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Although there already was a system of close shogunal guards (tōsanhōkō), during the rule of Ashikaga Yoshinori (1428–1441), the shogun began to strengthen his power against the shugo daimyo who had gradually become more and more independent, [1] [6] and thus, a new system of shogunal guards called hōkōshū was established during the ...
Kawaji Toshiyoshi (川路 利良, 17 June 1834 – 13 October 1879), also known as Kawaji Toshikane, [1] was a Japanese military general, politician, and samurai. during the Meiji period . [ 2 ] A Satsuma Domain samurai initially tasked to study foreign systems for application in the Japanese military, Kawaji fought against forces loyal to the ...
A samurai in his armour in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato. Samurai or bushi (武士, [bɯ.ɕi]) were members of the warrior class in Japan.They were most prominent as aristocratic warriors during the country's feudal period from the 12th century to early 17th century, and thereafter as a top class in the social hierarchy of the Edo period until their abolishment in the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. Moral code of the samurai This article is about the Japanese concept of chivalry. For other uses, see Bushido (disambiguation). This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all ...
Six-String Samurai is a 1998 American post-apocalyptic action comedy film directed by Lance Mungia and starring Jeffrey Falcon and Justin McGuire. Brian Tyler composed the score for this film along with Red Elvises , the latter providing the majority of the soundtrack.
They were also entitled to wear a special samurai sword of a modern design on ceremonial occasions. In the Meiji period , the title was awarded to five generals and three admirals. In the Taishō period it was awarded to six generals and six admirals, and in the Shōwa period it was awarded to six generals and four admirals.
The arcade version of Samurai Shodown VI was released by Sega and runs on the Atomiswave system. The game was also released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on January 25, 2006. The American and European home versions were released respectively on March 24 and March 29, 2009, on the PS2, PSP and Wii as part of the compilation Samurai Shodown ...
Matsubara is a former member of Ultra Series vocal group Project DMM and was vocalist for the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger image song "Rokunin no Samurai" (六人の侍, "Six Samurai") before performing the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger opening theme and Uchu Sentai Kyuranger ending theme. Saki Oshitani (押谷 沙樹, Oshitani Saki)