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Over the decades the reputation of the samurai has grown to mythical proportions, partly owing to such modern retellings as James Clavell's Shogun and Kurasawa's The Seven Samurai. Although the picture of a superhuman, sword yielding fighting machisne has some basis in truth, this swashbuckling image is only part of the samurai story. In Legends of the Samurai, Sato confronts both the history and the legend of the samurai, untangling the two to present an authentic picture of these legendary warriors. Through his masterful translations of authentic samurai tales, Hiroaki Sato demonstrates the changing ethos of the Japanese warrior: the samurai transforms through the centuries from a personal attendant to a warrior to a political leader and finally into a legend. This fascinating look at Japanese history as seen through the evolution of the samurai warrior, with its exceptional combination of translation and commentary, is an important contribution to the subject and will stand as the ultimate authority on the samurai for years to come.
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