Seppuku (Harakiri): The Samurai Suicide That Shocked the French
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Seppuku (Harakiri): The Samurai Suicide That Shocked the French
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What SHŌGUN didn’t show you was the brutal truth behind Japan’s most haunting ritual.
In this video, we explore the true history and meaning of seppuku (also known as harakiri)—the ritual suicide once reserved for samurai.
While the 2024 series SHŌGUN gave us a glimpse of this solemn act, the reality was far more intense, symbolic, and bloody.From its origins in the Genpei War to its ritualization in the Edo period, from the kaishakunin’s deadly precision to the stunning Sakai Incident in 1868—this is the full story of Japan’s most iconic death rite.
📚 Sources: Yamamoto Hirofumi. *Seppuku: The Japanese Way of Taking Responsibility* 他 🔗 Follow Blood & Thrones for cinematic history from East Asia and beyond:
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