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In 1701, Asano Naganori, a daimyo of the Akō Domain, attacks Kira Yoshinaka in Edo Castle and is ordered to commit seppuku, leading to his samurai becoming ronin (masterless samurai).
In December 1702, the forty-seven ronin, led by Oishi Yoshio, execute a carefully planned attack on Kira Yoshinaka's mansion to avenge their master's death, an event celebrated in Japanese culture as a symbol of loyalty and honor.
The Hollywood movie '47 Ronin,' directed by Carl Rinsch and starring Keanu Reeves, is released, presenting a fantasy-based interpretation inspired by the historical event.
Books:
Shogun
by James Clavell
Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan
by Eiji Yoshikawa
Musashi
by Eiji Yoshikawa
The Thousand Lives of Koizumi Yakumo
by Takashi Kojima
The Tokaido Road
by Lucia St. Clair Robson
The Tale of Genji
by Murasaki Shikibu
Across the Nightingale Floor
by Lian Hearn
Movies:
The Last Samurai
House of Flying Daggers
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Forbidden Kingdom
Hero
Music:
Samurai Spirit by Kodo
In a Time Lapse by Ludovico Einaudi
The Last Samurai by Hans Zimmer
Memoirs of a Geisha by Yo-Yo Ma & John Williams
The Silk Road Ensemble by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
TV Shows:
The Witcher
Warrior
Vikings
The Last Kingdom
Into the Badlands
Marco Polo
Taboo
Iron Fist
Knightfall
Shogun
Video Games:
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Ghost of Tsushima
Nioh
Samurai Warriors 4
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
I need to rewatch this and see if it moves from a like to a favorite for me. I forget about it, see it mentioned, and remember that it was way better than I thought it was going to be. This is a great one to watch if you haven't yet.
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Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.
This is the best action movie of all time!
