The Kyoto Episode (that's the TV version of episodes 1 through 95)
One day after the V.S. Hsinyi's government was established, Kenshin meets Kaoru Kamiya, a beautiful young woman in a small village. During the conversation, they learn that a man named Hiruma Gobei is posing as a Battousai and doing evil in the village. Kaoru fights him with a bamboo sword in hand, but is no match. The five guards of the sword, see Kaoru life, just in the nick of time, a figure of the wind like lightning flash, the five guards chopped in the air, and Kaoru has been in the arms of a handsome red-haired "young man.
When Kaoru saw that her rescuer was a swordsman with a reversed blade, and that she was the murderous Zenin Battousai, she wanted to know why Kenshin had stopped killing, and she wanted to know about Kenshin's past, and she wanted Kenshin to end his life of wandering, and to settle down in the dojo, and to use his sword to fulfill his desire to protect those who are suffering.
Kaoru tells Kenshin about her own life. Her father was the founder of Kamiya Koshin Ryu, and he has always followed the principle of using the sword to live and save the world, and he is a great swordsman, but he never uses the real sword to help the weak and the strong. Although her father, Koshiro Kamiya, died in the Southwest War, and there was not a single disciple under his tutelage, she was not discouraged and was determined to stand alone and carry forward her father's spirit of living kendo to protect the weak. Kenshin was y moved by this indomitable spirit of Kaoru, and especially felt that her aspirations were similar to his own, so he decided to stay. After that, Kenshin's truest world of affection opened up to only one person, and she was Kaoru Kamiya. Kenshin lived a peaceful and quiet life in the dojo. Soon after, he meets and rescues some of his destined friends, one of whom is Akagami Yahiko, whose father was a sergeant in the Shogitai, who died in the Ueno War, and whose mother's death left him with a large amount of debt, which he was unable to pay back, and who had to become a thief. Swordsmanship, though he and his master, Kaoru, are petty rivals. The other man is Sasanosuke Sagara, a former paratrooper of the Red Newspaper Corps, who was later declared illegal and outlawed by the Meiji government on the charge of impersonating the government army. The Red Newspaper Corps fought bitterly and only Sasanosuke and another child - Kuro - were spared, and the head of the Sagara Corps fled to the edge of a cliff with Sasanosuke, rushing back himself to fight the government's rifles. He was killed on the spot, and Sanosuke took advantage of the chaos to escape.
After this disaster, Sanosuke to the new government hate to the bone, but suffering from limited ability, can only find other people to fight to vent their grievances, and become known as the hooligans, after being defeated by Kenshin and the reasoning, and finally realized that the phase band leader is in order to the liberation of the country, the people's well-being and the blood of the battle, his spirit in heaven does not want to see his own such a degenerate, and so, he and Kenshin together to determine to fight against the destruction of the stable life of the bad guys. Fight against the bad people who destroyed the stable life, and went on the right path There is also a woman named Ko Ho Huei, her appearance once made Ah Kaori jealous, she fled because she was dissatisfied with the master forced her to make opium, and finally in the sword heart to get protection ......, and finally became a far-flung and famous doctor. There are friends and, of course, enemies. Shikinomori Kurashige, the former leader of the Shogunate spy organization, when Kurashige was young and ambitious, but in the end, against the tide of history, the spy organization fell apart, Kurashige, therefore, the Restoration Movement, especially the representative of the figure of Kenshin hated. Furthermore, it was Kurazushi's lifelong dream to become the strongest person, and at the time, the way to get that honor was to defeat Battousai. Then there is the former cold-blooded killer of the Shinsengumi, Blade Guard, whose ferocious nature hasn't changed a bit despite the fact that the time has come when there is no longer a need for an executioner; he hijacked Kamiya Kaoru and challenged Kenshin, with the sole purpose of just fulfilling his desire to fight and kill, and of course, such a person doesn't have a good end in sight. But the worst enemy of all is Kenshin's contemporaries, Shishio Makoto and Amakusa Shouwu, who is also a "senior" of the Flying Sword School.......
Memories
Kyoto at the end of the Shogunate, 1864. 15-year-old Zanjin, who is the first person to be killed by a sword in the world, has been killed by a sword. Battousai is cleanly executing the mission of "Heavenly Execution". "We have no grudge, but for the sake of the new era, I want you to die!" During an assassination attempt on Kyoto Shoji Dai Shigekura Jubei, he was slashed on the cheek by a young man who was not very good at martial arts. Perhaps it was because of the youth's strong will to live, "It's hard to heal a wound with a grudge attached to it." What follows is a fateful encounter: in the alley outside the tavern, Battousai encounters a sniper. When he killed his opponent, blood splattered on the white lapel of Yukiyoiba, who was passing by. Yukiyoiba, however, did not have a shocked expression, but only said quietly: You always bring - bloody rain it ...... white plum fragrance in the smell of blood. This time Battousai did not kill and kill, but took the unconscious Aba to the place where the VNSR aspirants landed in Kyoto - Ogiya. Claiming
to have nowhere else to go, Aba stayed behind. "If I had a sword in my hand at the time, would you have killed me?" Kenshin's answer was - No, I wouldn't have killed you under any circumstances. After the Ikedaya Incident, the Restoration forces were dealt a severe blow, and Kyoto became the place where the Shinsengumi went on a killing spree. In order to save their strength, Katsura arranges for Kenshin and Aba to live in a farmhouse in the suburbs, pretending to be husband and wife. The peaceful and cozy idyllic life brings the two people closer together. Aba finally reveals her life. It turns out that her fiancé, Kiyosato, was killed in Kyoto, and she came to Kyoto because she regretted not being able to stop him from traveling. What she didn't say is that the one who killed Kiyosato was the executioner Battousai, and she was involved in the plan to kill Battousai, and was assigned to look for weaknesses by his side. There is only a thin line between love and hate. Now all Aba wants is to be able to guard the small happiness of the two together with Kenshin. But the enemy who has been waiting for an opportunity has already laid down a Shura field in the Junction Forest. "If Battousai doesn't have a weakness, we'll create one for him. You, are his biggest weakness right now" Battousai, who was told that Aba was the traitor, was dealt a heavy blow. He went all the way to the Boundary Forest, swinging his sword at each enemy, with only Aba's figure in his mind. When he finally reached the final stage with his badly injured body, he lost all six senses, and was supported only by the thought of seeing Aba again and his instincts. When it seemed that there was no chance of victory, I was ready to die together and swing my last sword. However, while cutting through the enemy, the sword also pierced through the body of Aba, who was in front of him to protect himself. To die at the hands of his lover in order to protect his beloved, for Aba, there was no regret in dying, right? But, what about Kenshin who survived. Aba's dagger cut across the scars left by Kiyosato Kenshin left a cross wound on his face, and in his heart he left a permanent scent of white plums mixed with the smell of blood. It was at that moment that he made up his mind - he would live a good life, but, in the new era, would never kill again. The Flying Sword would only be wielded to protect life. This is a promise to Aba, and to all the undead who have died under the sword.
The Star Frost Episode
Compared to the Memory Episode, which focuses on Kenshin and Ba and describes a poignant love story, the Star Frost Episode focuses on Kaoru, and looks at Kenshin's love and even marriage with her from her point of view. The story begins with Kenshin falling into the sea, and the Star Frost Episode from his thinking is a work of intense longing, and in its painting style we can also feel this sinking melting in the droplets of wind blowing from the Mediterranean Sea, and even though the droplets sublimate, the wind still floats in the sad but full of conviction wind. Although the picture is a bright color, bright clear sky, twinkling stars, floating cherry blossoms ...... no matter which way you look at it, the picture is so bright and clean and fresh, there is absolutely no bleak gray color, even when Kenshin died it was also in the middle of the brilliant cherry blossoms flying, with a smile, every action of Zuo Nosuke is still so dry and crisp! Bright and fast, as his quick smile even the setting sun is also fire like burning brilliant. There is a dark night, but where is that dull rainy blackness? Where is the dreary, depressing feeling in such a bright picture? But everyone watching this film, the heart will unconsciously let the patter of sadness and touched up, which involves the relationship between the animation and music, but also involves the relationship between the picture and the mood of the picture, so what is in this should be a bright style of painting added a touch of darkness, and gradually spread? It's the terminal illness, the terminal illness that causes Kenshin and Kaoru so much pain but can't go away; it's the belief that Kaoru had to let go of Kenshin's hand, had to let him go, had to take it on herself; it's Kenshin's back every time he resolutely leaves, that sullen back that doesn't allow people to see much of the emotion on his face; it's the wind chime that plays in the wind tunnel under the eaves of the porch of Kenshin's house, alone and lonely! ...... is the memory of Kenshin's cross wounds ...... All of this allows us to read the deeper power of Nen, the power of absolute conviction, and it is this power of Nen that affects the surface of the seemingly clear picture as we read the hidden inner meaning. That is why it is said that where the heart is, there is the meaning; where the meaning is, there is the emotion; where the emotion is, there is the change of scenery. That is to say, when things are happy, the heart is happy; when things are sad, the heart is sad. All the scenery is changed from yin to yang in our sad and bitter state of mind for the heart of the sword, so that that which was originally hidden comes to the fore. This is the darkness hidden in the bright painting style, but dark but not gray star frost. So what is seen is Kenshin's reassuring smile before he dies.
V.S. Hsinyi's Requiem
In the 11th year of the Meiji era, Kenshin and his best friend went to Yokohama for sightseeing, and met a number of foreign sailors who molested a young girl. Kenshin taught the villains a lesson on the spot, and one of the swordsmen who came to their aid was Tokiwa Taki-mi, a Tokiwa Takumi. Kenshin and Takeru are heroes and instantly become friends. However, neither of them knows the background of the other: Tokiyu was once one of the leaders of the Satsumaku Shogitai, and his former colleague and friend, Takatsuki Itsuki, died under Kenshin's sword.
Kenshin's trip to Yokohama is also marred by a riot: a group of rebels against the Meiji government attack the British Embassy, and Army Commander Rikako Tamano leads the troops to suppress the rebels. Later, Kenshin learns that the rescued young girl's name is Takatsuki Juru, which reminds Kenshin of Takatsuki Yenta, and he begins to think that something is amiss.
The increasing westernization of the Meiji government has caused popular discontent, and Tokyu rallies these aspiring forces. He takes advantage of the visit of a British guest of honor to Tokyo, and prepares to assassinate him during a grand parade, and then launches the "New Reform" to overthrow the Meiji government. He planned to assassinate the guest of honor during the parade, and then to overthrow the Meiji government by launching the "New Reform" in order to console the soul of Yanda. However, this is exactly what Tamano wants, and with the help of Tokyu's traitor Kajiki Sadashiro, Tamano intends to kill two birds with one stone: to capture the rebels and then take advantage of the chaos to seize control of the army.
Kenshin learns of Tokyu's entire plan from Juru and Yahiko, and immediately rushes to stop it. Tokyu launches an attack at the Welcome Guest House, and both sides suffer heavy casualties. The two sides are in a state of flux, but the two sides have to fight for their lives, and the two sides are forced to fight for their lives. The two of them have been fighting for a long time, but the government forces are getting the upper hand, and Shiyu is forced to flee with the rest of his party.
Kenshin, with the consent of the commander-in-chief of the army, went alone to negotiate with the rebels. After a fierce duel, under the guidance of Kenshin, who wields a reverse-blade sword, Tokyu finally understands Yanda's legacy and agrees to surrender and take care of Zhu Lu without fear. Unexpectedly, the conspirator Tammanyo shamelessly crushes this happy ending by taking the liberty of ordering the shooting of everyone present, including Kenshin. When Tokiyu is shot to death while trying to protect Juru, Kenshin, enraged, beats Tameno to death, and Kajiki, the traitor, is intercepted by Saito Ichi, who has been practicing "Evil is Death," and receives his due retribution.
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Main Character Profile
1. Himura Kenshin HIMURA KENSHIN (人斩拔刀斎 HITOKIRI BATTOSAI) CV-Ryokaze Shinsei (CD- Ogata Megumi )
Weight: 48 kg
Height: 158 cm
Born: June 20, 1849 (Kanei 2)
Sign: Gemini
Blood type: AB
Equipment: Reverse Blade Sword (Hidden Strike - True Strike)
Sect: Flying Goshuru Ryu
Long, fiery red hair, and a cool cross wound on the left cheek that doesn't show any grimacing, that's a true depiction of Kenshin as a ronin. Whether it's at the end of the show or in Meiji, Kenshin is a worthy protagonist who holds his sword (whether it's with or against the blade) and is true to himself!
Signature line: "O-OR, OO-OR"
Classic line: "The sword is a murderous weapon, and swordsmanship is a trick to kill, and no matter how good an excuse is used to cover it up, this is an indisputable fact! " (This line first appears when he saves the besieged Kaoru, and is also a classic line of Bikou Seijuro's)
2 - Kaoru Kamiya CV - Miki Fujitani (CD - Tomo Sakurai)
The heir to the Kamiya dojo. She met Himura Kenshin after the "Fake Battousai" incident, and Kenshin stayed at the Kamiya Dojo because of it. Kaoru is a shy girl with delicate emotions, and while fighting alongside Kenshin, she fell in love with him without realizing it. Although she often fights with the others and "beats up" Kenshin over trivial matters (poor Kenshin), Kaoru is still a beautiful and lovely girl who always plays a big role in sharing Kenshin's worries at critical moments.
Height: 155 centimeters
Weight: 41 kilograms
Born: June 1862 (Bunkyu II)
Constellation: Cancer
Blood type: O
Weapon: Wooden sword
Genre: Kagami Valley Living Heart
3 - Yukiyo Bashi CV - Iwana Junko
The first of his kind, Yukiyo Bashi, was born in the late Shogunate. Yukiyo Ba is the eldest daughter of a lower class samurai family at the end of the Shogunate. She was engaged to be married before she met Kenshin, but her fiancé left for the turbulent Kyoto and never returned. Upon learning of her fiancé's death, Ba becomes involved in a plan to assassinate Kenshin. During the time she lived with Kenshin pretending to be husband and wife, she almost forgot about revenge, in Ba's own words, "Himura is too kind except when it comes to killing!" Without realizing it, she falls in love with Kenshin, the man who killed her husband ...... Himura Ba is undoubtedly a tragic figure, falling in love with the wrong person. Though she decided to leave Himura in the end, she could not escape her tragic fate and left an untouchable trauma on Kenshin's face - a cross-cut wound.
Height:161cm
Weight:44kg
Birthday:1846/9
Constellation:Libra
Place of Birth:Tokyo Prefecture
Blood Type:AB
Equipment:Small Dagger
4- Sagaraki Zanosuke CV- Ueda Yuji (CD- Seki Jichi)
p> A former member of the Red Newspaper Team, he fights for fun and has the word "evil" on the back of his shirt. Zanosuke grew up under the influence of Sagara Sozo (the captain of the Red Newspaper Team), and was full of hope for the Restoration, but after the captain was executed by the Restoration government for being a "false officer", he began to hate the Meiji Restoration government, and even attempted to overthrow it. After losing to Kenshin Himura, the strongest of the Restoration fighters, in a tournament, he realizes that what Japan needs now is peace, not war, and sets out on the path of preserving the peace of the times, becoming a member of the Kamiya Dojo.
Height: 179 centimeters
Weight: 71 kilograms
Born: February 1860
Constellation: Pisces
Blood type: B
Weapons: Zanpakuto, Fist
Must-kill: Ninjitsu Limit
5 - Meijin Yahiko CV - Miyana Tominaga (CD - Minami Takayama)
A member of the Tokyo Prefectural Shiite clan, belonging to the Kamiya Living Heart School. Yahiko's father died in the Ueno War and his mother became seriously ill. Yahiko's mother and son borrowed money for the treatment, but Yahiko's mother was not cured after all. But Yahiko's mother never recovered from her illness, and his creditors forced Yahiko to steal the money in order to get him to pay back. . . . . . Finally, one day, he runs into Kenshin and Kaoru, who help Yahiko out of his predicament, and Yahiko becomes Kaoru's chief great disciple.
Height: 128 centimeters
Weight: 23 kilograms
Born: August 1868
Constellation: Leo
Blood type: B
Weapon: Bamboo Sword
Genre: Kagami Kenshin-ryu
Essential kills: Blade Wataru
6 - Shishio Makoto CV-. Masanori Ikeda
A reformist from the Choshu school at the end of the Shogunate. Due to the "Change of the Forbidden Door", Battosai Himura, who was the "Shadow Assassin" at that time, had to go into hiding in order to avoid being hunted by the Shinsengumi, and after that the "Shadow Assassin" mission was left to the swordsmen who were not as skillful as Himura. Shishio Choshu, whose swordplay was on a par with Himura's, took over the role of "Shadow Assassin". However, the Restorationists did not trust Shishio, and believed that Shishio was ambitious, and feared that if Shishio disclosed the secret of the assassins, the Restoration government would be overthrown. So after Shishio finished a mission, they sent a musket team to kill Shishio and burn his body. It was not expected that Shishio survived such a situation, and then with a full of anger, began to take revenge on the V.I.P. government.
Height: 170 centimeters
Weight: 59 kilograms
Birth: August 1848
Constellation: Leo
Blood type: O
Birthplace: Kyoto
Weapon: Infinity Blade
Genre: I-ryu
Must-have: Ultimate Secret Sword
7 - Seta Sojiro CV - Hidaka Fako
"Heavenly Sword" Sojiro, the assassin of Oukubo Toshimichi, is extremely talented in martial arts, extremely fast (faster than Kenshin), and is the leader of the Ten Swords. Since he was a child, Sojiro lived in an environment where he was beaten and bullied at will, and in order to survive in such an environment, he had to smile in the face of adversity. For if he cried while being bullied, he might be punished even more harshly. One day, he saw Shishio's murder scene, and began to accept the idea that the world is a place where the weak are the strongest, and in a life-and-death situation, he killed all the bullies, and began to follow Shishio, and embarked on the road of no return to overthrowing the government of the Restoration.
Height: 163 centimeters
Weight: 51 kilograms
Birth: September 1861
Constellation: Virgo
Blood type: AB
Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture
Weapons: Kiku Ichibun Zetsubun
Genre: Mei-ryu (Heavenly Sword)
Must Kill: Instant Heavenly Kill
8-Makimachi CV-Sakurai Tomo
A member of the Gotei Fans, he grew up loving Shikinomori Aoshi, and finally got his wish.
Height:149cm
Weight:37kg
Birthday:1863/11
Horoscope:Sagittarius
Birthplace:Tokyo Province
Blood type:B
Genre:Gotei Fanshoujutsu/Bitsukujutsu
9-Sinamori Aojou CV-Yasuhara Yoshito
The head of the Gotei Fanshou. He is a member of the Kotatana Ninjutsu school, and his specialty is the "Kaiten Kendo Dance Six Streaks". The Gotei Bansho was an intelligence organization during the Shogunate period, and Aoshi, as the leader of the Gotei Bansho during the Meiji period, clashed with Kenshin in order to prove that the Gotei Bansho was the strongest organization. As a result, Aoshi is defeated by Kenshin, and the four masters under his command are all killed. Heartbroken and desperate, Cang Zi vowed to kill Kenshin in order to avenge his past shame and defend his reputation as the strongest member of the Gotei Fanshu. So he cooperated with Shishio and made Kenshin his enemy. Perhaps Aoshi's conscience was not yet fully dead, and he helped Kenshin during his duel with Shishio. Cang Zi has since come to her senses and started her own martial arts training.
Height: 182 centimeters
Weight: 72 kilograms
Born: January 1853
Constellation: Aquarius
Blood type: Type A
Weapon: Kotatsukuri
School: Kotatsukuri Nijinryu
Definitive kills: Kaitenken Dance of the Sword in six combinations
10 - Koho Kei CV-Mika Doi
A female doctor from Aizu. She came to Tokyo after being separated from her family during the war. She was imprisoned and started to make opium, so she tried to escape from this place. Finally, with the help of Kenshin and Zanosuke, she breaks free and becomes an excellent female doctor.
Height: 166 centimeters
Weight: 45 kilograms
Born: December 1857
Constellation: Goat
Blood type: B
11 - Ichi Saito CV - Yotaka Suzuki-Yoshi
Formerly head of the third Shinsengumi team. Saito's specialty is the "Tooth Surge" and "Tooth Surge Zero Style", and he was an enemy of Kenshin's at the end of the Shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration, Saito became a police officer in Tokyo, and continued to implement his Shinsengumi's idea of "evil *is* decapitation". At this time, he had not yet eliminated his enmity towards Kenshin, and was determined to kill him. But in the face of the country's survival, Saito put aside personal grudges, and Kenshin teamed up with him, and finally eliminated the scourge of Shishio Makoto.
Height: 183 centimeters
Weight: 71 kilograms
Born: January 1844
Constellation: Goat
Blood type: O
Weapons: Japanese swords
Genre: Ichiban-ryu
Essential kills: Tozutsu 3, 2, 1, and Zero
12-Bigo Kiyoshiro CV- Hideki Ikeda
The thirteenth successor of the Flying Mikado School. He is the master of Kenshin, a hermit who escapes from reality, believing that "the sword is a weapon, a tool for killing"; "Although the Gokenryu is a sword art that eliminates the strong and supports the weak, if you join the chaotic world, you will only be a murderous tool utilized by the politicians". It is clear that Biku is a demoralized swordsman who can only run away in order not to be used by the bad guys. However, he was eventually touched by Kenshin and helped him defeat the Ten Swords.
Height: 189 centimeters
Weight: 87 kilograms
Birth: October 1836
Constellation: Scorpio
Blood type: O
Weapon: Long Sword Kratom Sen Touki
Genre: Flying Goshuriken Ryuu
Essential kills: Tenshou Ryuu Ryuu Flash
13 - Yukiyo Edge CV-Sasaki Wang
Yukiyo Ba's younger brother. Yukiyo Ba's younger brother. At the end of the Shogunate, he came to Shanghai alone, far away from Japan, and learned Chinese martial arts, and fused it into the Japanese sword, and practiced the unique "Tiger's Ambush Stance". After witnessing his sister's tragic death at the hands of Kenshin, Edge is overwhelmed with grief and anger, and is determined to put Kenshin and his beloved to death. In fact, Rim did not do it to avenge his sister's death, but because he was cynical that his sister's love for Kenshin exceeded her love for him. In this psychological effect, the edge of the beginning of his "people kill" plan.
Height: 175 centimeters
Weight: 68 kilograms
Born: May 1855
Constellation: Gemini
Blood type: Type A
Place of birth: Tokyo Prefecture
Weapon: Japanese swordsman
Genre: Japanese swordsmanship
The archetype of Kenshin Himura. --Hikosai Kawakami
At the end of the Shogunate, there were four swordsmen known as Hitotsubo, and Kenshin Himura's prototype was one of these four: Hitotsubo Kawakami Hikosai (1834-1871)
Born on November 25, 1834, in Shinmabori-machi, under the Higashigao-han Castle in the Higashigao-han domain, he was born as Genmei. His infant name was Genmei.
His father, Sadasuke Komori, was a foot soldier. When Hikosai was very young, he became the adopted son of Kawakami Genbei, who was also a foot soldier. When he was a little older (? How old was he? I think he was in his teens? I can not be sure) became a low-level tea boy of the Daimyo family, and later, because of his prudence in serving tea, he was promoted to the national old "tea house master" (senior tea man)
1854 March 3, Sakurada Gate outside the change.
Hikosai was initially not active in Edo until after the Sakurada Gate Mutiny. At that time, the Grand Old Man Iyi Naobutsu was assassinated by several Mito and Satsuma ronin, and the situation was chaotic. The ronin who fled for their lives hid in the Hosokawa clan's official residence. Hikosai, who happened to be passing by, helped the ronin and gave them medicine to cover them from the concentric pursuit.
Kawakami Hikosai was 26 years old
Kawakami Hikosai's teachers at that time were Kokugaku Bo Kuan Yin, military science Miyabe Dinzou, and the Imperial Academy of Forest Sakuragen, and he learned sword fighting from them (unfortunately, he did not know who the teacher was), and the idea of resisting the Japanese was gradually formed at this time.
In March 1862, Shimazu Hisamitsu passed through the Higo clan on his way to Luoyang
The first year of the Bunkyu era was called the "Year of the Emperor's Defense", and it was the peak of the activities of the Emperor's Defense faction, and Tanaka Kawauchisuke, Seiha Hachiro, and Iemuta Shohei of the Higo clan in Kumamoto came to persuade Hikosai to join in his efforts to defend the King. Unlike the Satsuma clan, the Hosokawa clan, with Sekigahara Nakanaka in the eastern army and having made great achievements, was regarded as the bulwark of the Tokugawa in Kyushu. Therefore, there was no support for the Kōbutsu merger from the feudal lords on down. Shimazu Hisamitsu received Hikosai when he passed through Kumamoto on his way to Luo, and after this incident, Hikosai risked the crime of leaving the clan and joined the radical faction of the time, and it was at this time that the lord of the clan sent Nagaoka Gome to Luo and chose seventeen followers, among whom was Kawakami Hikosai.
July 11, 1864 afternoon
Sakuma Kiyoyama's beheading Sakuma Kiyoyama, riding a horse with a Western saddle, Western whip, Western boots and a kimono is very incongruous, when the King's aspirants were contemptuous of him as a "person with Western inflammation", and later rumors that Sakuma Kiyoyama was Sakuma Baku, the founder of the nation, the theory of the public and military together. "On July 11th, Sakuma received a letter from Hikosai, signed by "Imperial Loyalist". At noon that day, Sakuma Xiangshan in the way home, encountered two people assassinated. One of them was Hikosai Kawakami and the other was Kutaro Matsuura. Although after this incident, the nickname "Hitotsuri Hikosai" spread, but in the end who killed Sakuma Elephant and Hill, neither of them said, so the real situation at that time no one knows how it is. I am afraid that the only one who knows this is Elephant Mountain himself.
July 18, 1864
Seven days after the assassination of Elephantine by participating in the Forbidden Door Incident, the Forbidden Door Incident occurred. The Nagasu army was dominated by the Kibei with their cannons, and Hikosai and the Kagemono ronin joined the Rangers located at Tenryuuji, but in the end, they were defeated, with Kusaka Genzui and Maki Kazuizumi killed in battle at Tenryuuji, and Hikosai lucky to be alive. Hikosai survived the battle and hid in the Imperial Palace of the Inshu Clan. On the third day, he fled to Choshu via Inbari with the help of Kawada Sakuma, a retainer of the Imperial Household. Later, he became the guard of Sanjo Mitsumi, who was chased and released by the Shogunate.
1871 Meiji Incident
After the establishment of the new government in Meiji, the humiliating foreign attitude of the government, such as allowing foreigners to enter the palace to see the Emperor, was even worse than that of the Shogunate era due to the tyranny of the feudal government of Satsunaga. Such a state of affairs was difficult to understand for most of the reformers, and the Meiji government rejected the middle and lower class reformers. Finally, Gentaro Ohtaraku led the Kibei to raise the flag against the reform of the military system, and the Meiji government found out several major organizations of the anti-government clansmen, which led to another large-scale suppression of the lower class clansmen since the Yasumasa Prison, and more than a hundred of them were executed at that time. Hikosai Kawakami was known for his opposition to the government's founding of the country, and he often spoke out against the government and was hated by the government. The government arrested Hikosai Kawakami on the charge of harboring a national criminal, Oraku Gentaro (Hikosai Kawakami was renamed Takada Genbei after the Meiji era)
1871 Death sentence
A prisoner who was in the same prison at that time described Hikosai Kawakami as not "as horrible as a viper" as described by the government, but very quiet. "Instead, he was quiet and silent. He was described by the inmates as being quiet and taciturn, not "as terrifying as a viper" as described by the government, but rather as being very quiet and taciturn. He was described as being "stoic, withered, withered, with sunken pupils of the eyes, with high cheekbones, and talking like a woman, always with a lack of energy", and was persuaded to give up his ideas of foreign policy by several of his former comrades from the government, but Kawakami Hikosai's ideas of foreign policy at this time were very firm. At that time, Kido Takayoon was afraid of a long night (I do not know why this is, Hikosai is famous, but also just a former "human beheading" of the New Movement aspirants) before the mission to Europe to pay special attention to this matter: "Hikosai poisoned the country, impede the civilized route, before I return to the country to be sure that he was punished! "
Hikosai Kawakami was taken to the execution ground on December 4 of the fourth year of the Meiji era.
Here are the two lines of resignation he left behind at that time:
"Jun ga tame die animaru skeleton ni kusamusaba 赤き心の花や咲くらん",
"かねてよりなき身と思へど大王に つくす心は世に残れかし "
Translation:
"The withered body that fell for the king was born in the grass and blossomed into blood-colored flowers", "Remembering the life that died in the dust of the past, the heart that was exhausted for the king was left in the world."
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