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The word rōnin is usually translated to 'drifter' or 'wanderer'; however, per kanji, rō (浪) means "wave" (as in body of water) or "unrestrained", while nin (人) means "man" or "person". 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 ...
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.
Aug 19, 2019 · Updated on August 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.
Jan 19, 2021 · Lily Johnson. The story of the forty-seven rōnin is one of the most famous and well-told tales in Japan, and is considered by many as ‘Japan’s National Legend’. While many believe it to be mere invention, owed in part to its many fictionalised retellings in the form of Chūshingura, the bloody events of the tale hold historical truth.
Aug 7, 2019 · Kallie Szczepanski. Updated on August 07, 2019. Forty-six warriors stealthily crept up to the mansion and scaled the walls. A drum sounded in the night, "boom, boom-boom." The ronin launched their attack. The tale of the 47 Ronin is one of the most famous in Japanese history, and it is a true story.
Apr 7, 2023 · Ronin – The Disgraced Japanese Samurai. Dani Rhys. April 7, 2023. Table of Contents. The Japanese ronin are legendary and yet they’re often widely misrepresented. Fascinating historic figures turned into romantic mythological characters, these wandering and disgraced samurai played a major role in the shaping of medieval Japan. Who are the Ronin?
