Japanese History

Bilingual (English & Japanese) with Audio

The Lady Samurai
12 episodes from April 2019 to March 2020

This series introduces the history of Japan’s national unification and examines the lives of women in the elite military houses of that time. Were the Lady Samurai female warriors? – No. On the contrary, they did not engage in battle directly, and instead of putting their lives at risk, they tried to avoid the wars. Some went on to negotiate and make truce agreements, while others promoted a conflict-free state by sending out letters regularly to maintain amicable relations among shoguns and other warlords. The Lady Samurai sought peace without violence. Their life stories are filled with wisdom, empathy and motherly spirit.

1. Introduction - Who Will End the Chaos?
2. The Unification of Japan
3. The Culture of the Warring States Period
4. Lady Higashi
5. Lady Nabe
6. Lady Nene

7. Lady Yome and Lady Chiyoho
8. Lady Magdalena
9. Lady Go
10. Lady Tatsuko and Lady Hatsu
11. The Negotiators
12. The Lady Samurai

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