The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defeated leader of the Genji, Minamoto Yoritomo resolves to end his clan's exile and avenge the brutal loss in December, 1159 as they had fought under the white banner of the Emperor, while the Taira fought under their red flags in a battle to the death. The fight only took one day, with the Genji suffering utter defeat which led to their exile. His father, Yoshitomo, took responsibility for the loss and rather than live in humiliation, he decides to commit suicide with all his sons following him. However, the bravest warrior among them, Yoritomo stands tall and declares that he will not kill himself, but rather will fight to restore the clan.
Japanese study overview
Fuji ni Tatsu Wakamusha is a Japanese movie of 10,449 characters, with 1,293 unique words and 603 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.8 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,293 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 頼朝Yoritomo×66
- 様Mr×44
- 殿feudal lord×40
- 源氏Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)×37
- 平家Heike family×35
- 殿Mr.×32
- 姫young lady of noble birth×32
- 志乃Shino×31
- 北条Kitajō×29
- 政rule×28
- 目代Meshiro×25
- 父上father×23
- 佐Sa×21
- お殿様lord×16
- 殿様nobleman×15
- 伊豆Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)×15
- 旗揚げraising an army×15
- 鬼頭decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp×14
- 配所place of exile×14
- 盛綱Moritsuna×13