In a message dated 2000-02-01 8:45:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jimt@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< I could not wait for this.
It is called 'Ronin'. The word was derived from true story about
47 worriors (samurai) who made ultimate revenge against one of
the governers, after several years of planning, to protest against
the Shogun for the shameful loss of their master who had been
ordered to commit seppuku (hara kiri).
Just a bit of cultual input - no flames intended.
Jim Terazawa and I am Japanese.
>>
There is a famous (and superb) long film about this called "Chushingura",
directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, and starring Kishiro Matsumoto and Toshiro
Mifune. I have the DVD version and it is stunning!
Alex -- fan of Japanese cinema in general and Kourasawa in particular.
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