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  2. Seppuku - Wikipedia

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    Seppuku as judicial punishment was abolished in 1873, shortly after the Meiji Restoration, but voluntary seppuku did not completely die out. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 31 ] Dozens of people are known to have committed seppuku since then, [ 36 ] [ 34 ] [ 37 ] including General Nogi Maresuke and his wife on the death of Emperor Meiji in 1912, and numerous ...

  3. Forty-seven rōnin - Wikipedia

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    Each of the assailants ended his life in a ritualistic fashion. [6] Ōishi Chikara, the youngest, was only 15 years old on the day the raid took place, and only 16 the day he committed seppuku. Each of the 46 rōnin killed himself in Genroku 16, on the 4th day of the 2nd month (元禄十六年二月四日, 20 March 1703). [35]

  4. Samurai Executioner - Wikipedia

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    The character is based on a real-life line of sword-testers who served the Tokugawa Shogunate up to the early 19th century. [1] He is also frequently called upon to perform executions . Many of the stories focus not on Asaemon, but on several of the people he meets in the course of his work.

  5. Harakiri (1962 film) - Wikipedia

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    Harakiri (切腹, Seppuku [2]) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi.The story takes place between 1619 and 1630 during the Edo period and the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate.

  6. The Law of Ueki - Wikipedia

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    The Law of Ueki (Japanese: うえきの法則, Hepburn: Ueki no Hōsoku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsubasa Fukuchi.It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 2001 to October 2004, with its chapters collected in 16 tankōbon volumes.

  7. Hijikata Toshizō - Wikipedia

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    Hijikata Toshizō (土方 歳三, May 31, 1835 – June 20, 1869) was a Japanese swordsman of the Bakumatsu period and Vice-Commander (副長, Fukucho) of the Shinsengumi.As Vice-Commander, he served the Tokugawa Shogunate and co-led his group in its resistance against the imperial rule brought about by the Meiji Restoration.

  8. Minamoto no Yoshitsune - Wikipedia

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    Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経, c. 1159 – June 15, 1189) was a commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series of battles that toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan, helping his half-brother Yoritomo consolidate power.

  9. List of Gintama characters - Wikipedia

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    When asked by a fan if all the characters from the series were based on Real-Edo life citizens, Sorachi responded he was right and mentioned that Gintoki was roughly based on Sakata Kintoki, but added that he did not mean to make Gintoki a descendant from Sakata. [5]