![]() ![]() Despite all of this I still rated 'The 47 Ronin Story', by John Allyn, 2 out of 5 stars. The popularity of the tale grew during the Meiji era, during which Japan underwent rapid modernization, and the legend became entrenched within discourses of national heritage and identity" (Wikipedia). The lengths that the 47 Ronin, of Lord Asano, went in order to achieve honor for themselves and for their master defiantly earned themselves a special place in Japanese history. This true story was popularized in Japanese culture as emblematic of the loyalty, sacrifice, persistence, and honor that people should display in their daily lives. ![]() They were then obliged to commit seppuku for the crime of murder. After waiting and planning for a year, the r nin avenged their master's honor by killing Kira. 47 Ronin Story is the classic Japanese story of Lord Asano of Ako and one of the. The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless after their daimy (feudal lord) Asano Naganori was compelled to perform seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a powerful court official named Kira Yoshinaka. SKU: pf-book-9229 Categories: Japanese Tradition, John Allyn. is a historical eighteenth-century event in Japan in which a band of r nin (leaderless samurai) avenged the death of their master. ![]()
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