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"Thin Sakura": Michiru and Righteousness, an elegy of a samurai

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There is a bizarre story:

During the Japanese Yuan Dynasty, General Tokugawa Tsunayoshi issued the "Order of Mercy for Raw Species" to protect small animals. It is estimated that the general was an extreme lover, and the decree stipulated that whoever harmed a small animal, as small as a frog, as large as a fox, would be severely punished, or even beheaded and executed. That is to say, in that era, human life was cheaper than dogs!

"Thin Sakura": Michiru and Righteousness, an elegy of a samurai

There was a samurai who, because he was out on official business, had to stay at home alone. Samurai walk the rivers and lakes, because of their emphasis on love and righteousness, unconsciously offend some snobs. In order to take revenge, five bandits turned their resentment against the samurai's wife. Late one night, they insulted the samurai's wife...

"Thin Sakura": Michiru and Righteousness, an elegy of a samurai

A few months later, the samurai returned home, and under the original flower front moon, the beauty of the beauty of drinking was no longer there. The samurai was not a pedantic person, and he did not blame his wife, but he knew that deep down he could not go back to the past. He had one more thing to do before he could avenge his wife. That is to try to restore the reputation of the wife and avoid the gossip.

"Thin Sakura": Michiru and Righteousness, an elegy of a samurai

After thinking about it, the samurai had a plan. At a public banquet, everyone was drinking and having fun, when suddenly an animal appeared outside the house. The samurai did not hesitate and stabbed a sword at the animal. Following the blood stains, the crowd found a nest, which was obviously a fox's nest...

The samurai announced in a loud voice: It was this fox who came to harass my beloved wife every night, but now I have eliminated it. The samurai instructed his family not to spread the word about killing the fox, as it would not benefit everyone. In this way, the samurai's wife kept her honor.

This story is just a small bridge in the movie "Thin Sakura", and the real excitement is the story of samurai revenge.

"Bo Sakura", a samurai revenge elegy directed by Mori, starring Ichikawa Reizo and Katsu Shintaro, and the heroine played by Chitose Magi, was released in 1959.

"Thin Sakura": Michiru and Righteousness, an elegy of a samurai

The film's male protagonist, Yasubei Nakamura (Katsu Shintaro), is a master of the Zhixin school, who is helped by the passing samurai Tanashita During a contest and defeats a swordsman with a sword, thus gaining fame.

"Thin Sakura": Michiru and Righteousness, an elegy of a samurai

And Danxia Dianshan, as a master of the knife flow, did not help because he saw the same door being killed, was resented by the same door, and was eventually expelled from the division.

The appearance of a woman changed the fate of the two samurai dramatically.

On the one hand, Nakamura is famous for his guarding the world, and the people who recommend him to official positions are always in an endless stream, including Miss Chiharu, a tea ceremony officer of the Kira family, who was the high official of the dynasty. The hero loves beauty, and Nakamura Yasubei falls in love with Chiharu at first sight. However, who knows, Qianchun already has a crush, and that person is Tange Dianshan.

"Thin Sakura": Michiru and Righteousness, an elegy of a samurai

As a cultivated samurai, Nakamura Yasubei could only hide his love deeply in his heart. In a dog bite incident, Tange Kills the dog with a knife, and Nakamura Yasubei helps him deal with the aftermath in order to repay his kindness.

People in the rivers and lakes, involuntarily. The defeated Confidant Samurai finds Nakamura Yasubei to avenge him, and out of gratitude, Tanashita Norisaka kills the killer and helps Nakamura Yasubei repel several bandits. The wounded bandits turned to Chiharu's idea, which led to the story described at the beginning...

"Thin Sakura": Michiru and Righteousness, an elegy of a samurai

The film portrays two sentient and righteous samurai figures: Tange Noriyoshi, in order to repay the favor, was involved in the quarrels of the world and went to a devastating end; Nakamura Yasubei, who originally had a good future, but retired because of his love and righteousness, and finally dedicated himself to the revenge cause of the "Forty-Seven Ronin" of Ako Fan after the death of his lover Chiharu.

"Thin Sakura": Michiru and Righteousness, an elegy of a samurai

The plot of the film is tortuous, the picture is exquisite, the contradictions and conflicts are continuous, and the drama is full. As a sword and sword piece, several killing battles are also very exciting, especially the last Danxia Canonian lone blood battle, which is quite angry.

"Thin Sakura": Michiru and Righteousness, an elegy of a samurai

Those dignified and moral samurai, just like the blooming cherry blossoms, are beautiful for a while and then disappear. Life is short, but it is wonderful and brilliant...

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