The offending scene is the best bit

What offending scene? 🤔

Surely removing the scene is for want of a better explanation censoring history?

A history channel approves of censoring the past.

I have heard it was really good, when I get Netflix again I will definitely watch it! Besides my own heritage I’m super interested in Japanese and Asian history. Actually I’m massively interested in all ancient history.

I got to 0:28 before the cringe overwhelmed me 😄

Yes, I immediately started to think about who backed this production.

couldn't agree more, this misrepresentation of Japanese society is an abomination

They were all about war, Tearing apart Japan in their thirst for power until they were finally defeated.

What are your sources, or where does your expertise come from? Playing Sega doesn't qualify.

They harrass peasants before breakfast everyday. Create to foster life lol they are not doctors.

Yes, because Japan was influenced by China in ancient times, many samurai and aristocrats understood literature and art. Samurai are not killing machines. They usually fight for their territory and family. When not at war, they will discuss and create like writers.

@@georgemargaritis2392 you need to study more than just basic literature that’s presented here in the west. Actually take a look at their history, their past, they were just as devoted to the arts even more so than war. Christ it’s like talking to a six year old. There are so many texts from the Sengoku Jirai period (Japans warring states era similar to Chinas) that show even in the midst of war they put a high value on the spiritual and the arts. Even Miyamoto Musashi dedicated as much of his time learning about life and art as he did about the sword. If all you’re going to do is base level research and look at one particular aspect of their history, you’re not going to get the full picture. Some of the best poets and painters have come from Japan and from the various periods where Samurai were well established and known as the military caste.

Any suggestions then ?

I agree, it starts off saying the katana is the deadliest weapon ever made. This documentary seems to be opinion based with little facts

Which would you recommend?

@@curtblackwaterbassvick8112they said deadliest blade not weapon. Anyway, the Katana is known for being the sharpest sword ever made and I can guaranteed you it is, not on no “bias” video.

And the costume, hairstyle and having the slipper in the room where he sits are wrong

How so, and why?

@@cos4779 Where do you want him to start ?? Good "story" but an obvious misinterpretation to say the least. This is a very biased opinion piece. Come out of your video world and do some research for yourself if you are truly interested in reality.

@@78tag lmao, so aggressive. calm down bud. i was just asking for his opinion, dont have to give sass.

​@cos4779 People are so ready to argue and be aggressive online. It's sad. They only do it because there is no face. They're removed. Kind of like you're quicker to get angry in traffic because it's a car instead of a discussion with a person. I'm guilty of it too sometimes so I try to read my comment and ask myself if I would talk this way to someone in person before submitting.

I did it was amazing.

I watched the first 4 episodes but then it got boring, but I watched the age of samurai on Netflix and holy lord that was great

The book Shogun by James Clavell is a great read.

Yeah it was brilliant, it's based on a true story too, the English guy was based on William Adams, and Toranaga was based on Tokugawa Ieyasu

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My ears are bleeding

lol SAM-your-rye

Definitely cringe.

British historians do seem to mangle Japanese, Chinese, and Korean names and words quite badly, compared to other English speakers. This is especially true of British professors, who rarely-if ever-seem to have bothered learning the languages of the lands in which they specialize.

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Arimasen.

I was done at the black ops comment lol

Yeah. they made the mistake of claiming Japanese steel was the best in the world. Japanese iron deposits were low grade. What made the katana so good wasn't the steel. What made it good was the technique of folding the steel to produce tensile strength to counter how shit the steel was. Japanese steel was notorious for being brittle and has always largely been considered shit by anyone who has any experience in metallurgy...

​@@Broken_Broom99 That and the shameless katana jerking despite all evidence to the contrary. That was the “Yup, I'm clicking off” point.

The katana was the utmost in technology......for cutting down unarmed peasants who disrespected you​@@leburger5160

Japanese culture as understood by Westerners

Discipline taken to brilliant heights

The Japanese are really good at hiding their history huh?

They're taking creative liberties to tell the story... Any sense of historical accuracy is thrown out the window

The move was better tho. Keanu is a true Samurai.

🤣 Nice one

nirvana on earth

Yer but they should "Get a life". Miserable buggers.

Why? Because they don't have night vision goggles and M4s? They were special soldiers conducting clandestine military operations under the cover of night. Of course the term "black ops" didn't exist in feudal japan. They used that term in this piece to give viewers a way to understand in more modern terms.

@@MMURDZZ You are confusing the samurais with ninjas.

@Celisar1 No. I'm not. Im talking about the subjects of this video. Samurai/Ronin.

They did say that..that they had to make up their own armour from whatever they could.

*too many

The Japanese armies of that time period were not opposed to using better weapons and armor especially if it helps them get ahead in fighting.

Katanas are made for slashing. Cruciforms are made for piercing metal armor. The Katana is the better blade, but not as good against metal armor as a Cruciform.

@@stevenhoskins7850 not better, different. But your info is spot on.

@@stevenhoskins7850 You dont know what you are talking about. Samurai Katana were low in quality due to lack of resources and some lack of innovation e.g. using a clay Katara that does not remove a high level of impurities and Iron ore sand that yes, could be mined and sifted from rivers but most came from beaches and lack of dealing with the sulphur and phosphorous within the iron ore..

Mifume. Baka

Having lived in Japan for decades, I can’t really say revenge (fukushu in Japanese) is integral in the society at all. I do notice it’s strong in Chinese society right up to the present.

@@KennethWedin Thanks for the clarification. This documentary to me encapsulates, if anything, how inflexible behavioral traditions of Edo Japan often clashed with one another to the point of death. What started with critiques of social etiquette led to bloodshed, then death, just as another critique of etiquette - only this time, from the perspective of the 47 ronin - did the same. The narration romanticizes the efforts of the ronin, but it is still unclear whether that romanticism is representative of the cultural milieu then - or even the historical literature - or whether it is just the editorializing of the writers. It should be a little more clear on that front, especially when presenting history of a culture one is not native to.

That what is? Please explain

47 ronin

The person who uploaded it did it first

You „did“ women. The most disrespectful way to refer to any sort of relationship. Tells us a lot about you and nothing good.

Shinobi aren't fighters, they are modern spies and assassins. Samurai on the other hand are even more elite than today's special forces as their life was war.

Who cares hahahaha

What is the best sword than smart guy

​@Daniel-wm3pk the question doesn't make sense. What's the best car, house, gun, dog? There is no magical "best", it's all time and context dependent

​@@michaelcollins827apparently you, enough at least to answer 😄

Bit like 'coror terebi' and 'biru'

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