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Japan underwent tumultuous changes in the eighteenth century. The merchant class was rising in power, and the privileges of the professional warriors, or "samurai", were disappearing.
The 47 Ronin Story is the classic story of Lord Asano of Ako and one of the bloodiest vendettas in Japan's feudal history. In 1701 in Edo, Japan, Lord Asano of Ako lashed out at a corrupt court official and set in motion a chain of events that shocked the country and brought the Shogun himself to a legal and moral impasse. When it was over, there emerged the most unlikely set of heroes-the forty-seven ronin, or "ex-samurai", of Ako.
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About the Author
JOHN ALLYN JR. is a former film and music editor in the motion picture and television industries. He attended the Army Specialized Training Program at Stanford University in 1944, majoring in the Japanese language, and also attended the Army Intensive Japanese Language School at the University of Michigan in 1945. He worked in Osaka and Tokyo during the first four years of the US occupation of Japan. After his return to the United States he entered UCLA where he specialized in Japanese theater, and received a PhD in Theater History.
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“Narrator David Shih expertly brings to life this ancient Japanese tale, based on real-life events. . . . Through Shih’s interpretation, the listener can hear the determination and even the occasional misgivings of the characters. . . . [His] performance of the noble warriors is flawless.”
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- PublisherCharles E. Tuttle Company
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0804801967
- ISBN 13 9780804801966
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages240
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