocratic-military caste and an emperor or king at the apex (Adler and Pouwels, 2008, pp. 169-70). Both the Han and the Roman emperors also claimed to rule by divine ...

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the book is dedicated to the values and identity of the Japanese samurai culture. The author talks about the bodily and spiritual Japanese culture, especially for nature and death, as it reveals the basic principles of Zen aesthetics. Modern cultural-historical process that operating in the framework of a democratic society is focused on the formation of a strong personality, a man - "warrior" in a variety of concepts. It demonstrates the interest to the eastern military tradition and military ethics. Even now, from the perspective of a foreigner, the current generation of Japanese, regardless of age, bears the ...

The movie The Best Intentions by Ingmar Bergman and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai by Jim Jarmusch both involve complex relationships between characters with a code of honor such as Ghost Dog and Henrik Bergman, and other characters that try to influence the lives of these two men. Henrik becomes a Priest, while Ghost Dog follows the Samurai way. The Bergman film is semi-autobiographical and is based upon his parents’ marriage. Ghost Dog is completely fictional. Jarmusch tries to explore the balance of crime under the context of an eye for an eye. Bergman displays the struggles between social ...

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Ero-Samurai: An Obsessed Man's Loving Tribute to Japanese Women is written by David Duff. In this book, the author enlightens the reader’s mind by telling the gripping story of love, sexual desire, romantic accounts, sex and Japanese women. In fact, "Ero-Samurai" tries to find the answer to a longstanding question i.e. “what makes Japanese women so attractive and desirable?." The erotic prose in Duff’s work gives the reader absolute pleasure and makes one admire the colorfulness and expressiveness. It can be said that Japanese women are represented as possessors of genuine magnetism and ...

The westerns forces in mid 18th century needed Japan to open its markets for their merchandise because they needed to utilize Japan as a coaling station for steam engines. By 1856, France, Britain, the Netherlands, and Russia had additionally constrained Japan to sign comparative arrangements. In 1858, the Americans constrained the Japanese to open more ports to exchange arrangements. The settlements stipulated that the Japanese could just charge low import obligations on foreign products. Moreover, remote nationals were excluded from the Japanese law. Understandably, the mortifying settlements were loathed bitterly by the Japanese and called them unequal bargains. Moreover, ...

The word shunga is translated into spring pictures. Spring is when all of the animal species of the world mate. The categories of spring erotic depictions are delegated to Japanese erotic illustrations, paintings and prints. The spring erotic depictions are explicit and detailed. The spring sexual depictions are also art of great beauty. The depictions frequently show fertility rites and the elated sex that is enjoyed between two people. Some of the spring depictions are heterosexual in nature; other illustrations of depict homosexual acts, good sex practices and mythology. The history of shunga as an art form will be ...

in the Debate Between Moral Relativism and Moral Absolutism The issue of moral relativism versus moral absolutism is an important one in the history of moral philosophy. Benedicts argues that normality is “culturally defined” and argues that what we think of as right and wrong, good and evil, and moral and immoral varies from culture to culture” (qtd. in Rosenstand, p. 146). This view of moral relativism is that the standards of moral right and wrong are based on the moral code of each culture. On the other hand, Christina Hoff Sommers observes an opposite view that moral ...

One of the Four Great Plays of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, the Shinju Ten no Amijima is a sewamono; a type of play whose plot involves common people enduring social and emotional pressures. A true masterpiece and a delight for all the readers, the play captures the human emotions onto paper as if they were real. Other human acts such as debauchery, doubt and fickleness are also vividly expressed by the author himself. The play begins using a third party narrative. “The ocean cannot be emptied using only a small shijimi shell,” (Chikamatsu, Miyamori and Nichols, 1). Chikamatsu compares the pleasure quarters of Osaka to an ...

I had a special attachment to old things. I was so amused going through the attic and searching for memorabilia from my parents’ respective homes. There was an old phonograph, a stack of vinyl records in two sizes, and a particularly intriguing Japanese Samurai sword. I brushed off the dust and smut on the fitting and carefully took out the sword. The sword had collected rust but I surmised then that it could still be polished to perfection. The mounting, in brown leather, had intricate details. There were inscriptions in Japanese and some embossed leather lining which prevented the sword from slipping ...

Every world nation has the periods of history marked by economic instability and internal conflicts. Civil wars leave countries deeply wounded after a conflict comes to its conclusion and a period of economic and political restoration is required to bring the country back to normal. Sometimes it takes decades for a country to re-establish its economic potential. Medieval Japan is no exception to this historical rule. Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu were the three outstanding military commanders who contributed to the unification of Japan after a hundred-year war. While all three generals had superior leadership skills both on the battlefield and ...

Pre-modern East Asia

Wu Zao, Hojo Masako, and Queen Sondok are the prominent and strong women of China, Japan, and Korea respectively, they have exerted great influence on the country and it is also because of their efforts that the country is making progress up till now. These three women have played a significant role in the beginning of the Kamakura period. They have played an important role in the Premodern East Asian History. In this essay, the role of these women in historical context, the rise and fall of their power, their influence, and existence of similarities among them are discussed.

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In the history of Japanese immigrants across Canada, Vancouver Riots were motivators towards changing the Canadian policies toward the Japanese immigrants, as well as the Japanese policies with respect to Canadian emigration. Similarly, this aspect becomes more important in a manner that it ushered in the establishment of other international relationships. This paper illustrates that the expectations developed by each of the countries had much involvement in ensuring that Canada and the Great Britain and United States complied. A major reason the governments did not has many NIL interests in having to send people into other nations came about ...

Abstract

The paper deals with Japanese samurai warriors and the cultural peculiarities of this highly decorated social and military elite. Customs, religious practices, different codes of conduct, material culture, such as clothing and weaponry, food, and drinks are among the main subjects highlighted in the paper. The project is based on the opinions and knowledge shared by prominent subject-field scientists and journalists. Keywords: culture, Japanese, samurai, code, weapon, elite, warrior All world societies, whether civilized or not, have always had a distinctive social group of nobility or a ruling caste in charge of administrative, cultural, economic and political affairs, with ...

Chapter 12 : Christianity and the Medieval Mind

- The seven sacraments are: - Baptism – symbolizes the beginning of the commitment to God and the reborn as sons of God. It symbolizes death to sin and resurrection with Christ. - Eucharist – It is the body and blood of Jesus who gives to men as food for eternal life. - Reconciliation – through repentance and confession of sins, men ask God for forgiveness and He offers through this sacrament new life. Through this sacrament the state of Grace is recovered. - Confirmation – it symbolizes the deepening of the commitment with God. The Holy Spirit is ...

Analysis: Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps

The book details the history of the Samurai. It is the historical retelling of 1864 stories when Ronin Samurai saved the capital, Kyoto and helped in preventing assassinations. The book was written by Hillsborough Romulus, and he made use of the rare primary sources. The book describes more about the chaotic period that characterized the end of Tokugawa era. In their last and desperate efforts to extend their grip on power, they created a unique group of Samurai corps that helped them fight back the rebel groups, rebel Shishi Samurai. The book places much focus on Shinsengumi, a term that means ...

Film Studies

1.Yojimbo (1961) and Jidaigeki (Period Drama) Yojimbo is one of my absolute favorite Kurosawa films; I’m just so impressed by its incredible energy and pep. Toshiro Mifune seems to have a tremendous amount of fun as the ronin who marches into town and quickly ends up solving its problems. He is literally the archetype for Clint Eastwood’s Man with No Name, and Yojimbo lends itself well to the Western format. In the space of a few minutes, we are told the stakes of the town, the different factions in it, and Sanjuro chooses to take down both sides ...

Iranian civilization history

For the first time in history in the 13th century a phenomenon arose in central Asia of a virtual world war due to the fury of the Mongolians. The existence of new tormentors amidst them was something the Euro/Asiatic land masses did not expect as the Mongol tribe unleashed their fury on them. The few works of art that have lived to give an impression of how the invaders looked like being just two objects that show similar images but different cultures of the Mongol conquerors: The furthest point to the west that the Mongols reached which in recent times ...

Olympe de Gouges: she was a French political activist and playwright whose abolitionist and feminist writing reached a large audience. Her play writing career began in the early 1780s at a time when France experienced increased political tension. She immediately became an advocate for improving the conditions of slaves in French colonies and also began writing political pamphlets. She is known in history as among the first feminist who demanded that French women be awarded equal rights as French men. In her text “Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen” written in 1971, Olympe de Gouges challenged the notion ...

Movie Review: The Twilight Samurai

The twilight samurai was produced in 2002 by Yoji Yama. The setting of the film is sometime before Meiji Restoration. The film follows the life of a poor samurai Seibei Iguchi, working as an accountant. Despite his poverty, he is able to live a happy and content life with his two young daughters and aging mother. However, through the thing do not go his way, and life turns unbearable for him and his family. The film has won many Academy Awards including the Best Director, Best Picture, Best Screen Play, and Best Actress. This film produced a very interesting film that would ...

Introduction

This book is a continuation of another fine work by Edward drea on the pacific war; a very mature judgment coming from an experienced scholar. Using the main text of the book, he utilizes a new generation of some Japanese publications, which are not biased products of a retired officer. The text is not about Japanese history in battles and wars; rather it is about the IJA (imperial Japanese army) in the perspective of an institution. It analyses groups, for instance the officer corps, the army demographics (conscripts), examines the budget, and considers operational and strategic tools. Although it is narrative in structure, ...

US Military and Japanese Military

Military power has long been seen as a very crucial aspect of government around the globe since the early civilizations. Countries spend billions of dollars to improve their fighting advantage, which would be spent in weapons, training and research. The military also serves as the first line of defense in times of threat, and the last option for governments if they cannot resolve disputes peacefully. In the 21st century, the military image still remains as a respected entity, but now varies on how the country utilizes its power and how it is seen by society. Two notable examples of two different ...

Epic is an animated film by Blue Sky Studios that is loosely based on William Joyce’s book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs (2013; 2001). The movie was created after a discussion between Joyce and the director, Chris Wedge, about how they should place a story in a detailed forest inhabited by something like fairies (Sarto, 2013). The movie took about eleven years to be made from the time of that discussion and involved a huge number of decisions. Because the movie was animated, the creators could control literally every detail about how movie finally looked, which is not the ...

Introduction

Samurai warriors have been dubbed as individuals who are close to the nobility. During the medieval and early modern era in Japan, Samurais were referred to as people who belong to the society’s political and military nobility . They were also called Bushi which was a term used to address the middle and upper echelons of the country’s warrior class citizens. The Samurais were deemed to be highly disciplined individuals who diligently followed principles and doctrines based on a set of standardized rules which they call the bushido . The population of the samurais was believed to be only 10 ...

The purpose of this research will be compare and contrast the various laws that regulate the usage of marijuana for medical purposes in three American states namely Alaska, California and New Mexico

Background

Several researchers contend that marijuana is perhaps one of the most commonly abused drugs. Reportedly, more than 60 million Americans use the drug occasionally or regularly. Even though this is as drug whose parts have been valued at one time or another, the marijuana legalization debate still graces the list of the some of the most heated debated of all time. Marijuana is banned in most countries ...

Japanese horror movies have long been a fan favorite because of their innovative way of combining traditional ideals and myths with innovative technology and storytelling to both thrill and horrify audiences. By looking at the cinematic elements in some of Japan’s most popular horror movies, we can better identify key themes and understand what elements serve to make these films so scary and so popular.

“The Ghost Story of Yotsuya”

“Ghost Story of Yotsuya” the 1959 film directed by TokaidoYotsuya, is representative of the traditional Kaidan genre. The plot revolves around the ronin Tamiya Iemon who lives a double life as a samurai while secretly killing ...

Males of Asian descent have got an unpleasant rap in mainstream movies from all over the world. If they do not get depicted as a type of caricature, then they will often be stereotypes that they are humble as well as unassuming, the kind of people who will stick around somewhere in the background. Also, film directors view them as those who are especially not outgoing, and an exact antonym of the terms “handsome” and “sexy.” This kind of mentality perhaps became popular because there are extremely few famous Asians in the United States, from which most of the films ...

The Love Suicides at Amijima is a play produced in 172, written by Chikamatsu. It is one of the finest of jôruri (puppet) plays, and is perhaps the best out of fifteen other plays written by Monzaemon of the shinjûmono (love suicide) genre. The play represents the first popular culture of Japan that flourished during the Genroku period. Chikamatsu is regonized as a colossal figure of Japanese theatre. Conflict that was common to every one of the shinjûmono and many kabuki and jôruri plays of the Edo era is splendidly portrayed in the play. In Japanese theatre, ...

JAPANESE SOCIETY TODAY

The Warriors of Ancient Japan and Their Legacy in Japanese Society Today

Nihongi is the origin myth of Japan. After centuries of being passed down through generations by storytellers it was written down in 8 C.E. The Japanese islands were formed by droplets from a jeweled spear that had been dipped into the ocean by two Gods, Izanagi-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto. The first mythical emperor of Japan had to fight humans and demons to reach the throne. He is Jimmu the “Divine Warrior.” (Gabriel, 2002, 315-316)

Manga graphic novels and amine cartoons have many series using the classic lone Japanese warriors ...

Introduction

Saito and Nicholson are two different leaders from different communities with Saito being a British and Nicholson being a Japanese colonel. Even though the two men are similar in many ways like being loving, having pride and being dedicated to what they do, the two colonels are from different cultures which encompass different leadership styles.

Saito

He is a Japanese colonel who believes in commanding people to work despite their ranks. Saito is a transactional leader because he had personal interests in pushing even the officers to work. He knew if the bridge will not be completed in time, he was to kill himself ...

Introduction

Japan is a country in South East of Asia with very vast a culture and origins. Entities such as sumo wrestlers weighing 350 pounds, fire-walking ascetics on the streets and young to very old Geishas are unique only in Japan. No matter how hard you look for such things in the western part of the globe, you will surely end up failing because no other place in the world has these kinds of things aside from Japan. Japanland by author Karin Muller is a describing that aims to let the readers obtain a clearer and brighter picture about Japan and what the ...

Akira Kurosawa’s film The Seven Samurai is as much a commentary on the themes of justice and selflessness as it is about samurai warfare. The primary conflict of the samurai against the raiders they are hired to drive away from the village is that of old-fashioned, underdog honor overcoming the ideals of both ruthless chaos (the raiders) and passive defeat (the villagers). Over the course of the film, all seven samurai find their own reasons for defending the village, overcoming their own pride, naivete and pity to band together as an opposing force and strike a blow for honor and ...

Ukiyo-e is an artform which dates back to the seventeenth century. It was a major part of Japanese life for many years and, even today, is still an important element of the country’s culture. The Japanese art of ukiyo-e, which translates as "pictures of the floating world", was born in the metropolitan culture of Tokyo (Johansson, 2007). The dazzling and warmly attractive art of the Ukiyo-e woodblock print is certainly the most commonly known of all Japanese arts. This specific style of art thrived in Japan from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century (Ukiyo-e). The word ...