Description: The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is a 1984 Hong Kong film by Shaw Brothers, directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Gordon Liu, Kara Hui and Alexander Fu (in his final film appearance). It was released as The Invincible Pole Fighters outside of Hong Kong and Invincible Pole Fighter in North America.
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: 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: Kyūdō (Japanese: 弓道) is the Japanese martial art of archery. High level experts in kyūdō may be referred to as kyūdōka (弓道家), and some practitioners may refer to themselves as yumihiki (弓引き), or 'bow puller'. Kyūdō is based on kyūjutsu ("art of archery"), which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan.
Description: Samurai (侍) were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the daimyo (the great feudal landholders). They had high prestige and special privileges such as wearing two swords and Kiri-sute gomen (right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations). They cultivated the bushido codes of martial virtues, indifference to pain, and unflinching loyalty, engaging in many local battles.
Description: Samurai (侍) were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the daimyo (the great feudal landholders). They had high prestige and special privileges such as wearing two swords and Kiri-sute gomen (right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations). They cultivated the bushido codes of martial virtues, indifference to pain, and unflinching loyalty, engaging in many local battles.
Description: Kunoichi is a Japanese cant term for "woman". However, the late 17th century ninja handbook Bansenshukai describes a technique called kunoichi-no-jutsu (くノ一の術, "the ninjutsu of a woman") in which a woman is used for infiltration and information gathering, which Seiko Fujita considers evidence of female ninja activity.
Description: An oni (鬼おに) is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. Oni are mostly known for their fierce and evil nature manifested in their propensity for murder and cannibalism. Notwithstanding their evil reputation, oni possess intriguingly complex aspects that cannot be brushed away simply as evil.
Description: Bushidō (武士道, "the way of the warrior") is a moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle.There are multiple bushido types which evolved significantly through history. Contemporary forms of bushido are still used in the social and economic organization of Japan.
