is to entertain the audience and gain profits!
It will be more positive if you can dig through the history and current affairs! At least get more positive feedback from local audiences!
The same goes for this movie!
1. Combining the history before and after the Meiji Restoration, start from the defeat of the Shinsengumi who defended the rights of the shogunate in the Battle of Toba Fushimi (Japanese: Toba・Fushimi の戦い)!
The Battle of Toba Fushimi is a very important history for Japan, just like our 1911 Revolution, so the feedback must be serious!
Looking back at the history:
it was an important battle in modern Japan. The two sides supported the new government army of Emperor Meiji (the "Southwest Strong Domain" coalition formed by the alliance of Satsuma, Changzhou and Tosa domain) and the army supporting the Tokugawa shogunate. Occurred on January 27, 1868, the battle ended with a total victory of the new government army, marking the beginning of the Boshin War (the remnants of the shogunate that Nishigo Takamori led an army to pacify northeastern Japan).
The political proposition of the new government army is "respecting the king and shunning foreigners" (respecting the emperor, expelling Western forces, and actually opposing the authority of the shogunate).
On December 25, 1867, under the planning of Takamori Saigo, more than 200 soldiers from the Shonai domain set fire to the mansion of the Satsuma domain in Edo Castle, waiting for an opportunity to cause riots. After that, the Edo Castle guards launched a fire attack. On January 1, 1868, Tokugawa Keiki marched toward Kyoto, and on January 3, he encountered the new government forces in Toba and Fushimi (now Minami District, Kyoto City, Fushimi District).
In the use of modern weapons, the shogunate army was equipped with 94 cannons at that time, much less than the 583 cannons of the new government army. Both sides purchased a Gatling gun from the United States. However, due to the difference in the number of weapons, the Shogunate was ultimately defeated.
----- Symbolically, the boss of the drug dealer who represents the backward gentry in this film also bought "a Gatling gun", which is ironic!
Above: Battle of Toba. Left: Shogunate army, right: Satsuma army.
Middle: The Battle of Fushimi. Left: Shogunate army including Aizu Domain, right: Choshu and Tosa army.
Bottom: Encounter with Fuzhisen. Left: Shogun army, right: Choshu army.
The statue of Takamori Saigo in Ueno Ueno Park, Tokyo was completed. He held the Samoyed in one hand and the Japanese sword around his waist in the other. The famous Chinese thinkers Wang Tao, Huang Zunxian, Liang Qichao and others have all visited the bronze statue of Xixiang Longsheng in Ueno Park.
Because, after the establishment of the new government, he used the words of Chen Longchuan in the Song Dynasty as his motto: "Tear down the wisdom and courage of the first generation, and open up the mind of eternity". He once wrote in his diary: To be a person like Sima Wen Company (Sima Guang), to be humane to others, and to strive to develop in a completely impartial and selfless direction.
---- It can be seen that many characters in Japan are modeled after many ancient Chinese people. So far, the most familiar to us should be Japanese fans of the Three Kingdoms!
Look again:
Saigo Takamori once said to Sakamoto Ryoma: "What you said the day before yesterday is different from what you said today, so how can you win my trust? As a famous person in the world, you must have firm belief!" Sakamoto said: "It's not like this. Confucius said, the gentleman follows the times. Time goes by, and the social situation changes every day. Therefore, conforming to the trend of the times is the way of the gentleman! Xixiang, once you make a decision, you want to implement it. But if you do this, you will fall behind the times in the future." Saigo Takamori has always represented the interests of the lower class samurai, and his position does not consider the interests of other countries or the Restoration government as a whole.
Unfortunately, I have read the text and biography of Sakamoto Ryoma for a long time, but I have never dared to write. Just wait, let's settle down!
In Nagasaki's Sakamoto Ryoma Statue
2, the American teenager kendo master in the film is generally understood by the Japanese as the first strength in the Shinsengumi, the swordsman with a childlike heart "Okita Souji 1844~1868" Okita
Souji , under the tutelage of Tian Lixinliu, a famous Fang Liang, not only an important member of the all-powerful Xinxuan Group, but also a famous swordsman at that time.
Despite this, there are very few historical materials about his swordsmanship or the general manager himself. According to relatively reliable records, it is slightly different from the image of "beautiful swordsmen" that often appears in current movies. Soji Okita is actually a young man with slightly darker complexion, always joking, and always cheerful.
The swordsmanship is high and strong, as long as he makes a casual move, it is difficult for the opponent to resist.
It is said that his catchphrase is: "The enemy is not cut with a knife, but to stand up, cut, and cut again." The
film quickly greets and kills everything, doesn't it match?
The most proud sword move of the Chief Secretary is "Three Duan Tu (Three Duan Thorn)". Although the foundation and prototype of Souji's swordsmanship came from the teachings of Isamu Kondo, this move is not a natural Rishin-ryu swordsmanship, but Soji's original creation. The opponent can be completely knocked down by stabbing the opponent three times in a row at a fast speed. Anyone who has a little knowledge of swordsmanship will be in awe of the nirvana of the Chief Secretary. There is also a saying that this move was learned by the Chief Secretary during the battle when he went to Kyoto as a member of the Shinsengumi. This may be due to the weak body and the inability to fight for a long time, and the experience summed up in order to clean up the enemy as soon as possible.
Back then, in Kyoto, when it came to the Shinsengumi, everyone was talking about the gangsters. They were regarded as savage murderous groups, and the sensual and sensual style of the team was also disgusting. However, only the head office was welcomed by the people of Kyoto. He doesn't drink too much, and he doesn't have any bells and whistles.
In the end, the battle of Toba Fushimi was defeated soon, and he died at the age of twenty-five. Since then, the world will never see the ever-changing and free-spirited swordsmanship of the well-known genius swordsman Okita Soji. After his death, he was posthumously named a layman of Renyu Mingdao in Xianguangyuan, and was buried in the special name temple in Tokyo.
In the film, let the beautiful young swordsman return to the world in a calm way, enjoy the truth and love, and have a real good wish!
The following is the image of some film and television works Okita Soji, and it is speculated that it is most likely to be the old photo of his deity
3. Opium!
The film shows the plot of the Japanese police under the reform, led by Youyou in Shanxian County, to destroy an opium-trafficking gang!
It emphasizes the fact that opium destroyed the Qing Empire and made China cede land and pay indemnity, so Japan cannot repeat the same mistakes, a real textbook!
In the film, the founder of the modern Japanese army seems to be too sincere to be described!
After the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1894, Shanxian, a veteran of the army, was very excited. He personally wielded a knife and served as the commander of the First Army. He commanded the Japanese army to defeat the Qing army, capture Pyongyang, and then lead the army to cross the Yalu River into China. In the territory, it connects Jiuliancheng and Dandong.
After several wars, Shanxian's influence in the Japanese military and political circles has become more and more important. At that time, only the political genius Duke Ito Bowen was able to compete with him. In 1909, Ito was killed by the Korean assassin An Zhonggen, and Shanxian finally Become the number one giant in the Japanese military and political circles, just like a dictator, it can be said that he is covering the sky with one hand. Often manipulates the political world as a senator. When Emperor Meiji was on the throne, he was more honest. When Emperor Taisho was in power, he had no scruples. He even had to take care of Crown Prince Hirohito's selection of his concubine (actually, it was a political struggle for power and profit), so Emperor Taisho bothered him very much. Seeing his old face made me so tired of tea and rice that it was not fragrant. On February 1, 1922, the leader of the "Imperial Army", who had a profound impact on modern Japanese history, died in Odawara Koji-an at the age of 84.
The "Abandoned Knife Order" mentioned in the film was designed for the general leader of the Imperial Army!
At that time, most of the Japanese soldiers were vassal soldiers composed of professional samurai. These guys had never seen anything in the world, they were quite backward, and they were self-righteous. Shanxian wanted to abolish them. At Yamaxian's suggestion, the Meiji government issued a "Conscription Order" to recruit soldiers from the common people across the country. Finally, soldiers were no longer limited to samurai as before. As soon as the modern military system was implemented, the strength of the Japanese army immediately grew. In order to make the newly-built army "honest and obedient", Shanxian has implemented such things as the "Seven Articles of "Reading the Law" for Soldiers, "Soldier's Advice", and "Soldier's Edict", which stipulates that the most important thing for soldiers is to be loyal to the emperor. , Fighting for the Emperor is the greatest honor, and dying for the Emperor is the greatest happiness. Shanxian worked hard all day long to instill the spirit of Bushido in Japanese soldiers. In this way, the Japanese army became the "Imperial Army", and they could do anything for the "Emperor".
With the new army, the old samurai became worthless, and Shanxian suggested that the government issue the "Knife Abolition Order" to force the samurai to remove the samurai swords that symbolized their status (of course, the leaders of the "Imperial Army" in Shanxian County They still wear oriental knives all day). The samurai were angry at the new government for doing these things, so a series of samurai rebellions broke out, the most influential of which was the deer in 1877 led by Takamori Saigo, one of the "Three Heroes of the Restoration" and a famous tragic hero in Japanese history. The Kojima Rebellion (the "Southwest War"). Shanxian showed no mercy to the "rebels". He was appointed as a conscript of the "Imperial Army" (equivalent to a "military division"), made a battle plan, and settled the rebels in seven months. suicide. This battle was the most severe test that the Meiji government has faced since the establishment of the government. Yamagata became the winner. Since then, he has become more reliant on the emperor, and his power and influence have grown with each passing day.
After talking about three points, I also learned some neighbor history!
It's a pity that our own fellow movie fans are all telling the heart of this Japanese anime adaptation film!
There are probably many, many young Chinese among them!
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