47 Ronin tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless after their daimyo Asano Naganori was compelled to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kōzuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master's honor by killing Kira, after waiting and planning for almost two years.
The book also features 7 other stories featuring other warriors of Old Japan.
47 Ronin tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless after their daimyo Asano Naganori was compelled to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kōzuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master's honor by killing Kira, after waiting and planning for almost two years.
The book also features 7 other stories featuring other warriors of Old Japan.