Samurai Ethos and Anime

Note: Please look through resources very carefully. This is a controversial issue so some sources may have bias. Check carefully for the expertise or background of the writer or contributor.

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Keywords: Bushido, Edo Japan, Samurai Ethos and Meiji Japan, Akira Kurogawa, TogukawaShogunate

Websites and Books (check for CSUN Oviatt availability)

  1. William Scott Wilson, Ideals of the Samurai: Writings of Japanese Warriors (Kodansha, 1982) ISBN 0-89750-081-4
  2. Training the Samurai Mind: A Bushido Sourcebook by Thomas Cleary 288 pages Shambhala (May 13, 2008) ISBN 1-59030-572-8ISBN 978-1590305720
  3. The Message Of Master Gokurakuji — HōjōShigetoki (1198A.D.-1261A.D.)Hojo_shigetoki
  4. Sunset of the Samurai--The True Story of SaigoTakamori Military History Magazine
  5. An interview with William Scott Wilson about Bushidō
  6. Bushidō Website: a good definition of bushidō, including The Samurai Creed
  7. Bushido — The Soul of Japan by InazoNitobe (1905) (ISBN 0-8048-3413-X)
  8. Budoshoshinshu - The Code of The Warrior by DaidōjiYūzan (ISBN 0-89750-096-2)
  9. Hagakure-The Book of the Samurai By Tsunetomo Yamamoto (ISBN 4-7700-1106-7 paperback, ISBN 4-7700-2916-0 hardcover)
  10. Go Rin No Sho - Miyamoto Musashi (1645) (ISBN 4-7700-2801-6 hardback, ISBN 4-7700-2844-X hardback Japan only)
  11. The Unfettered Mind - Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword master by TakuanSōhō (Musashi's mentor) (ISBN 0-87011-851-X)
  12. The Religion of the Samurai (1913 original text), by KaitenNukariya, 2007 reprint by ELPN Press ISBN 0-9773400-7-4
  13. Sakujiro Yokoyama's Account of a Samurai Sword Duel
  14. Death Before Dishonor By Masaru Fujimoto — Special to The Japan Times: Dec. 15, 2002

Peer Scholarly Articles

  1. FROM SAMURAI TO MANGA: THE FUNCTION OF MANGA TO SHAPE AND REFLECT JAPANESE IDENTITY
  2. Akira Kurosawa
  3. Bushido: the creation of a martial ethic in late Meiji Japan
  4. Bushido in its Formative Period
  5. Tales of the Samurai and" Lady Hosokawa", a Historical Drama: Stories Illustrating Bushido, the Moral Principles of the Japanese Knighthood
  6. Bushido (Chivalry) and the Traditional Japanese Moral Education
  7. Fujimura, Shinya. "The Samurai Ethics: A Paradigm For Corporate Behavior." Kennedy School Review 11.(2011): 212-215. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  8. Ikegami, Eiko. "Shame And The Samurai: Institutions, Trustworthiness, And Autonomy In The Elite Honor Culture." Social Research 70.4 (2003): 1351-1378. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  9. "Uncovering The False Justice Of Bushido -- The Japanese Samurai Code." Chien Kun Magazine 7.(2006): 28-31. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  10. Yates, Charles L. "SaigoTakamoriIn The Emergence Of Meiji Japan." Modern Asian Studies 28.3 (1994): 449. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  11. Koster, John. "Spirit Of The Samurai." Military History 23.9 (2006): 52-55. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  12. Morishima, Michio. "Economy And Culture: Aspects Of The Modernization Of Japan." International Social Science Journal 40.118 (1988): 459. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  13. "Bushido." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2013): 1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  14. Takayuki Matsushita, et al. "Severe Lead Contamination Among Children Of Samurai Families In Edo Period Japan." Journal Of Archaeological Science 38.1 (2011): 23-28. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  15. Eisenberg, Evan. "Bushido: The Way Of The Armchair Warrior." New Yorker 80.15 (2004): 51. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  16. Hurst III, G. Cameron. "Death, Honor, And Loyalty: The Bushido Ideal." Philosophy East & West 40.4 (1990): 511. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  17. "Samurai." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2013): 1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  18. Haruhiko, Fujita. "NotomiKaijiro: An Industrial Art Pioneer And The First Design Educator Of Modern Japan." Design Issues 17.2 (2001): 17-31. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  19. Meiji, Momose. "White-Collar Samurai: Upward Mobility In Edo Period Japan." Look Japan 43.494 (1997): 10. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  20. Holt, Jenny. "Japan As An Exemplum Of Social Order In Turn-Of-The-Century British And American Educational Literature: Filial Paradise." English Literature In Transition, 1880-1920 52.4 (2009): 417-439. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  21. Adams, Kenneth Alan. "Japan: The Sacrificial Society." Journal Of Psychohistory 40.2 (2012): 89-100. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  22. Ansart, Olivier. "Loyalty In Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century Samurai Discourse." Japanese Studies 27.2 (2007): 139-154. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  23. vonFeigenblatt, Otto F. "A Socio-Cultural Analysis Of Romantic Love In Japanese Harem Animation: A Buddhist Monk, A Japanese Knight, And A Samurai." Journal Of Asia Pacific Studies 1.3 (2010): 636-646. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  24. Ono, Yumiko, and Robert A. Guth. "Samurai Fever: Celebrated in History, Ryoma Moves Japan." Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition 14 June 2000: A1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
  25. Bertrand, John. "Techniques That Made Ninjas Feared In 15Th-Century Japan Still Set The Standard For Covert Ops." Military History 23.1 (2006): 12-19. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  26. Hurst III, G. Cameron. "Death, Honor, And Loyalty: The Bushido Ideal." Philosophy East & West 40.4 (1990): 511. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  27. Ogawa, Ryo. "The FulbeAnd The Samurai Code." UNESCO Courier 47.7/8 (1994): 22. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  28. Eisenberg, Evan. "Bushido: The Way Of The Armchair Warrior." New Yorker 80.15 (2004): 51. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.

CSUN Oviatt Sources

  1. Tour of Duty : Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the Culture of Early Modern Japan
  2. Slashing Samurai: A Culture Savored
  3. When the Samurai Reigned
  4. The Economic Rehabilitation of the Samurai in the Early Meiji Period
  5. Zen: The Religion of the Samurai
  6. Bushido: The Soul of Japan
  7. Samurai: A Thousand Years of Warriors
  8. They Need Another Hero; Japan’s Samurai Culture

Akira Kurosawa (film director of Samurai films)

  1. Reider, Noriko. "Akira Kurosawa's Dreams , As Seen Through The Principles Of Classical Japanese Literature And Performing Art." Japan Forum 17.2 (2005): 257-272. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  2. Schickel, Richard. "THE LESSON OF THE MASTER RAN Directed By Akira Kurosawa Screenplay By Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni And Masato Ide." Time 126.26 (1985): 83. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  3. "Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon." Library Journal 137.16 (2012): 50. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  4. Parker, Brian. "Nature And Society In Akira Kurosawa's Throne Of Blood." University Of Toronto Quarterly 66.3 (1997): 508-525. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  5. Russell, Catherine. "Men With Swords And Men With Suits: The Cinema Of Akira Kurosawa." Cineaste 28.1 (2002): 4. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  6. Scorsese, Martin. "Akira Kurosawa." Architectural Digest 65.11 (2008): 72-76. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  7. Suzuki, Erin. "Lost In Translation: Reconsidering Shakespeare's "Macbeth" And Kurosawa's "Throne Of Blood.."Literature Film Quarterly 34.2 (2006): 93-103. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  8. Cowan, Louise. "The Necessity Of The Classics." Intercollegiate Review 37.1 (2001): 3. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  9. Maxfield, James. "The Moral Ambiguity Of Kurosawa's Early Thrillers." Film Criticism 18.1 (1993): 20-35. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  10. Crowl, Samuel. "The Bow Is Bent And Drawn: Kurosawa's Ran And The Shakespearean Arrow Of Desire." Literature Film Quarterly 22.2 (1994): 109. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  11. McDonald, Keiko I. "Swordsmanship And Gamesmanship: Historical Kurosawa's Milieu In Yojimbo." Literature Film Quarterly 8.3 (1980): 188. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  12. McDonald, Keiko I. "Light And Darkness In Rashomon." Literature Film Quarterly 10.2 (1982): 120. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  13. Jorgens, Jack J. "Kurosawa's Throne Of Blood: Washizu And Miki Meet The Forest Spirit." Literature Film Quarterly 11.3 (1983): 167. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  14. Parker, Brian. "Ran And The Tragedy Of History." University Of Toronto Quarterly 55.4 (1986): 412. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  15. Desser, David. "Kurosawa's Eastern "Western": SanjuroAnd The Influence Of Shane." Film Criticism 8.1 (1983): 54-65. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.
  16. Kerr, Philip, and Frances Stonor Saunders. "Samurai Warrior." New Statesman 131.4569 (2002): 28. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Sept. 2013.