they viewed Portuguese and Spanish as barbarians bcz they came to Japan from its southern route where Japan dealt for barbarians for centuries but the Dutch and William Adams (John Blackthorne) came from east so they were not viewed as barbarians they were called red haired people and after isolation not all European or any other foreign power isolated only the Dutch were allowed thanks to relationship William Adams built

​@@tariizm1500can you suggest any good books on this?

My understanding of it was that the barbarian title was mostly due to how European men groomed themselves, as having such long beards and loose flowing hair wasn't seen as civilized. Truthfully though in every other area, technology, society, weapons and armor, shipbuilding, the Japanese were far behind Europe. Europeans however, to my knowledge at least never thought of the Japanese as barbarians. Albeit they were seen as strange culturally of course, which was a mutual sentiment.

@@alexanderb5726 they had vaccine way before us they used to scrape small pocks and drink it for immunity. And swords, art prints etc China invented more but Japan contributed. They were so nomadic they be the firdt build a boat or put up neolithic stones mapping areas. The east laid the foundation the west carried it in as it had the most resources

Of note, for context: boiling people alive was used as a method of execution around the world, including england at that time

What was so special about it?

1587 The Bateren (Padre) Edict Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Taikō, got furious when he found out that the Jesuits were selling Japanese abroad as slaves and breaking down Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples.

1596 San Felipe incident On October 19, 1596, the Spanish ship San Felipe was shipwrecked on Urado in Kōchi en route from Manila to Acapulco in the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade. The local daimyō Chōsokabe Motochika that ruled Tosa province seized the cargo of the richly laden Manila galleon, and the incident escalated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, ruling Taikō of Japan. The pilot of the ship suggested to Japanese authorities that it was Spanish modus operandi to have missionaries infiltrate a country before an eventual military conquest, as had been done in the Americas and the Philippines. This led to the crucifixion of 26 Catholics in Nagasaki. Six Spanish Franciscan missionaries and 20 Japanese Catholics were captured in Osaka and Kyoto, and sent to Nagasaki where they were executed on February 5, 1597.

These events, and others that happened later, led to the expulsion of Portugal and Spain from Japan, and the Tokugawa Shogunate, established in 1603, limited entry into Japan to the Protestant Netherlands, which promised not to propagate Christianity in Japan, and the Qing Dynasty. Japan still was trading with Portugal and Spain through Southeast Asia such as Macao and Manila. 1624 Ban on Spanish ships coming to Japan 1639 Ban on Portuguese ships

I'm not quite sure where you are getting that information about a priests, Jesuits or otherwise, betraying the seal of confession. It was established in The Fourth Council of the Lateran in 1215 with canon 21. The penalty was and still is to this day excommunication. Jesuits were one order among several of the Catholic Church. Most bishops were not Jesuits, and if a bishop was informed that Jesuit priests betray the seal of confession, the priests would be excommunicated by the Bishop. Now, you could state that since the Jesuits were in control of the missions in Asia, they could get away with it; however, that doesn't make sense because the Franciscans, another order (the priest sharing the cell with Blackthorne) would report them and evenly get back to the hierarchy including the Pope. Moreover, the implication is that every single Jesuit was corrupt and is not a true believer. It would take a lot for a Jesuit priest to knowingly commit such an egregious sin that will damage his soul and condemn him to hell. Missionaries were especially dedicated to their faith. Watch the move "Silence" to give you an idea of how much it takes to break one of these men to betray their beliefs. By the way I'm an atheist, and it seems you have sectarian glasses on by claiming that Catholics were how you describe them. What do you think the Anglican Church, the Lutherans, the Presbyterians of this time period were doing? Granted that the Dutch separated their economic dealings from their religious ones.

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I'm Japanese and do not share this view. The foliage and tundra they chose for the outdoor shots is very similar to Japan.

@@Zwia. That’s great that you have that experience while watching. Most of my Japanese friends and family agree with me.