Reading 47 Ronin...
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 20:10 -0700
... It's lovely.
I'm curious about one thing -- Oishi appears to be Asano's chief retainer. Why then does he (and one or two others) wear a different crest from Asano and Asano's samurai? Is he of the noble instead of the samurai caste? And if so, why would he have joined Asano rather than his own family?
I'm curious about one thing -- Oishi appears to be Asano's chief retainer. Why then does he (and one or two others) wear a different crest from Asano and Asano's samurai? Is he of the noble instead of the samurai caste? And if so, why would he have joined Asano rather than his own family?