Kira Yoshinaka (吉良 義央) (October 5, 1641 – January 30, 1703) was a kōke (master of ceremonies). His court title was Kōzuke no suke (上野介). He is famous as...
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volleyball player Kira Weidle (born 1996), German alpine skier Kira Willey, American musician Kira Yarmysh (born 1989), Russian writer Kira Yoshinaka (1641-1703)...
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Forty-seven rōnin (section Death of Kira)
Kira Yoshinaka after the court official insulted him. After waiting and planning for a year, the rōnin avenged their master's honor by killing Kira....
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avenged the death of their daimyō Asano Naganori by battling his rival Kira Yoshinaka. Starring Keanu Reeves in the lead role along with Hiroyuki Sanada,...
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on Lord Kira Yoshinaka, an influential court official in the Tokugawa Shogunate. After overhearing Kira insult him in public, Asano strikes Kira with a...
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bad terms with Kira Yoshinaka, and tension between them increased. On the day of his death, he drew his sword and attempted to kill Kira in the Corridor...
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Hollywood films, notably as Hogun in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Lord Kira Yoshinaka in 47 Ronin (2013), the Interpreter in Martin Scorsese's Silence (2016)...
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Court in Kyoto. He also appointed the protocol official (kōke) Kira Kōzuke-no-suke Yoshinaka to instruct Asano in the ceremonies. On the day of the reception...
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distinction. Perhaps the most famous Master of Ceremonies in history was Kira Yoshinaka aka Kira Kōzuke-no-suke (吉良上野介), the real-life model of the villain avenged...
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period, they were among the Kōke, a ranking below Daimyō. The Kira are famous for Kira Yoshinaka (1641–1703) and the Forty-seven rōnin vendetta. v t e...
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