The samurai are often admired for the idea that they all adhered to honorable morals and virtues, yet in reality, the culture of the samurai was often one of brutality, cruelty, and oppression. In this video we explore the uglier side of the samurai that is often forgotten about.

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Timestamps:
The Attack on Mount Hiei 0:00
Introduction 1:51
Ruthless Headtaking 6:36
After Battle Behaviors 10:00
Choosing to Die 12:45
Peacetime Cruelty 16:59
Closing thoughts 20:42



Sources Used:
"The Chronicles of Lord Nobunaga" by Ota Gyuichi
"Hideyoshi" by Mary Elizabeth Berry
"The Imjin War: Japan's SixteenthCentury Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China" by Samuel Hawley
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus



Music:
"Leoforos Alexandras" by Dan Bodan
"A Great Darkness Approaches, Can You Feel It?" by ELPHNT
"Maestro Tlakaelel" by Jesse Gallagher

Artwork and Images:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications.
Other modern artist renditions, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!



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