Our next example will take us to the Tale of Heike that happened during the Kamakura period. The Tale of Heike tells us a story about the two clans (Genji clan and Taira clan) that fight for their ideology and freedom. Two interesting characters that can be derived from this tale would be the story of Taira no Kiyomori and Minamoto Yoshitsune.
Taira no Kiyomori of Taira clan is a character that is not just consequential in the Tale of Heike, but he also plays a very fundamental role in the Japanese tale and mythology as well. The character storyline has become popular over the years and a recent taiga drama that tell the tale of Taira no Kiyomori was just released in 2012. Taira no Kiyomori was the first samurai in history …show more content…
Minamoto has been a long time popular figure in the Japanese history. In the Tale of Heike, Minamoto is known as the tragic hero of the story. Minamoto Yoshitsune is a brilliant tactician and strategist. He has won many battles for the Taira clan and his tale about his adventure with Benkei lived on even up to this day. The battle of Ichi no Tani is just one example of Minamoto Yoshitsune prowess in the battlefield. Yoshitsune himself became a favorite to the emperor, and this made Yoritomo jealous. What makes him a tragic hero is because this lead him to being hunted down by Yoritomo and this cause him to suicide. Despite all the victory that he gave to the Taira clan, Yoshitsune still being hunted down by its own brother out of pure jealousy. Yoshitsune tried to attempt to make a rebellion, but he failed to do so. The story of Yoshitsune can be used as a reminder to the Japanese people about the great life of Yoshitsune that has joy, betrayal, love and respect. The Tale of Heike is one of the greatest Japanese folklore that lived on through both written documents and word of mouth. It is not surprising that this tale hold many gems for the Japanese people to learn from. The rise and evolution of Tokugawa era all started from the Tale of
Taira no Kiyomori of Taira clan is a character that is not just consequential in the Tale of Heike, but he also plays a very fundamental role in the Japanese tale and mythology as well. The character storyline has become popular over the years and a recent taiga drama that tell the tale of Taira no Kiyomori was just released in 2012. Taira no Kiyomori was the first samurai in history …show more content…
Minamoto has been a long time popular figure in the Japanese history. In the Tale of Heike, Minamoto is known as the tragic hero of the story. Minamoto Yoshitsune is a brilliant tactician and strategist. He has won many battles for the Taira clan and his tale about his adventure with Benkei lived on even up to this day. The battle of Ichi no Tani is just one example of Minamoto Yoshitsune prowess in the battlefield. Yoshitsune himself became a favorite to the emperor, and this made Yoritomo jealous. What makes him a tragic hero is because this lead him to being hunted down by Yoritomo and this cause him to suicide. Despite all the victory that he gave to the Taira clan, Yoshitsune still being hunted down by its own brother out of pure jealousy. Yoshitsune tried to attempt to make a rebellion, but he failed to do so. The story of Yoshitsune can be used as a reminder to the Japanese people about the great life of Yoshitsune that has joy, betrayal, love and respect. The Tale of Heike is one of the greatest Japanese folklore that lived on through both written documents and word of mouth. It is not surprising that this tale hold many gems for the Japanese people to learn from. The rise and evolution of Tokugawa era all started from the Tale of