The Seven Samurai of Akira Kurosawa By Chi Wei SEVEN SAMURAI AND THRONE OF BLOOD Kurosawa Akira Akira Kurosawa (Mar 23‚ 1910--Sep. 6‚ 1998) was a Japanese film director‚ screenwriter‚ producer‚ and editor. He directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years. He was the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. In 1990‚ he accepted the Academy Award for Lifetime. Kuorosawa contributed Japanese history‚ culture‚ and society through this movie to audiences. (Film) Tuesday
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westernization of post-World War II Japan by incorporating recurring symbolism‚ imagery‚ and repetition. This novel was written after the World War II‚ at a time when Japan was conforming to omnipresent westernization. Mishima‚ who was committed to bushido (code of the samurai)‚ resented the modernization; this can be seen in The Sailor as he deplores his nation’s weakness to conformity. Primarily‚ Mishima presents the conflict between the traditional and western views with the use of characters: Noboru
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Bushido comes out of Buddhism‚ Zen‚ Confucianism‚ and Shintoism. The combination of these schools of thought and religions has formed the code of warrior values known as Bushido. From Buddhism‚ Bushido gets its relationship to danger and death. The samurai do not fear death because they believe as Buddhism teaches‚ after death one will be reincarnated
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teaches us that the samurai kids achieve because they obey the code of Bushido. Sandy Fussel’s novel White Crane demonstrates that despite disabilities the Samurai kids achieve success because they follow the code of Bushido. In the novel‚ Yoshi learns to become a great leader and shows great courage. Niya shows great kindness to others‚ and Taji demonstrates great wisdom and perceptiveness. By honouring the code of Bushido‚ they and the rest of the Cockroach Ryu defeat the mighty dragons. By
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Bushido is the code that all samurai followed. It told them to behave with courage‚ virility‚ and bravery. The samurai held all up to bushido‚ even girls. In Europe‚ the knights followed chivalry‚ a set of rules that had the same kind of values‚ bravery‚ courage‚ loyalty. Chivalry held women up to be weak and prone to needing
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12/10/2011 What purpose did Samurai serve during Feudal Japan Research topic influenced by one of the two Main sources: The last Samurai Directed by Edward Zwick and Rurouni Kenshin Anime series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. My research is based on Samurais and their way of living. I want to bring out the history
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person who not only make and pass laws‚ but controlled finances and the daimyos. The daimyos were lords that controlled samurai‚ which were warrior protectors for wealthy land owners. Samurai followed a code of behavior called the Bushido‚ or the “way of the warrior”. The Bushido stated that samurai were to be brave‚ loyal and honorable. The wouldn’t complain when they received physical hardship‚ they did not fear death. If a samurai was defeated or disobeyed their masters‚ they were to form a ceremonial
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used to portray an idea‚ thought‚ or feeling. 3) A. Who held the most power in feudal Japan? Shoguns‚ who were supreme military commanders‚ held the most most power in feudal Japan. B. What values did bushido emphasize? Values that were emphasized by bushido included loyalty‚ honor‚ and bravery. 4) Describe three results of centralized feudalism. Three results of centralized feudalism included economic growth due to new tools‚ seeds‚ and fertilizer which led to more crops
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is steeped in the aura of Samurai‚ Confucian‚ Taoist‚ and Buddhist ethics. The most prominent of these ethics‚ is that of the Samurai; the code of Bushido is modeled by seven core virtues: rectitude (gi)‚ courage (yu)‚ benevolence (jin)‚ respect (rei)‚ honesty (makoto)‚ honor (mieyo)‚ and loyalty (chugi). The most obvious example of samurai/bushido ethics occurs in the book’s final pages; having successfully slain Kira‚ their master’s “archenemy”‚ the contented ronin are granted with the honor of
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shift in context‚ values and techniques; this will demonstrate how the composers of both the original text‚ King Lear and the transformed text Ran are able to reflect the differing values and context within them. My first two items are a crown and a Bushido scroll. I have chosen these to represent the shift in context‚ which are the attitudes and values of society at the time that the text was composed. King Lear was written in the Elizabethan era when Queen Elizabeth ruled‚ the values that were important
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