@@DTruong8it’s not just shock. It serves the overarching deception. Also this demonstrates the willingness of people to commit seppuku and Hiromatsu’s duty to his lord. The show is actually intentionally more focused on the Japanese perspective than the book which is understandably focused from Blackthorne’s outlook.
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I was speechless too 🥲 hiromatsu is the personification of resolve 💯
Apparently he doesn't die in the book but the show-runners wanted to shock the audience, I guess.
@@DTruong8it’s not just shock. It serves the overarching deception. Also this demonstrates the willingness of people to commit seppuku and Hiromatsu’s duty to his lord. The show is actually intentionally more focused on the Japanese perspective than the book which is understandably focused from Blackthorne’s outlook.