Lord Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori was charged with receiving a group of envoys from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. He was young and slightly inexperienced, so he was given the task of instructing Lord Asano in the customs of the ceremony.
If you have a spare afternoon and you actually like seeing how movies used to look before they became loud and shiny, give this a go. It is definitely worth it for anyone who likes samurai history or just wants to see what a 1934 blockbuster looked like in Japan. But if you are looking for John Wick with katanas, you ...
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"If you have a spare afternoon and you actually like seeing how movies used to look before they became loud and shiny, give this a go. It is definitely worth it for anyone who likes samurai history or just wants to see what a 1934 blockbuster looked like in Japan. But if you are looking for John Wick with katanas, you are going to absolutely hate this. It is mostly people in very large pants sitting on floors and talking about how to greet guests from Kyoto. I watched this on a grainy copy and ..."
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