Description: Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as Rashomon, Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo. He also portrayed Miyamoto Musashi in Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy and one earlier Inagaki film, Lord Toranaga in the NBC television miniseries Shōgun, and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in three different films.
Description: Zen is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School , and later developed into various sub-schools and branches. From China, Chán spread south to Vietnam and became Vietnamese Thiền, northeast to Korea to become Seon Buddhism, and east to Japan, becoming Japanese Zen.
Description: Hung Ga (洪家), Hung Kuen (洪拳), or Hung Ga Kuen (洪家拳) is a southern Chinese martial art belonging to the southern Shaolin styles. The hallmarks of Hung Ga are strong stances, notably the horse stance, or "si ping ma" (四平馬), and strong hand techniques, notably the bridge hand and the versatile tiger claw.
Description: Hung Ga (洪家), Hung Kuen (洪拳), or Hung Ga Kuen (洪家拳) is a southern Chinese martial art belonging to the southern Shaolin styles. The hallmarks of Hung Ga are strong stances, notably the horse stance, or "si ping ma" (四平馬), and strong hand techniques, notably the bridge hand and the versatile tiger claw.
Description: Seven samurai flag meaning: There are six circles, one triangle, and a hiragana た. The six circles represent the six proper samurai. The triangle represents another character who is not a samurai by birth (or really by any title) while the hiragana た (ta) is the phonetic pronunciation of the kanji 田, meaning "field", and represents the farmers who defend their land under the guidance of the seven samurai.
Description: Seven samurai flag meaning: There are six circles, one triangle, and a hiragana た. The six circles represent the six proper samurai. The triangle represents another character who is not a samurai by birth (or really by any title) while the hiragana た (ta) is the phonetic pronunciation of the kanji 田, meaning "field", and represents the farmers who defend their land under the guidance of the seven samurai.
Description: Hung Ga (洪家), Hung Kuen (洪拳), or Hung Ga Kuen (洪家拳) is a southern Chinese martial art belonging to the southern Shaolin styles. The hallmarks of Hung Ga are strong stances, notably the horse stance, or "si ping ma" (四平馬), and strong hand techniques, notably the bridge hand and the versatile tiger claw.
Description: Seven samurai flag meaning: There are six circles, one triangle, and a hiragana た. The six circles represent the six proper samurai. The triangle represents another character who is not a samurai by birth (or really by any title) while the hiragana た (ta) is the phonetic pronunciation of the kanji 田, meaning "field", and represents the farmers who defend their land under the guidance of the seven samurai.
