Though based on an actual incident, many details have been lost to history, and, as a result, several versions of the forty-seven ronin story have been told. Asano was the brash young daimyo from the country whose ignorance of and unfamiliarity with the changing ways of the Edo court led not only to his own seppuku but also to the complete ruin and dissemination of his family and clan. The forty-seven ronin were ordered to commit seppuku for their vindictive slaying of a corrupt court official whom they held utlimately responsible for bringing about the death of their master, Lord Asano. Here at last is an entertaining account in English of the historical mass seppuku (disembowelment) of the forty-seven ronin, or masterless samurai, shortly after the turn of the 18th century in the feudal Tokugawa days of old Japan. John Allyn's masterful retelling of the 47 ronin story has long been considered the definitive version of these dramatic historical events.
A fictionalized account of the stories is now a major motion picture starring Keanu Reeves. They are in fact making careful plans for revenge, biding their time until the moment to strike is right! Their deeds became Japan's most celebrated example of bravery, cunning, and loyalty in an age when samurai were heroes, and honor was worth dying for. But the ronin only seem to accept their fate.
They appear to adapt to their new circumstances by becoming tradesmen and teachers. These ronin are not trusted by their enemies, and live under the watchful eyes of spies for months.
His samurai retainers now become ronin, or masterless, and are dispersed. His lands are confiscated and his family is dishonored and exiled. Although the wound Asano inflicts is minimal, the Emperor's punishment is harsh: Lord Asano is ordered to commit seppuku, or ritual suicide. In 1701 young Lord Asano is goaded into attacking a corrupt official at the Japanese Court.
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