What foreigners usually know about Japanese Samurai is these warriors were fearsome in the combat, extremely disciplined and followed a strict code of honor that they even were prepared to kill themselves if they broke its rules. And so, Samurai were relied by their government, also landowners. The film Tasogare Seibei (Twilight Samurai) relating some aspects of the life of Samurai near the end of Edo era gives audiences a more deepen knowledge.
Firstly, I’d like to begin with the position of samurai. Samurai who were known as royal servants of high class of society generally such as their government and landowners to fight their wars and protect their lands. In exchange for their protection and loyalty, the Samurai were given land and some privilege rights. They …show more content…
Being a very small portion of Japanese population, meanwhile the rest of population were farmers, merchants, priests, monks and artisans and having special responsibilities related to high society made Samurai respected by their surroundings people. In the film Twilight Samurai, when civilian came across Seibei Iguchi (or any Samurai), they lowered their heads which presented respect to Samurai. There were certain eras such as the era of Shogun, they Samurai is the most influential class. For centuries, many had prominent roles in political and military realms and instilled Confucianism values in Japanese society. However, in the film, Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai accompanied with the fact that it wasn’t glory stage of a bureaucrat near the end of Tokugawa period making his life harder to pay off livings for two daughters and a senile mother with just 50 koku (Samurai stipends in Edo period). Indeed, the Japanese economy in the end of Edo era encountered inflation due to the reduction of their
Firstly, I’d like to begin with the position of samurai. Samurai who were known as royal servants of high class of society generally such as their government and landowners to fight their wars and protect their lands. In exchange for their protection and loyalty, the Samurai were given land and some privilege rights. They …show more content…
Being a very small portion of Japanese population, meanwhile the rest of population were farmers, merchants, priests, monks and artisans and having special responsibilities related to high society made Samurai respected by their surroundings people. In the film Twilight Samurai, when civilian came across Seibei Iguchi (or any Samurai), they lowered their heads which presented respect to Samurai. There were certain eras such as the era of Shogun, they Samurai is the most influential class. For centuries, many had prominent roles in political and military realms and instilled Confucianism values in Japanese society. However, in the film, Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai accompanied with the fact that it wasn’t glory stage of a bureaucrat near the end of Tokugawa period making his life harder to pay off livings for two daughters and a senile mother with just 50 koku (Samurai stipends in Edo period). Indeed, the Japanese economy in the end of Edo era encountered inflation due to the reduction of their