What comes to your mind when you hear the term ‘samurai’? For most people, the imagination rolls out like men on the battlefield, clad in armour, wielding a sword, and unwavering in loyalty. From the medieval period, the story began during that period with an over 1000-year history, which holds great significance in understanding the evolution.
The legacy of the samurai from the medieval cultural history years ago to today has been relentlessly celebrated as part of the contemporary video games, TV shows, films, and more. The samurai were believed to be the knights of old, as fearless, loyal, disciplined Japanese warriors from the ukiyo-prints of the 18th century to the present. But the story isn’t that simple; it is quite complex and more surprising than what Hollywood reveals.
