Best girl fuji, cute but still sassy and a even badass at times. To be honest im enjoying her character way more than blackthorn or mariko (these 2 are still cool characters tho)
Remember back. Fuji had her husband and child killed in the same way Mariko's family was killed. Honor is everything in feudal Japan. Sepaku restores honor because the act is so very hard to perform. It is NOT an execution. There is no higher obligation than vassal to Lord, AND lord to vassal. Equally important.
This is such a good show since if you were not paying attention, you would not have noticed the seeds down that pays off later on. An example of this is why Toranaga deduces that it was either Yabushige or Omi who manipulated his son, nagakado. This is because this was the outcomes he was hoping for all along. This is why he left the leadership of the artillery regiment to Yabushige and Nagakado and they went to Ajiro and he left for Edo to muster his forces: Outcome 1. Yabushige realizes his strength with the new altillery, turns on the messenger that Will eventually be sent after them that will demand Yabushige return to Osaka and commit seppuku, and corner him to having no choice but to throw his lot with him. Outcome 2. Using Kiku to whisper seeds of ambition to Omi; have Omi take the rash action on Yabushige’s behalf. After which same general flow of outcome 1. But with the added bonus that, if ever his enemies mobilize before he is ready, he can offer up Omi’s life to buy time. Omi realizes the danger of acting himself so he manipulates nagakado into action. This makes Toranaga mad: not the action itself but that his own son got manipulated into taking action by the very people his father was angking to take said action in the first place. But he takes the opportunity to teach his son a lesson; and also test Yabushige’s motives, who wasted no time to throw Omi under the bus. Toranaga uses the opportunity to throw a wrench between Omi and Yabushige by awarding command of the artillery to Omi as a reward for the action Yabushige threw his nephew under the bus for! And Yabushige’s reaction says it all.
Also Fuji-sama for best WAIFU. She started episode 4 firmly protesting even the idea of serving a Barbarian; to starting episode 5 telling his own uncle off that she does not know how to serve a barbarian as she is consort to a Hatamoto. I mean if she could complain to anyone if she still had disdain in serving a foreigner, it would be her uncle. So this, almost throwaway line to the unobservant, is the most significant thing Fuji has done. More than her pointing the gun on Omi which is her obligation; or even giving the swords to Blackthorne after receiving the guns as a gift, which, being a great gesture in and of itself, was something she was honour-bound to do. Her comment to her uncle was the first positive thing she said and/or done for Blackthorne that is free of any real obligation.
I believe Mariko had already married Buntaro before her father's crime which is why she wasn't executed along with her family. She had married out of it and into the Toda family.
Mariko's father was a top general under Kuroda (Oda Nobunaga), as were Toranaga, Toda, and the future Taiko. Her marriage to the son of Toda took place before her father betrayed Kuroda and was a good political match at the time. Her situation is a little flipped from how it was IRL though. The real woman she is based on wasn't ordered to keep living, the reason she didn't commit suicide because of her catholic faith. Also everyone wanted her real husband to divorce her so she could be put to death with the rest of the Akechi clan, but he refused out of *devotion*, not to torment her.
The reason of Buntaro marrying Mariko was a political alliance. In the real history, Mariko's dad, Jinsai Akechi (based on Mitsuhide Akechi) was one of the closest retainer of the warlord Kuroda (based on Nobunaga Oda). Buntaro's family was a high ranking samurai family under Kuroda as well (based on Hosokawa family) & good friends with the Akechi family. Akechi made a coup against Kuroda & managed to kill him in Honno-Ji temple. However, the rest of Kuroda's retainers & hatamoto led by young Nakamura (shown in episode 2 opening scene as the dying old Taiko, based on Shogun Hideyoshi Toyotomi) avenged his death & captured Akechi in Yamazaki.
buntaro married mariko BEFORE her father killed his lord. he couldn’t just set her aside but because of the way honor was upheld then, it did make him despise her.
It was very common in Asia for the mothers of rulers to hold significant power. Lady Ochiba, for example, is the most powerful woman in Japan because she is in a position to influence her son, the future Taiko. She could never be a regent since it would not be socially acceptable for a woman to hold the position. So most women ruled in the shadows via manipulation and influence, which is what she's doing.
The way they fight in this era is to avoid war. How to fight without reducing national power ⁂The main focus is on espionage warfare, where you draw enemies to your side. Therefore, lower-ranking samurai were working behind the scenes to decide which side to side with. A senior samurai arranged to have him on his side. To put it simply, these are 10 daimyo from the era of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They ruled Japan by dividing it into 10 parts. Toyotomi Hideyoshi died and the battle to unify the country began. Divided into eastern and western armies The battle of 100,000 to 80,000 was decided in just six hours. Only about 20,000 people died on both sides. This is because many from the Toyotomi side defected to the Tokugawa side. It was a strategic victory for the Tokugawa side. Toyotomi = Ishido & Ochiba Tokugawa = Toranaga
Awesome that Zakk has seen 'Yojimbo' & 'Sanjuro', these were remade almost shot for shot as the Eastwood spaghetti westerns 'A fistful of dollars' & 'A few dollars more'. 'Seven Samurai' is a touchstone and stars many outstanding actors, including Toshiro Mifune, who would years later play the role of Torranaga-sama in the 80's production of Shogun. I also recommend 'The Hidden Fortress', a story about a beautiful rebel princess who is joined by an old, wise General and two peasants as they try to get back home... sound familiar? George Lucas was certainly influenced by Kurosawa, in fact the stories set in this era are called Jidaigeki... pronounced Jedi geh-key... yeah.
Some points.. 1) The landslide was shown going through the valley where the 1000+ strong army was camped, so I expect majority of them are dead. 2) The husband who miraculously escaped could be a spy, they mentioned the low odds of survival a few times and when he was asked about it, he looked depressed. So Ishido may have captured him and forced him back to spy or something. Although with honor and all that, I don't think this is the case actually. 3) The Heirs mother, I expect is a powerful ally to a regent, as she will be pulling the strings of the heir when he comes into power (for a time). So Ishido is probably aligned with her to keep power in a way after that happens. The fact that she is taking control over Ishido means that he is prepared to let that happen in order to keep the alliance with her. I doubt her power will be public knowledge to the other regents.
3:58 The smoking box repels bugs and mosquitoes, the old-school version of Asian mosquito coils. The old guy probably got a lungful of it lol. Kinda funny how Ishida said that the other guy's nominee would make the seat "stink of Christian", when that other guy probably forgot that Ishida himself was lowborn and unknowingly dissed him.
Yes, the bug repellent smoke exists but that's not what that box is. That thing actually is an incense clock, that's how they measure their meetings. Probably one meeting equals one box so them having multiple boxes means their meetings are eternal and still getting nowhere. 😆
Lest you forget, women in Europe at this time were subject to their husbands and had no rights. They could be judged unworthy and beaten or killed by their husbands. Check out The Three Musketeers for an example. Check out the origin of the expression of "Rule of Thumb" for example.
The seven Samurai was the inspiration for the magnificent 7. Japanese peasants hire Ronin to defend thier village. Worth a watch if you can bear subtitles.
Toronaga may not just have one spy in the village. Maybe the courtesan was working for him and she bid the nephew to do what he did on Toronaga's orders. Or maybe the courtesan works for someone else 🤷♂️
Lets go back to episode 1 for a moment. Fujiko-san's husband had a short fuse and just before Toranaga had his meeting with the council. Who would have had a word with him to get him fired up, Toranaga? Did Toranaga already have Fujiko's husband "Broken to the Fist." Now that Lady Ochiba has returned to Osaka Castle has Toranaga turned the castle into their prison? Will Ochiba, when her son becomes Taiko, will she be the real power behind the throne? Cheers, Chris Perry.
Crazy episode 🤯Right! One man it is True if you don't see a body no death that Sake scene was Intense! That couldn't gone so much worse, Man :( as Soon as Blackthorn got a cooking moment I got a gut feeling something bad is going to happen yeeks, Man! That Earthquake moment insane 🤯 And Thank Gowd! That Legendary Samurai is Alive! And got "Thank You" From it it🙏 Also Thanks for? I know some stuff not all but I was wondering about that, As always Stay awesome Amazing!!! Much Love and Respect 🤘
Gonna comment before you get to it, I'm watching reactions to this episode to see who and who doesn't catch Blackthorne's dad joke, "all my war stories are full of holes" ikyk
Yes, and the actual person the character is based on Akechi Tama was ordered to commit seppuku but refused because of her Catholic faith. The family retainer killed her instead.
Real life facts > Goroda/Kuroda > is actually not corrupt though there are some murderous truth as Mariko said it, but Goroda/Kuroda did it to purge an annoying religion.
I was wondering about having to hang that bird for a week as well…is this some kind of ancient English tradition? Japanese are used to drinking sake and eating rice that sake is made from so I would give the edge to Buntaro.
I actually had to do a quick google search on that after watching the episode as i didnt get it myself. As i knew beef was dry aged, that was my theory so i used the terms “pheasant aging” as a search string. Ended up reading through 30mins worth of material. And Yes. This was a thing in europe: to hang game bird with feathers on during fall/winter (for optimized temerature) to tenderize the meat, and concentrate the flavours. Hanging it feathers on and the smell is correct. But it should have been done in a cellar, away from direct sunlight, and it would not have attracted flies like that, especially in the winter.
I was thinking maybe it's because Blackthorne is used to drying his food at sea. That the salty air would be kinda like salting meat at land. I have no idea tho, just my first thought lol
Im so happy fuji wasnt dead from the Earthquake. Im calling it,everyone of Blackthornes men are dead. Mariko repeatedly is mistranlating his words when he brings it up. The reveal of the Spy being a hidden Samurai underneath Torunaga's service is a great twist as well. But John leaving a dead bird up for 7 days was so stupid,he shouldve thoroughly explained it through Mariko at some point.
@@dominiqueodom3099 You miss the point which is not surprising since you make statements such as "Im calling it,everyone of Blackthornes men are dead" when that is so easily answered by anyone who read the novel and/or watched the 80s adaption. At any rate, you have received your answer regarding your "predication."
As a Hatamoto, Blackthorne's words have meaning, and he could have said the word and Buntaro would have committed sepuku for disrupting the wa of Anjin's house
No, that is not true. This nonsense for some reason is being spread around. Read the book "Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide" by Andrew Rankin and "The Samurai: Swords, Shoguns, and Seppuku" by Ben Hubbard. Buntaro would only commit seppuku/harakiri at the command of Toranaga and not for such a trivial matter. Buntaro lost face, that is all. What needed to be done is what Blackthorn did except more graciously. Blackthorn has no power over Buntaro to compel him to commit seppuku or harakiri.
People are paying hundreds of dollars for dry 'aged' meat that has been rotting for weeks. Aging game meats same deal. I guess nothing Japanese people were too fond of back then.
The biggest principle of traditional Japanese cuisine is freshness and minimal processing (eg Sashimi, Sushi). The aged pheasant was definitely overkill but there might be a chance that John's rabbit stew was decent if not great but still it was probably be too much for that time period's palette.
The bird wont rot. It is fairly common to hang pheasants, quail, etc for a few days. You don't want to eat something that is in rigor mortis, some really unpleasant tasting enzymes in the meat if you do. You wait until rigor wears off which is usually a few days. With a pheasant a 4-7 day period is normal, but they really don't smell as bad as they were acting in this show.
Nope. In the book he was made Hatamoto when they arrived to the village, Toranaga left a manuscript for Yabu which said that Anjin is a Hatamoto now. And after the earthquake Toranaga officialy repeated it + made him a samurai + things I don't want to spoil to people who didn't read.
If you are talking about Mariko and Buntaro, that is a very specific relationship, Mariko is a higher status woman, Buntaro was offered her because she was tainted by her fathers act of killing his Lord. He has contempt for her and feels he has been diminished by the marriage. He could just accept that she is beautiful and accomplished, and be happy with the marriage. But I guess he is a glass half empty kind of guy, also their are many healthy marriages in this show they are just not featured, it's called a drama for a reason.
@@mem5860And what I said is that some do have good relationships. Toranaga has a good relationship with his wife from what we saw, it depends on the individual. And I did say this is a drama. If everyone was happy it would not be much of a drama. And I might add that Fuji seemed happy in her marriage up to the point where her husband had to commit seppuku, also taking the life of her son.
And finally, I think Toronaga sent Jozen's head to Ishido, again forces Ishido to act rashly and attack
Yea I think he lured Ishido by sending Jozen's head. Only Earth can ruin his plan😂
Best girl fuji, cute but still sassy and a even badass at times.
To be honest im enjoying her character way more than blackthorn or mariko (these 2 are still cool characters tho)
Remember back. Fuji had her husband and child killed in the same way Mariko's family was killed. Honor is everything in feudal Japan. Sepaku restores honor because the act is so very hard to perform. It is NOT an execution. There is no higher obligation than vassal to Lord, AND lord to vassal. Equally important.
This is such a good show since if you were not paying attention, you would not have noticed the seeds down that pays off later on.
An example of this is why Toranaga deduces that it was either Yabushige or Omi who manipulated his son, nagakado.
This is because this was the outcomes he was hoping for all along.
This is why he left the leadership of the artillery regiment to Yabushige and Nagakado and they went to Ajiro and he left for Edo to muster his forces:
Outcome 1. Yabushige realizes his strength with the new altillery, turns on the messenger that Will eventually be sent after them that will demand Yabushige return to Osaka and commit seppuku, and corner him to having no choice but to throw his lot with him.
Outcome 2. Using Kiku to whisper seeds of ambition to Omi; have Omi take the rash action on Yabushige’s behalf. After which same general flow of outcome 1. But with the added bonus that, if ever his enemies mobilize before he is ready, he can offer up Omi’s life to buy time.
Omi realizes the danger of acting himself so he manipulates nagakado into action.
This makes Toranaga mad: not the action itself but that his own son got manipulated into taking action by the very people his father was angking to take said action in the first place.
But he takes the opportunity to teach his son a lesson; and also test Yabushige’s motives, who wasted no time to throw Omi under the bus. Toranaga uses the opportunity to throw a wrench between Omi and Yabushige by awarding command of the artillery to Omi as a reward for the action Yabushige threw his nephew under the bus for! And Yabushige’s reaction says it all.
One more, lol, absolutely the best earthquake ever filmed
Also Fuji-sama for best WAIFU.
She started episode 4 firmly protesting even the idea of serving a Barbarian; to starting episode 5 telling his own uncle off that she does not know how to serve a barbarian as she is consort to a Hatamoto. I mean if she could complain to anyone if she still had disdain in serving a foreigner, it would be her uncle.
So this, almost throwaway line to the unobservant, is the most significant thing Fuji has done.
More than her pointing the gun on Omi which is her obligation; or even giving the swords to Blackthorne after receiving the guns as a gift, which, being a great gesture in and of itself, was something she was honour-bound to do. Her comment to her uncle was the first positive thing she said and/or done for Blackthorne that is free of any real obligation.
Not really because she hates her uncle so she wouldn't go complain to him
I believe Mariko had already married Buntaro before her father's crime which is why she wasn't executed along with her family. She had married out of it and into the Toda family.
i was just on the channel looking for this lol
Mariko's father was a top general under Kuroda (Oda Nobunaga), as were Toranaga, Toda, and the future Taiko. Her marriage to the son of Toda took place before her father betrayed Kuroda and was a good political match at the time.
Her situation is a little flipped from how it was IRL though. The real woman she is based on wasn't ordered to keep living, the reason she didn't commit suicide because of her catholic faith. Also everyone wanted her real husband to divorce her so she could be put to death with the rest of the Akechi clan, but he refused out of *devotion*, not to torment her.
The reason of Buntaro marrying Mariko was a political alliance. In the real history, Mariko's dad, Jinsai Akechi (based on Mitsuhide Akechi) was one of the closest retainer of the warlord Kuroda (based on Nobunaga Oda). Buntaro's family was a high ranking samurai family under Kuroda as well (based on Hosokawa family) & good friends with the Akechi family.
Akechi made a coup against Kuroda & managed to kill him in Honno-Ji temple. However, the rest of Kuroda's retainers & hatamoto led by young Nakamura (shown in episode 2 opening scene as the dying old Taiko, based on Shogun Hideyoshi Toyotomi) avenged his death & captured Akechi in Yamazaki.
buntaro married mariko BEFORE her father killed his lord. he couldn’t just set her aside but because of the way honor was upheld then, it did make him despise her.
歴史ではマリコのモデル細川ガラシャはとても美人らしいです。ネタバレになるので今はそれだけしか言えません。
Lady Ochiba has Ishido wrapped around her you know what. She's an 'in the shadows' type of power.
It was very common in Asia for the mothers of rulers to hold significant power. Lady Ochiba, for example, is the most powerful woman in Japan because she is in a position to influence her son, the future Taiko. She could never be a regent since it would not be socially acceptable for a woman to hold the position. So most women ruled in the shadows via manipulation and influence, which is what she's doing.
Like Saigou no Tsubone (Oai)
言葉には責任がある
一度言った言葉は曲げることはできない
すなわち上の言葉を反故にすることは
命で償わなければいけない
それがこの時代の日本人だった
少々誇張されてますがね
The way they fight in this era is to avoid war.
How to fight without reducing national power
⁂The main focus is on espionage warfare, where you draw enemies to your side.
Therefore, lower-ranking samurai were working behind the scenes to decide which side to side with.
A senior samurai arranged to have him on his side.
To put it simply, these are 10 daimyo from the era of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
They ruled Japan by dividing it into 10 parts.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi died and the battle to unify the country began.
Divided into eastern and western armies
The battle of 100,000 to 80,000 was decided in just six hours.
Only about 20,000 people died on both sides.
This is because many from the Toyotomi side defected to the Tokugawa side.
It was a strategic victory for the Tokugawa side.
Toyotomi = Ishido & Ochiba
Tokugawa = Toranaga
Awesome that Zakk has seen 'Yojimbo' & 'Sanjuro', these were remade almost shot for shot as the Eastwood spaghetti westerns 'A fistful of dollars' & 'A few dollars more'. 'Seven Samurai' is a touchstone and stars many outstanding actors, including Toshiro Mifune, who would years later play the role of Torranaga-sama in the 80's production of Shogun. I also recommend 'The Hidden Fortress', a story about a beautiful rebel princess who is joined by an old, wise General and two peasants as they try to get back home... sound familiar? George Lucas was certainly influenced by Kurosawa, in fact the stories set in this era are called Jidaigeki... pronounced Jedi geh-key... yeah.
Great reactions. I’m really intrigued to see what Lady Ochiba, the Taiko’s widow, is up to. Looks like she has some political power.
Fuji is NOT a courtesan. She is the Aijin's consort. Kiku is a courtesan from Izu.
Some points..
1) The landslide was shown going through the valley where the 1000+ strong army was camped, so I expect majority of them are dead.
2) The husband who miraculously escaped could be a spy, they mentioned the low odds of survival a few times and when he was asked about it, he looked depressed. So Ishido may have captured him and forced him back to spy or something. Although with honor and all that, I don't think this is the case actually.
3) The Heirs mother, I expect is a powerful ally to a regent, as she will be pulling the strings of the heir when he comes into power (for a time). So Ishido is probably aligned with her to keep power in a way after that happens. The fact that she is taking control over Ishido means that he is prepared to let that happen in order to keep the alliance with her. I doubt her power will be public knowledge to the other regents.
Fuji is full high-born SAMURAI and is Anjin's consort - not a courtesan (who would not be samurai). Consort = companion. Courtesan = prostitute.
3:58 The smoking box repels bugs and mosquitoes, the old-school version of Asian mosquito coils. The old guy probably got a lungful of it lol.
Kinda funny how Ishida said that the other guy's nominee would make the seat "stink of Christian", when that other guy probably forgot that Ishida himself was lowborn and unknowingly dissed him.
Yes, the bug repellent smoke exists but that's not what that box is.
That thing actually is an incense clock, that's how they measure their meetings. Probably one meeting equals one box so them having multiple boxes means their meetings are eternal and still getting nowhere. 😆
@@_Gato.Negro_ So instead of a Stick of Time, they're rich enough to afford a _Box_ of Time.
Them royals indeed.
Mariko said she had just been married before that business with her family, it wasn’t after
黒田＝織田信長、マリコ＝細川ガラシャ マリコ父＝明智光秀
石堂＝石田三成
大阪の姫＝淀→淀の母は信長の妹の『市Ichi 』父は＝浅井長政→織田と盟友になるが裏切り信長に滅ぼされた。
その後、信長が明智（マリコの父）に謀叛により殺されるが、すぐに豊臣秀吉に倒され、秀吉が絶大な力を持ち淀を側室にした、正室に子の居ない為、唯一の後継者を産んだ、大阪の姫＝淀が大阪の力を持つが、豊臣秀吉秀吉がなくなり後継者はまだ幼い。という本当の時代背景があります。
Lest you forget, women in Europe at this time were subject to their husbands and had no rights. They could be judged unworthy and beaten or killed by their husbands. Check out The Three Musketeers for an example. Check out the origin of the expression of "Rule of Thumb" for example.
The battle of sekigahara is gonna be epic asf
I am soooo happy you started the video by pronouncing "Shogun" correctly.
The seven Samurai was the inspiration for the magnificent 7. Japanese peasants hire Ronin to defend thier village. Worth a watch if you can bear subtitles.
Toronaga may not just have one spy in the village. Maybe the courtesan was working for him and she bid the nephew to do what he did on Toronaga's orders. Or maybe the courtesan works for someone else 🤷♂️
She's Ishido's spy.
Maybe.
I watched the whole vid, love the show and your channel👍🏻
Awesome! Thank you!
24:23 Toranaga at this scene be like: "Get a room, you two! Jeez!"
14：08 🤣文太郎と按針が酒を飲んだ後、
3人とも笑う所が好き🥰✨✨✨
Lets go back to episode 1 for a moment. Fujiko-san's husband had a short fuse and just before Toranaga had his meeting with the council. Who would have had a word with him to get him fired up, Toranaga? Did Toranaga already have Fujiko's husband "Broken to the Fist." Now that Lady Ochiba has returned to Osaka Castle has Toranaga turned the castle into their prison? Will Ochiba, when her son becomes Taiko, will she be the real power behind the throne? Cheers, Chris Perry.
Crazy episode 🤯Right! One man it is True if you don't see a body no death that Sake scene was Intense! That couldn't gone so much worse, Man :( as Soon as Blackthorn got a cooking moment I got a gut feeling something bad is going to happen yeeks, Man! That Earthquake moment insane 🤯 And Thank Gowd! That Legendary Samurai is Alive! And got "Thank You" From it it🙏 Also Thanks for? I know some stuff not all but I was wondering about that, As always Stay awesome Amazing!!! Much Love and Respect 🤘
🇯🇵🙏⚔️☯️ One for comment algorithm another after watching wooo!
右の方がプリズンブレイクのロバート・ネッパーに似ているwww
Gonna comment before you get to it, I'm watching reactions to this episode to see who and who doesn't catch Blackthorne's dad joke, "all my war stories are full of holes" ikyk
It was great joke
Fuji-sama is a consort, not a courtesan!
I don't think Mariko-sama could go ahead and kill herself. She is a good Christian.
Yes, and the actual person the character is based on Akechi Tama was ordered to commit seppuku but refused because of her Catholic faith. The family retainer killed her instead.
She has been wanting death, but has been refused permission.
@@MrCzerillo
Death, but not suicide.
Japanese had been vegetarian for thousands years . No four legs were eaten, any animals.
Mariko (Gracia )and Buntaro(Lord Hosokawa) were matched up by leader of Taiko , Toranaga and other 4 reagents. Also Gracia's father.
woke vegan?
What was the substitute?
Real life facts > Goroda/Kuroda > is actually not corrupt though there are some murderous truth as Mariko said it, but Goroda/Kuroda did it to purge an annoying religion.
I was wondering about having to hang that bird for a week as well…is this some kind of ancient English tradition?
Japanese are used to drinking sake and eating rice that sake is made from so I would give the edge to Buntaro.
I actually had to do a quick google search on that after watching the episode as i didnt get it myself. As i knew beef was dry aged, that was my theory so i used the terms “pheasant aging” as a search string. Ended up reading through 30mins worth of material. And
Yes. This was a thing in europe: to hang game bird with feathers on during fall/winter (for optimized temerature) to tenderize the meat, and concentrate the flavours.
Hanging it feathers on and the smell is correct.
But it should have been done in a cellar, away from direct sunlight, and it would not have attracted flies like that, especially in the winter.
I was thinking maybe it's because Blackthorne is used to drying his food at sea. That the salty air would be kinda like salting meat at land. I have no idea tho, just my first thought lol
Cool stuff
Im so happy fuji wasnt dead from the Earthquake.
Im calling it,everyone of Blackthornes men are dead. Mariko repeatedly is mistranlating his words when he brings it up.
The reveal of the Spy being a hidden Samurai underneath Torunaga's service is a great twist as well.
But John leaving a dead bird up for 7 days was so stupid,he shouldve thoroughly explained it through Mariko at some point.
Do realize that this series is based on a book? Calling out predictions of what is going to happen etc. is silly.
Spoiler: You are wrong
@@Rabbithole8 have u ever heard of someone not reading a book and seeing the adaptation?
@@dominiqueodom3099 You miss the point which is not surprising since you make statements such as "Im calling it,everyone of Blackthornes men are dead" when that is so easily answered by anyone who read the novel and/or watched the 80s adaption. At any rate, you have received your answer regarding your "predication."
Didn't we see his men boiled alive in ep1, the viewers knew they're dead but he doesn't
@@haneby1114 we only saw one of them boiled alive. But based off of that alone we have very little reason to believe the rest are still alive
As a Hatamoto, Blackthorne's words have meaning, and he could have said the word and Buntaro would have committed sepuku for disrupting the wa of Anjin's house
No, that is not true. This nonsense for some reason is being spread around. Read the book "Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide" by Andrew Rankin and "The Samurai: Swords, Shoguns, and Seppuku" by Ben Hubbard. Buntaro would only commit seppuku/harakiri at the command of Toranaga and not for such a trivial matter. Buntaro lost face, that is all. What needed to be done is what Blackthorn did except more graciously. Blackthorn has no power over Buntaro to compel him to commit seppuku or harakiri.
The "I'd just kill them" sounds tough. You'd be dead faster than the Christian got beheaded for holding up the line in episode 1.
Same goes for "just don't kill yourself".
I'm saying that it's really difficult to understand Japanese culture.
What's so funny?
Your haircuts
TUNAMI🌊
Gaslighting in his behavior?! Smh
People are paying hundreds of dollars for dry 'aged' meat that has been rotting for weeks. Aging game meats same deal. I guess nothing Japanese people were too fond of back then.
The biggest principle of traditional Japanese cuisine is freshness and minimal processing (eg Sashimi, Sushi). The aged pheasant was definitely overkill but there might be a chance that John's rabbit stew was decent if not great but still it was probably be too much for that time period's palette.
The bird wont rot. It is fairly common to hang pheasants, quail, etc for a few days. You don't want to eat something that is in rigor mortis, some really unpleasant tasting enzymes in the meat if you do. You wait until rigor wears off which is usually a few days. With a pheasant a 4-7 day period is normal, but they really don't smell as bad as they were acting in this show.
well the rain probably brought flies faster than usual? idk
Tell me how you don't hunt without telling me how you don't hunt.
So much to unpack so I'm going to post multiple times
1 in the book Blackthorne is not made Hatamoto until after he saves Toronaga in the quake
Nope. In the book he was made Hatamoto when they arrived to the village, Toranaga left a manuscript for Yabu which said that Anjin is a Hatamoto now. And after the earthquake Toranaga officialy repeated it + made him a samurai + things I don't want to spoil to people who didn't read.
In shows foreign, cant never have a healthy relationship that viewers can support.
What?
had a stroke while writing this?
If you are talking about Mariko and Buntaro, that is a very specific relationship, Mariko is a higher status woman, Buntaro was offered her because she was tainted by her fathers act of killing his Lord. He has contempt for her and feels he has been diminished by the marriage. He could just accept that she is beautiful and accomplished, and be happy with the marriage. But I guess he is a glass half empty kind of guy, also their are many healthy marriages in this show they are just not featured, it's called a drama for a reason.
@@thomasmain5986 thats what i am saying the Main history the Foreigns always have a Bad relationship, never a good one.
@@mem5860And what I said is that some do have good relationships. Toranaga has a good relationship with his wife from what we saw, it depends on the individual. And I did say this is a drama. If everyone was happy it would not be much of a drama.
And I might add that Fuji seemed happy in her marriage up to the point where her husband had to commit seppuku, also taking the life of her son.