The last chapter of Yamada Yoji's samurai trilogy, someone said, "But it is the most indifferent part of the samurai spirit. Such contradictions can be established in any context." I have a different opinion, although this kind of The story, the wife is raped, the husband feels humiliated, and the man will take revenge.
But upon careful analysis, the story is very Japanese, and the Bushido spirit is evident. If the male protagonist hadn't heard later that the enemy had seduced his wife but did not stand up for him, his salary of 30 shi is the kindness of the lord, and he would not take revenge, because he thought that the salary of 30 shi a year With the help of the enemy, he simply drove his wife out. What is reflected here is the Japanese idea of "accepting kindness" and "repaying kindness".
However, once he heard about this, he suddenly felt relieved, and he could take revenge. And how does a blind man avenge a master swordsman? The spirit of Bushido is fully embodied here. Shinichihan said: "Life is ignited at the moment when you decide to die." This is exactly the kind of Bushido that Yamamoto emphasized: "The so-called Bushido is to see through death." "To die for death." , to live by death.” And Yamamoto also emphasized that if there is revenge, there will be revenge, and if there is revenge, it will be revenge. He does not despise the 47 Ronin’s revenge that waits for several months. What if the enemy dies during the period? You can't take revenge, won't you regret your life? Therefore, the Bushido he emphasized is to take immediate revenge, rush to the enemy, slash and slash, and he doesn't care whether he can kill the enemy or not. In the movie, Xin Yihan decided that even if the two perished together, he would take revenge.
Besides, why did he only cut off one of the enemy's arms in the end, instead of adding another sword? Japanese samurai revenge pays attention to the last knife to pierce the enemy's throat. In the movie, Shinichi Han's servant asks him if he wants to give the enemy another knife. This is what it means. But Xin Yihan shook his head and refused. In terms of general Japanese revenge, this is almost like no revenge. But why did he let the enemy go so easily? Soft-hearted, merciful? I don't think so. This is because of Bushido, the Japanese have a hierarchy in their bones, and let him know that he is just a lower-level warrior, while the other party is a high-level warrior with a much higher status than him. The most important part of the Bushido spirit is "loyalty". The first item is "loyalty", followed by courage, righteousness, benevolence, and self-denial. And he committed this one, so he didn't make the last shot.
In addition, he may have thought of the consequences of this matter, since the enemy will not survive anyway. The enemy was carried home and was badly wounded. He didn't dare to tell anyone who hurt him. The enemy was also a samurai. face. He cut his abdomen with one hand that night. This is what a samurai should do. You must know that incision is sometimes an honor, and sometimes, someone who wants to incision is not allowed and can only be beheaded.
So, to sum up, I don't agree with the indifference of the samurai spirit of this movie.
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