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Forty-Seven Samurai: A Tale of Vengeance & Death In Haiku and Letters One of the most spectacular vendettas ever: the history and haiku behind the mass-suicide featured in the films 47 Ronin History of this event In the spring of 1701, the regional lord Asano Naganori wounded his supervising official, Kira Yoshinaka, during an important ceremony in the ruling shogunate's Edo Castle and was at once condemned to death. Within two years, in the dead of winter, a band of forty-seven of Asano's retainers avenged him by breaking into Yoshinaka's mansion and killing him. Subsequently, all the men were sentenced to death but allowed to perform it honorably by seppuku About loyalty beyond all cost Additional Information: Author: Hiroaki Sato Published November 2019 280 pages, softcover 8.5 x 6 inches
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