Samurai Spirit and "Hagakure: Hidden Under the Leaves"
The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo (18th Century)
By SAMURAI SAM: Wild WaynePublished 5 months ago • 1 min read
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"Be true to the thought of the moment. . .go to the extent of living single thought by single thought" (69).
"Hagakure" was written by this samurai who took notes for seven years.
It talked about loyalty to a cause, principles, and a master.
Director, Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), knew of this book and the effects it had on the martial spirit of Japan.
Gen means illusion. "Everything in this world is but a marionetter show" (25).
"A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death "(30).
Many martial artists from Bruce Lee to Yukio Mishima to Akira Kurosawa, have this book in their library.
(from Hagakure trans by William Scott Wilson)
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