The 47 Ronin: Japan’s Greatest Tale of Vengeance

[@Biographics]

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[@bennywolf2169]

no, stop selling out and making your ads and bs longer and longer

[@todd5640]

Your beard is beautiful

[@spectrum3808]

ok, what is with Suppuku and what are its origins....

[@ryanf1425]

Ben Wolf sellout? It’s his livelihood 🤷‍♂️ and you don’t pay anything to watch it...

[@jimothy05]

@@ryanf1425 YT Premium Boiz. We do pay him with watch time XD

[@dinolover]

the fact they actually took the time to put out fires so they wouldn't cause damage to innocents is mind blowingly respectful.

[@scorch1911]

There are 47 likes. No-one change this.

[@KingJohnMichael]

@General Grievous you should maybe read up on history ;) cause waht you said is preeeeeeeettty ignorant

[@mattnar3865]

@@KingJohnMichael No, he's absolutely correct, you try reading up on history, Unit 731 in particular.

[@brandonisrangkura6760]

To bad people today won't do that

[@lacialda4907]

@@KingJohnMichael As is what you said, bud ;).

[@Spartan265]

There's something about stories of loyalty that are always touching.

[@raunchyNO]

@Bruce Cumming these days a lot of men have "honor" for their family or themselves. they hit women and kill because of an insult for that "honor". these days there is no loyalty to anything but themselves.

[@swinglow6580]

Welp I'm the 47th like, no more likes allowed

[@mattiasjonsson8809]

No you where not. So it has 2600 or something likes when you posted that 7 min ago. I don't think it wen't from 47 to 2647 in 7 min. Or maby 8 if you where slow.

[@swinglow6580]

@@mattiasjonsson8809 not on the video you knuckle head. On this comment I WAS the 47th like. Why would I comment on some one else's comment about me being the 47th like on the video that clearly isn't even close to 40 likes any more lol

[@madwolf0966]

Berend Koops why bash on us males though?

[@Hananotaka]

Some added context: one of the major issues underlying the events is that the law at the time was kenka-ryouseibai: in the event of an altercation, both sides were punished, regardless of who started it. This is what the Ako ronin found so unjust: only Asano was punished. The two years between the attack and the vendetta were spent by former Ako officials appealing the decision and attempting to get some redress for the Asano family. Only when these efforts were exhausted did the vendetta go into action, as a last final protest of the injustice. It should also be noted that the Shogunate officially sanctioned vendettas, and had a complex system for their approval. The Ako ronin’s vendetta didn’t actually apply (the ronin weren’t Asano’s direct family) but it provided a context and framework for their actions.

[@SleekMinister]

THX

[@owenparris7490]

Very interesting, thanks!

[@fukkitful]

The reason only Asano was punish is because Kira did draw his weapon.

[@rayray6490]

Anyone ever tried to get 47 people (including yourself) to do one activity together? It’s next to impossible

[@regretfilledexsistance6330]

That’s why one of them left, so only 46 had to.

[@mrmushin1]

Gary Owen reference lol

[@danthelowblood2653]

Which is why they failed

[@justanaverageguy912]

does "disliking me" count? then school.

[@Mordeiv]

Even in the Assassination of Julius Ceasar, a hundred plus men agreed to assassinate him but only 60 or less actually appeared.

[@willbowen4488]

I live in Japan and have been to the cemetery where they are buried. Interesting place, worth a visit if you come to Tokyo!

[@johnbattalgazi2108]

Where is it?

[@julieenslow5915]

@@johnbattalgazi2108 Tokyo. Once there, i am sure it will not be hard to get more information.

[@willbowen4488]

@@johnbattalgazi2108 near central Tokyo.

[@smokngunz8409]

Can't wait, was going to be there in japan for the Olympics, but this damn Corona virus set my trip back to Japan next year. Smh Damn you COVID-19!

[@willbowen4488]

@tk2887 its great there is a small museum with monuments from that era, but you cant film in there as camera usage is forbidden.

[@christophermerlot3366]

What a coincidence. I too am "pretending" to be a drunken womanizer. I've been doing it for so long that I've forgotten my mission. Ooops.

[@spidos1000]

Looks like a suppokoo is what you need.

[@mickmccasker6401]

@句丹句句と 尺ヨ尸卞丹尺 *Subaru

[@raylee5461]

@@spidos1000 simp

[@GhostlyJorg]

HAH, contemptible! Oh, you were just pretending? - Sorry I mocked you, I'll kill myself know!

[@christophermerlot3366]

@@Ballardian I'm on it.

[@BatmanLovesRockNRoll]

Literally anything happens Everyone in this story: *SEPPUKU*

[@behamut92]

Samurai : Breaths Same Samurai: So I have choose SEPPUKU

[@gregledy]

Spills some milk Samurai: welp, suppose its time for seppuku

[@FeiFongWang]

YOU HAVE DISGRACED MY FAMIRY.

[@apeanutonhawaii9722]

Dapper Dhampir DISGRACE ON YOUR COW!

[@JBTriple8]

as much i much i appreciate the code of Bushido the shoguns took it to far

[@edgelord8337]

I really love it when people cover things I don't know about and things that are from other cultures. If only school taught that.

[@Maui_Waui]

or you know useful life skills like how to file taxes

[@rashadpreston7389]

What would it benift to learn such stuff at school? They already teach a enough useless and outdated things.

[@norgepalm7315]

Edgy

[@jessehudgins6066]

What school doesn’t teach world history or sociology? Lol

[@rashadpreston7389]

@@jessehudgins6066 under privileged schools. Lots of public schools in America do not offer sociology as a course. That's more of a college course rather than a high school one.

[@Korschtal]

Great stuff, many thanks. I can confirm that the story is still very important in Japan; my wife is Japanese and was taught it as she grew up. The detail of the Samurai putting the lights out was interesting, because in Kyoto, fire was a read danger, so much so that if one of the nobility was in debt one way to deal with it was to threaten their neighbours with arson. According to Alex Kerr in his book "Lost Japan" the method was to go to their neighbours and creditors and say "Unfortunately I can't pay my debt and I can't stay here and face the shame of being a debtor. Therefore I have no choice but to set fire to my house tonight and escape into the night". This was a veiled threat because if one house caught fire the entire neighbourhood would go up in smoke, so the neighbours would have a collection to pay the debt and/or the creditors would write it off...

[@RickReasonnz]

That is the most passive aggressive threat encompassing mass destruction I have ever heard of. Cunning, I suppose.

[@Korschtal]

@REALDEALFU1 yo The impression I got was that it was generally accepted, almost formalised, and that a few months later one of the neighbours would do the same so our original fire-raiser would contribute to the debt relief. Japan can be funny like that.

[@zaidshah4535]

A german married a japanese? History: I dont like where this is going

[@Korschtal]

@@zaidshah4535 Easy there tiger: A Brit married a Japanese. Then the UKgov said she couldn't have a visa. And the Japanese government said he couldn't, because neither governments like foreigners much. Then the German government said "Hey, you're welcome here as an EU citizen as long as you have a job, and your wife is welcome here too". Then the UK government said: "Okay we're changing the rules." Then the German Government said "We can fast track German citizenship so you can have dual nationality" And they lived happily ever after.

[@zaidshah4535]

@@Korschtal I'm a little confused but I get the gist, good for you my man.

[@darkapple6034]

This story is the proof of a true soilders bravery. Amazing. Wasnt dying in combat also part of Japanese Samurai ? Fun fact: "Samurai" means "to serve"

[@helbent4]

When it comes to being a soldier, I'm a little more partial to Patton's, "the object is not to die for your country, but to make they other bastard die for his." It's interesting to keep in mind this mindset hyper-focused on honour was a product of a period of peace when they had soldiers who had not fought an actual war nor were likely to fight in a war. In earlier eras when they actually fought in wars and conflicts the mindset of a Samurai was far more pragmatic and practical, and less concerned with honour (although it was still important). They probably more resembled any other soldier in that respect.

[@yerik6034]

So does “Sergeant”

[@BeastOrGod]

When he pronounces japanese words, he sounds like a japanese person imitating a english person saying japanese words very englishly.

[@veenoir1991]

For the same reason you say tortilla and not tor-tiLLa.

[@JonnySublime]

Ash K 😂

[@megshimatsu8615]

It's E-do. Not EE-do.

[@SleekMinister]

Yeah, not really, though. It's called sehpuku, not sepookoo.

[@kianeko2120]

I understood what you said, but it still made my brain hurt, lol

[@humanmale6784]

Everyone knows that the Keanu Reeves movie is the most accurate telling of this story. 100% accurate, mostly using real footage from the time.

[@humanmale6784]

@Daniel Smith Did you see that flying over your head?

[@GlidingZephyr]

Including the robot samurai that Keanu faced during the tournament while incognito! Oh, and of course Shang Tsung was the Japanese Emperor at one point. I kept waiting for him to belt out: "Your souls are mine!" immediately after the collective Ronin finished seppuku. It would have made a better film.

[@GlidingZephyr]

@Daniel Smith So if he took the blue pill, 47 Ronin would've never been released? I don't know...it might not have been the best film, but at least it wasn't boring. Lol..

[@AramisNailz]

You must be referring to the japanese documentary that highlighted Keanu Reeves role in the event. Back in his younger days.

[@michaelfacey2799]

Human Male I was Gonna like your comment but I’m a just leave it at 47🥺

[@patriciahayes7315]

I read a graphic novelization of this legend several years ago, and just finished watching the 1941/1942 Japanese movie of the same story. It's a deeply moving tale, one of the most beautiful to come out of feudal Japan.

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

Is the graphic novel of the same name or called something else, I’m interested in reading it

[@craigstoner2632]

Also. A work of fiction. Movies aren't documentaries. More people need to be aware of this....

[@jrgussngussn7093]

Comic book...

[@jrgussngussn7093]

Captain semantics strikes again!

[@phantombeard6262]

Biography of Ludwig van Beethoven? His 250th birthday is this year (2020). As well as telling the story of one of the Western world's greatest composers. Love ya Biographics

[@zaidshah4535]

I haven't come across a single biographic for a musician on this channel, I would too like to see that.

[@phantombeard6262]

@@zaidshah4535 exactly! Maybe some of the big ones (both old and modern) as well as other musicians

[@stratosphere94]

That’d be an awesome episode! I’d love one on HR Giger also 🖤

[@lilmelvin11]

@@stratosphere94 EXCELLENT suggestion!

[@__________________________Fred]

Their willingness to die to keep their honor puts the disrespect towards Asano Naganori into perspective. He felt so disrespected that he had no choice but to try to kill him because simply accepting the insult to his name was deemed by him worse than death. His hand kinda got forced at this point.

[@Ari33sa]

I'm always a bit awe by these stories of old times where people.. yeah went to assassinate their oponents, but also tried to be nice and courdial about it, treating the victim with respect, bowing down to them if that was proper and maybe even letting them do it themselves. It's still just an assassination, but it makes for a much more complling story/scene

[@thelonesomewanderer8359]

i'd love to hear the story of William adams, the first Englishman to reach Japan and he became a samurai.

[@hazemelhusseiny5683]

Had lots of amrita

[@NIkonEX-]

isnt his name keanu reeves

[@daledrakewriter4912]

Watch a tv series called shogun it is basically the same story just changed the names it is from the book Shogun by James clavell.

[@thelonesomewanderer8359]

@@hazemelhusseiny5683 yea and guardian spirits

[@longstrider2734]

@@NIkonEX- no its tom cruise... The last samurai. Duhhh

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

True loyalty is hard to come across these days. I think that’s why such stories as these resonate with us so much.

[@Daniel-ri2dy]

There arent many stories that i consider to be beautiful but the story of the 47 ronin is a genuinely beautiful tale.

[@VYBEKAT]

I'm so impressed by the story telling here! You really do it justice. I appreciate all the historical and cultural context. The whole time I was listening I kept thinking: " THIS IS SO AWESOME" People will still be telling this story hundreds of years from now

[@kevinrwhooley9439]

Hey Simon, if you are ever looking for any Irish historical figures for St. Patrick's day then here's a few suggestions- Thomas Andrews(1873-1912) Dr James Barry or Margaret Bulkley(1789-1865) Lilian Bland(1878-1971) Brian Boru(941-1014) Robert Boyle(1627-1691) William Brown or Guillermo brown or Almirante Brown(1777-1857) Gay Byrne(1934-2019) Sir Roger Casement(1864-1916) Thomas J. Clarke(1858-1916) Agnes Clerke(1842-1907) Michael Collins(1890-1922) Saint Columba or Colum Cille(521-597) James Connolly(1868-1916) Edward Despard(1751-1803) Anne Devlin(1780-1851) Margaretta or Margaret Eager(1863-1936) Mary Elmes(1908-2002) Robert Emmet(1778-1803) 'Silken' Thomas Fitzgerald(1513-1537) Betsy Gray(died 1798) Patrick Lafcadia Hearn or Koizumi Yakumo(1850-1904) Chaim Herzog(1918-1997) James Joyce(1882-1941) Sir Hugh Lane(1875-1915) James Larkin(1878-1947) C.S. Lewis(1898-1963) Juan or Kuhn Mackenna(1771-1814) Terence MacSwiny(1879-1920) Annette Elizabeth Mahon(1918-2013) Constance Markievicz(1868-1927) Bernadette Devlin McAliskey(1947-present) Thomas Francis Meagher(1823-1867) Annie Moore(1874-1924) Turlough O'Carolan(1670-1738) Daniel O'Connell(1775-1843) Hugh O'Flaherty(1897-1963) Gráinne Ní Mháilleor or Grace O'Malley(1530-1603) Hugh O'Neill(1550-1616) Peter O'Toole(1932-2013) Charles Stewart Parnell(1946-1891) Padraig or Patrick Pearse(1879-1916) Jeremiah O'Donavan Rossa(1831-1915) Mary Ryan(1873-1961) Bobby Sands(1954-1981) Ernest Shackleton(1874-1922) George Bernard Shaw(1856-1950) Francis Sheehy-Skeffington(1878-1916) Jonathan Swift(1667-1745) Theobald Wolfe Tone(1763-1798) Eamon de Valera(1882-1975) Ernest Walton(1903-1995) Arthur Wellesley(1769-1852) William Butler Yeats(1865-1939) And for April fools day you should do Nat Tate and for pride month you should do Judy Garland. Anyway great video, as always. Keep up the good work.

[@angriella]

Some good names in there!

[@dpc4548]

I understand how hard names are when you're talking about a language you don't speak. So, i'd just like to applaude you making such a good attempt. Even though I know they were off, not one name distracted me from your tale. Good work!

[@falseking989]

Legend has it people still commit sudoku even to this day.

[@athenazoey5093]

imagine doing a 3x3 sudoku but went to 99x99x99.

[@kipchika5989]

ik u don't have the balls to do

[@dondon1722]

If it wasn't already mentioned, Kyoto and Tokyo are actually separate cities. The confusion might be that Kyoto used to be Japan's capital prior to Tokyo. Great video!

[@Treaxvour]

Edo was Tokyo. This is where the Shogun lived. Emperor was in Kyoto

[@ivanhunter6492]

would you do one on Gilgamesh?

[@jean-michel_comhaire]

Oh, lord, please, YASSS!!!!!

[@NaviRyan]

that would be amazing

[@chrisg2739]

Didn’t he hound a bunch of smurfs? Hehehe I know gargamel.

[@GrimpakTheMook]

Oh yes please Gilgamesh

[@Gods-bad-boy]

I honestly thought he did already?

[@daniellilly7591]

MAN! WHAT a story! I'm soooo glad I clicked on this out of sheer curiosity as wth any of the words in its title even meant. Simon's Japanese is excellent, btw. The USMC teaches us about Honor, Courage and Commitment and they're the core values which we instill in every Marine during boot camp via stories and historical examples of sacrifice for those ideals. I gotta say though, this story is just a whole other level of the ethos. Thanks so much for the education! Truly a fascinating story.

[@limmalaashish6907]

I absolutely love this channel, not just the narration but also the choice of stories. keep up the good work.

[@vsGoliath96]

Man, imagine being such a badass swordsman that you somehow make 3 versus over 30 other warriors a fair fight.

[@kanpekiken2481]

Samurai didn’t gang up. They’d fight one on one.

[@cs40660]

@@kanpekiken2481 this, they were extremly skilled single combat fighters

[@Varlwyll]

@@kanpekiken2481 that's still very impressive though

[@kimdokja320]

@@Varlwyll yeah damn unlimited stamina right there

[@armaniwebb4467]

@@kanpekiken2481 even more badass

[@danielcrewe732]

A truly beautiful story of loyalty and vengeful wrath

[@kiera_kayaks7521]

Learning more about the 47 Ronin... interesting. Listening to Simon say my name for 20 minutes and 46 seconds... Priceless

[@ohyonnaha]

I’ve learned more from Simon than from school 😭

[@rinzo2009]

My Comrade, it's not only you. Simon Whistler is the best history teacher on KZbin right now.

[@johnvanzyl2960]

You can thank the NEA for that.

[@isaacb5968]

Simon can never us teach how to pass standardized tests though...

[@JBTriple8]

self education is the best education

[@mattsoca1]

A correction in terminology. The Nobles in Japan represent the extremely small number of royals (which included the Emperor) at the very top of Japanese society. They were followed by the Samurai or Warrior class , and below them were the commoners (farmers, artisans, merchants, etc.).

[@thesheepersgame5199]

I hope you create a biograhic for Yukimura Sanada, one of the greatest samurai who ever lived and probably changed the course of Japanese history if he succesfully killed Ieyasu Tokugawa during the Seige of Osaka.

[@cantbetamed2210]

He didn't though. (I'm kind of fond of the Tokugawas lol)

[@thesheepersgame5199]

Deniella Gervacio Yeah. Time was not on thier side. Tokugawa also knew that he was nearly beaten by Yukimura as there are stories that Ieyasu feared Yukimura's name until his death.

[@kittykattzee]

Let’s be real here lol, the toyotomi didn’t have a chance in that battle. It would literally take a miracle for Sanada to even come close to Tokugawa in that battle 😂

[@thesheepersgame5199]

@@kittykattzee They could had won if the Toyotomi had time enough to rally and grab the chance Yuikimura made.

[@SharkyShocker]

Generally speaking. When I think of figures that deserved respect and were skilled in combat, I compare Samurai with being about the same level as Knights. Devout warriors with impressive abilities. When I first imagine the scenario happening here my initial reaction was "Oh. That's a fair few soldiers, but it's nothing that crazy.", and then the image popped into my head of 47 fully clad, armor wearing knights charging into an abode.

[@m33p0]

i heard it said that Oishi cut off Kira's head with the very same tanto that his master used to disembowel himself. A TANTO! A FREAKING KNIFE!

[@atsukorichards1675]

I read somewhere that Kira was stabbed by the other attacker(s) with a spear or something. As Simon said, this incident has been glorified so much that we don't know what is true and what is fictional.

[@hach7882]

Brah Simon doing video on 47 ronin while making 47 new channels. xD

[@janicea135]

I got more information and entertainment from this episode than I did for that movie they made of them

[@jaymccormack6875]

Another Lost Alice the movie with Clive Owens is good. At its core it’s a pretty faithful telling of the story. You get the feeling that Owens character really was a drunk. Sells his sword for a drink. Akira Kurosawa’s movie is epic. But that’s to be expected.

[@DavidElendu]

This is a movie though

[@lightninsadventures2692]

The honor and loyalty in Japanese culture is fascinating.

[@robertpetty6630]

Right? What happened in their ancient history that brought that about?

[@MiraSubieGirl]

@@robertpetty6630 Its Evolutionary Biological... Its very much the same way how all Cultures (bar a few) generally have the same Moral Codes. Dont steal, dont lie, dont kill = Wow our Community is improving. And that is how Morality began, good things improve the lives of those around you. Bad things are that which harms those around you. Each Culture usually has special ways of seeing this, but it is a Human Phenomenon.

[@robertpetty6630]

@@MiraSubieGirl yea....got that I’m wondering what specific set of events formed those specific set of morals. Those tales that were exclusively Japanese that stated self inflicted death was the answer. This is an Arthurian type legend or folklore that has been passed down, but it seems to be already an accepted practice. It had to start somewhere, that’s one hell of a thing for a person to do, to themselves no less. I want to know about how that came about.

[@xhagast]

@@robertpetty6630 I fear the truth is darker and sadder. All I read of the pre-Shogunate age is full of violence, treachery and naked ambition. That age collapsed and peace was enforced and the warrior caste of Japan was emasculated. Bushido was a later invention, from a time when nostalgia tinted the vision of the past. The Samurai clung to delusions even as their present became so miserable many were forced to become peasants just to eat. The 47 Ronin were a handful out of several hundred Asano retainers. They were so honored precisely because their loyalty was so rare. Also, the Japanese were NOT Christian, they saw death differently.

[@JacF6734]

It’s funny how this story is regarded as a classic example of putting honor before reason, when the Ronin acted incredibly pragmatic to get their revenge and protected the lives of innocents while doing so

[@DxmSanchez]

Just started binging geographics and biographics. I could listen to you talk about history for days. I love it. Thank you

[@thesickening0169]

This has been one of the most interesting stories I have heard in a long time. Thank you very much for your research and putting this video together, super cool!

[@Sweet_Pup_g]

This episode brought to you by Simon's evil twin blowing off steam in front of a camera.

[@leathery420]

Just curious, what makes this the evil version?

[@justsomeamerican2301]

@@leathery420 . Each set of twins has one evil and one good . Like yin and yang

[@DajuOnYoutube]

I think it looks cringy, I mean he's obviously still reading a script and brings out a prepared prop they bought to accompany that "spontaneous silliness". I'm guessing they're just trying to appeal to crude business men and it seems incredibly forced. You might notice that I'm referring to them as multiple people and not him and that's because this is obviously not a personal channel but a business creating channels they think might be profitable and it's most likely simply his job to be the one on camera, I would be surprised if he's the main dude running the show. I like the biographics and geographics channels though because they're informal, so it doesn't mean it's necessarily bad that it's not a personal channel and obviously profit driven. But this comment makes me question if the person writing it and those liking it realises that Simon is an employee doing what he's told at a company that makes KZbin videos, while he's the face outward it's definitely different from someone like Pewdiepie or something.

[@user-dx8nj7qj2g]

@@DajuOnKZbin he is reading a script. he has someone named danny who writes them. its a lot less formal, he sometimes goes off script, just for it to be brought up later. he has an office, but as far as I'm aware, and as far as he makes it sound, he is the one running it. by the fact that you said "he's obviously still reading a script" clearly shows you've never actually seen a business blaze episode.

[@fallingpetunias9046]

@@DajuOnKZbin Slaps script. Far as I know, Simon and Daven run the channels and hire writers, mainly Danny. Yes, it's a business, but most of the goofing about seems to be an honest liberty they take since they're running the show. Scripted but not calculated, I'd say.

[@SigRho1429]

I bet Simon is unbeatable at Trivial Pursuit.

[@johnvanzyl2960]

Ken Jennings would eat his lunch!

[@KINGBADASS100]

I recently read a comic version of this story drawn by Stan Sakai, the creator of Usagi Yojimbo. It was really good!

[@KINGBADASS100]

adritz400 Do it! It’s great!

[@inkshop963]

Ok, I worked in Japan and have the name Stan. They claimed to have trouble pronouncing the name Stan, and suggested I call myself Stanu. My Japanese colleagues often anglicized their names when they came to work in Canada. When they said my name they would cover their faces politely and laugh. I never knew why. Now I hear that Sakai-san's first name was Stan, so I guess they can say Stan. Help?

[@ronaldmharrison7137]

ANYTHING with Usagi Yojimbo is excellent !

[@AHGrayLensman]

That Dark Horse miniseries is quite good.

[@N120Xeno]

Sakai you say

[@johnnysocket76]

Homie grinds harder than most youtubers I can think of. Seriously inspiring.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

16:40 when I was living in Japan and my Nanny took me to her village and pointed out a man. She told me never bring shame to name of my family. Or shame to the face of your family. I saw this man about to commit Harakiri or Seppuku! I was 4 years old when I saw this. And I have never forgotten that moment. And seriously if I hadn't seen that and her words echoed in my ears and mind. I may have done stupid things. I never wanted to disappoint my parents. I hope that if anyone takes anything from my heartfelt comments take this. You have the choice to do right or wrong and if you're considering that, don't do wrong. Remember that there may be more than you who'd have to pay for your bad choices! May GOD BLESS you and may you always listen to the voice over your right shoulder telling you to do right!😇 Thanks again Simon for such a entertaining video.

[@Cletus_Johannes]

Thats fascinating

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@@Cletus_Johannes Thank you Youngling!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@Heartattack 77 he was alive long enough to disembowel himself have you ever seen a rabbit being prepared? How the insides comes rushing out!

[@BurchMike1]

This has always been my 2nd favorite Ronin story; the story of Musashi being #1.

[@randyreynolds5647]

There is something about honor in these stories that we don't see anymore in our day

[@CarelessVagabond]

Those "exaggerations" are what make good stories, great stories... Reality can come up short.

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

Good stories deserve embellishment

[@atomicphilosopher6143]

This is without doubt the most inspiring tale of devotion and honor that has ever been told.

[@greatdays7050]

"babe you can't just act like a drunkard" "I must avenge my master"

[@DoReMi123acb]

09:30 Simon, thanks for clearing that up! I always thought she never knew of his plan and that he left her broken hearted.

[@mtorngren15]

Content, dedication, approach, delivery...🍻 love your vids

[@Yorgar]

Came across this story in a historical fiction novel, the story was being performed, in High School and it has been a favorite ever since.

[@ナフィズロイ]

Revenge is often the most powerful motivation to ruin someone's life.

[@SleekMinister]

47

[@stone1andonly]

Still one of the greatest tales of honoring a former master in Japanese history. A retelling of the tale was featured prominently in the Robert DeNiro movie "Ronin."

[@craigstoner2632]

Yes. A fictionalised version where they don't point out the fact and the creative licence. It is important to remember movies aren't documentaries.

[@tjchesney4997]

I just love this channel. All of them, in fact. Fascinating history.

[@dquinnster47]

That might have been one of your most interesting stories yet. Well done, mate.

[@alexhndr]

11:04 "It was a cold, snowy day-" *Z E R O STARTS PLAYING IN THE DISTANCE* >

[@infernalbaka557]

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[@carlosalvendia5860]

[@Swnsasy]

Loved the movie. After watching it I had to research it to see how much was true but that was difficult. Either way it's a story of loyalty and knowing that you will die in doing so but loyalty is more important. Thanks Simon!

[@ryanellis4474]

Excellent job on this You weave a good yarn Keep up the fantastic work You’re gifted Keep being you

[@leslypierre9574]

Ghost of Tsushima brought me here.

[@WolfDragon6000]

I thought ghost of Tsushima was during the 13th century which is 500 years before the 47 ronins time.

[@jinsakai7633]

WolfDragon6000 I think he’s talking about ghost of Tsushima led him to start learning about Japanese history

[@JBTriple8]

Keanu Reeves 47 Ronin brought me here

[@WolfDragon6000]

raspberry sucks that makes sense

[@WolfDragon6000]

michael french for real? I though they got Robots riding on ponies shitting lucky charms during on that time..... in case you don’t know that’s sarcasm.

[@StephanieElizabethMann]

That was a great take. As a child I watched The Samurai on tv. The tale is befitting of great Samurai. As a child all I wanted was to be a Samurai. :)

[@transforminggravity15626]

That was amazing thank you for sharing 💯👏 ⚔️

[@orvalritchie8013]

Are you guys going for the world record for who has the most KZbin channels?

[@norgepalm7315]

I have over 400 bot account channels so good luck to them

[@churlishchurch4223]

water bear he meant channels that people actually watch

[@smadnama]

@@churlishchurch4223 oh boi

[@boonemyers4739]

Biographics, Geographics... what else does this man do?!

[@revinaque1342]

@@boonemyers4739 TopTenz, Business Blaze, Today I Found Out... He's like a white Mike Chen 😂

[@sdogg]

I visited the shrine/tombs when I was in Tokyo back in November 2018. There was a film crew there from BS Fuji TV who actually filmed three of us, asking us why we were there and how we came to know the story of the 47 Ronin. Good times

[@Setton_Exile]

2:50 the Reason the Shogun really ran the show is simple “You might have the better Claim but I Have the Bigger Army”

[@Agrippa31BC]

That’s the level of loyalty people should all have.

[@apokaliptoh4709]

Ghost of tsushima brought me here

[@nessmess500]

Take a shot every time Simon makes a new KZbin channel

[@natetheshocker7547]

2:30 Kyoto scrambled is Tokyo. . . Interesting.

[@atsukorichards1675]

Only in Roma-ji, not in Japanese.

[@SomethingBeautifulHandcrafts]

I like the Last Knight movie's retelling of 47 Ronin, it's a tale that never gets old.

[@Abraxium]

0:58 Why is there no... *YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*

[@danielhanson2417]

Thomas Heurlin I too was immensely disappointed

[@rayman6662]

Hey man love all these biographies, I was thinking what about one on Rudolf Hess that could be interesting, keep up the awesome work

[@sabbapixie]

I love Business Blaze, along with this and other channels that Simon does. I am thrilled that he is sponsoring videos with another video channel. That means there is no long ad in the middle to skip (because I've heard it a hundred times and am sick of it) over!

[@johnnydidonna6081]

I was at the temple in 2012. You can buy enough incense to leave sticks on every one of the graves.

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

I went there in 2012 too. I saw a man that looked like you squatting over each grave and "Tea-bagging" them. That person kept screaming "YOOO JOHNNY D!!! JOHNNY D!!!"

[@chrizzalifa]

Your gonna end up having 100+ channels of every subject imaginable and I love it 👽

[@aritunes07]

I would have been the missing "47th ronin". I'll just let everyone else commit seppuku, start a farm, and grow old. Mission accomplished

[@lingthegreat]

A few years back I found a set of antique Japanese clay sculptures from kyushu in an antique shop near Kiawa Island, SC USA. One statue was Tokugawa in full armor with miniature swords. I kept a statue of a Japanese Samurai with a Jesuit crucifix, which is super cool. The Portuguese were in Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate, in Japan. Tokugawa shut down the foreign office, extradited the Catholic Jesuit Priests, and crucified all of the Cristian Samurai. The statue depicts a Cristian Samurai with a crucifix and a set of swords, and was made in Kyushu. I believe it may be from 1900 or so.

[@shanecarubbi7864]

This story needs to be made in to a movie. Not anime but a real movie. This was a great story. It's stuff like that, that gave me my absolute love, and fascination for the history of feudal Japan. Such amazing discipline and courage, and even mercy, definitely honourable, and needs to be made into a movie. Not in English, I want to see at as close to the real events as possible.

[@atsukorichards1675]

This story has been made into many plays and movies, both big and small in Japan. But be careful, as Simon says here, and mind that it has been glorified and changed so much to suit to people's likings. The real story must have been more complex and chaotic.

[@MrElprofecional]

This is the most badass story I've ever heard, thank you Simon!

[@NDTexan]

My dude, you have so many channels at this point I lost count

[@titobdelfino6770]

Excellent story telling of the 47 Ronin. The further & extra details makes me understand more, It has filled the gaps of the old movie made about them. This made me appreciate more the meaning of " Duty & Honor' during that time which npw lack in todays generation.

[@pmassey2]

Love the videos

[@bjw4859]

I have seen many films about this & even read a few books, this was by far the most informative in such a short time & shows that honour is important, that grave yard in going on my bucket list right now.

[@VERDICTInsanity]

It’s such an amazing story of dishonourable honour

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Seppuku seems so prevalent in the old days in Japan that its like something normal thing to do.

[@tagootuesday6521]

These cats take honor and duty to a new level lol

[@tibfulv]

And Kira was shown to be an honourless coward.

[@tagootuesday6521]

Stephan Brun I know, that’s so wrong. But at least his men kept his honor intact till the end

[@jeocalaghan1031]

Poop

[@MHKARAM]

One of my favorite youtuber... Love all your material

[@momo9594]

Hi, nice vids (as always). Please do a co.op with binging with babish😊. I need to see that.😁

[@WasabiSniffer]

Classic Japanese story. Stop me if you’ve done this one already but the story of Benkei and Yoshitsune is a good one, especially regarding the fateful day at the checkpoint

[@rahadianlintang5526]

Oishi be like "You would be a carpenter, you would be a merchant, you would pose as a monk, and I'll be a drunk womanizer"

[@jondoe406]

All other ronin: 🤔 Oishi: 😏

[@darthslackus499]

When I was but a wee little boy, I was introduced to the 47 Ronin in a book by David Morrell (the author of Rambo First Blood). The book itself, was not about the Ronins, but the prologue told the tale of it and familiarize readers to the concept of honor and vendetta. Since then I have not read a better piece or seen a better rendition of the 47 Ronin than what was written that in single chapter. The man can write!

[@jeromydoerksen2603]

I have to say, that logo for Business Blaze is _fire_! Seriously though, it's well designed.

[@blackblurable]

Great biographic and loved it. The idea that others who sworn their lives for their proper lords and even to the shogun respected their deeds. No civilian casualties, no stealing, pillaging or anything of that nature. It was to honor their master who they could not have saved. However they restored their honor to him and paid tribute

[@atsukorichards1675]

I think the Ronins' families (and other ronins who wanted to participate but couldn't from the various reasons) suffered too.

[@jean-sebastienmethot6737]

I'd love to see one on Haile Selassie and one on Ahmad Shah Massoud

[@ericdesmeules8117]

I'm impressed by the amount and quality of your content. Very impressed indeed. 👍👍🇨🇦

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:15 - Chapter 1 - The death of asano naganori 6:55 - Chapter 2 - The revenge plot 10:55 - Chapter 3 - The attack on kira's mansion 14:55 - Chapter 4 - The search for kira 17:20 - Chapter 5 - The final road

[@klaatu9726]

Amazing video! Almost as good as everything you do on Business Blaze!! Keep it up