![]() ![]() We follow the ronin and their leader Oishi over the coming year as they plot revenge. They disperse to other towns and livelihoods after resolving to convene eventually to plot revenge and the death of Rika once things cool down. The ronin on learning this resolve to take revenge even though revenge is formally forbidden by custom and law. ![]() They are now “ronin” and must fend for themselves and their families having lost income, position, and social stature.īut Rika did not die from Lord Asano’s assault. We observe as Asano’s castle and property are confiscated, his family is impoverished, and his faithful personal army of the samurai warriors becomes leaderless. All this happens in the course of a single day. ![]() ![]() The court is horrified by a Asano’s behavior, Asano is condemned to death and his domains confiscated. Asano, personally angered by Rika, draws his sword and assaults him. While there his arrogant behavior generates the ire of the court’s ceremonial master Rika whose responsibility it is to instruct visitors in appropriate court etiquette. Lord Asano is summoned from his country domain to Edo (now Tokyo) to attend a formal court ceremony. This is a novelization about a famous event in Japanese history that occurred in the early 18 Century. ![]()
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