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Sakimori (Frontier Guardian), black granite sculpture by Masayuki Nagare, 1989, Honolulu Museum of Art Masayuki Nagare (流 政之, Nagare Masayuki, February 14, 1923 – July 7, 2018) was a modernist Japanese sculptor, nicknamed "Samurai Artist" for his commitment to traditional Japanese aesthetics. [1]
Life of an Expert Swordsman (Japanese: 或る剣豪の生涯, Hepburn: Aru kengo no shōgai) is a 1959 samurai film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring Toshiro Mifune. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its story is an adaptation of the 1897 Edmond Rostand play Cyrano de Bergerac , and its basic plot faithfully follows that of the play.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo was born 11 June 1659 to Yamamoto Jin'emon, then aged 71, and a woman whose maiden name was Maeda. He was the last born to the family, and regarded by his father as a superfluous addition who was intended to be given away to a salt merchant. [3]
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Minamoto no Yoshiie (源 義家; 1039 – 4 August 1106), also known as Hachimantarō Yoshiie (八幡太郎義家) and his title Most Valorous Warrior in the Land (天下第一武勇之士), was a Minamoto clan samurai of the late Heian period, and Chinjufu-shōgun (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North).
English: On Friday, May 9, 1980, Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, California, three academic buildings were named in honor of three Nisei Yankee Samurai who sacrificed their lives in defense of America during World War II. Sergeant Frank Hachiya, Hood River Valley, Oregon; Technical Sgt Terry Mizutari, Hilo, Hawaii; Sergeant ...
The Financial Samurai decided to sacrifice FIRE for “desire.” 'I could've been set for life': This former Goldman Sachs analyst says his family of 4 can't live comfortably on $230K a year ...
To avoid financial insolvency, the Sugi house controlled two additional samurai lineages-the Tamaki and the Yoshida lineages. The oldest male became the Sugi heir and the younger Sugi sons were adopted by the Tamaki and Yoshida lines as their heirs-to ensure the Sugi succession was protected, this required the head of the house in the Yoshida ...