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It is an idiomatic expression for 'vagrant' or 'wandering man', someone who finds the way without belonging to one place. The term originated in the Nara and Heian periods, when it referred to a serf who had fled or deserted his master's land. In medieval times, the Ronin were depicted as the shadows of samurai, master-less and less honorable.
Ronin is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by John David Zeik and David Mamet, under the pseudonym Richard Weisz. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean, and Jonathan Pryce.
rōnin, any of the masterless samurai warrior aristocrats of the late Muromachi (1138–1573) and Tokugawa (1603–1867) periods who were often vagrant and disruptive and sometimes actively rebellious.
Sep 25, 1998 · Ronin: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård. A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
The ronin held a unique place in feudal Japanese society, as they embodied the essence of both honor and defiance. These masterless samurai often saw them as rogues and outcasts. Yet, their tales of bravery, tragedy, and redemption inspired generations of young men.
Jul 7, 2012 · The defining characteristic of a ronin is that he was a former samurai separated from service to a daimyo. The kanji that spell out the term "ronin" are literally translated as "wave person," as if he were set adrift to be tossed upon the waves of life.
Aug 19, 2019 · A ronin was a samurai warrior in feudal Japan without a master or lord — known as a daimyo. A samurai could become a ronin in several different ways: his master might die or fall from power or the samurai might lose his master's favor or patronage and be cast off.
Aug 7, 2019 · The 47 Ronin, or masterless samurai, avenged their lord's death and became some of the most famous Japanese samurai in history.
May 29, 2018 · ronin (rō´nĬn), in Japanese history, masterless samurai [1]. Ronin were retainers who were deprived of their place in the usual loyalty patterns of Japanese feudalism. The daimyo [2] they had served might have died, been exiled, or become so poor that the samurai had to abandon his lord.
“Ronin” is the Japanese term for a masterless samurai and is written with the characters for ‘floating’ and ‘man’, i.e., a warrior adrift with no lord to serve nor stipend for income.
