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The siege of Osaka (大坂の役, Ōsaka no Eki, or, more commonly, 大坂の陣 Ōsaka no Jin) was a series of battles undertaken by the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages, the winter campaign and the summer campaign, it lasted from 1614 to 1615.
Osaka Elegy (Japanese: 浪華悲歌, Hepburn: Naniwa Erejī, lit. "Naniwa Elegy" [ a ] ) is a 1936 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It forms a diptych with Mizoguchi's Sisters of the Gion [ 4 ] which shares much of the same cast and production team, and is considered an early masterpiece in the director's career.
In the 17th century, after the fall of Osaka to the forces of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu several survivors of the Toyotomi clan try to deliver a young prince to safety. They are betrayed by other survivors who want to enrich themselves under the pretext of re-establishing their clan.
The Siege of Osaka. In 1614, Toyotomi Hideyori (the Taikō’s son and the rightful heir on Shōgun), officially came of age. Finally a young lord at Osaka Castle, Hideyoshi gained supporters ...
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This battle was one of a number of battles that took place during the Summer Campaign of the Siege of Osaka that led up to the fall of Osaka to the forces of Tokugawa and the death of Toyotomi Hideyori. A vanguard force ahead of the Osaka Army was commanded by Gotō Mototsugu. He had with him a force of 2,800 samurai and his mission was to ...