We're Crying Already! - Shogun Episode 3 Reaction 

Samurai aren't allowed to let themselves be captured. The code is death before defeat, meaning they need to either die in battle, or end their own lives to prevent the great dishonour of being defeated, and/or again, captured.

Toranaga was only being held in Osaka for a few weeks (I'm guessing). When we first saw him in the first episode he was reporting to Osaka castle and the other lords were saying "I can't believe he showed up."

In loving memory of Toda Hirokatsu AKA Buntaro who fulfilled his duty in battle, saluted by his Lord Toranaga & went out in glory like a true G Samurai 🙏

Taiko - a person who has handed over the position of “Kanpaku” to his or her children. Formerly the honorary title of regent or minister of state. Kanpaku - The position of the Imperial Court in charge of assisting the Emperor was called "sessho" for the minor Emperors and "kanpaku" for the adult Emperors. Shogun - an abbreviation of the Seii-Daishogun. The Seii-Daishogun was originally one of the imperial court's outposts in Japanese history, and was the general of an army organized to conquer the "Emishi" (Emishi or Ezo), a people from the Tohoku region who were not vassals to the Yamato Imperial Court and were in conflict with it. After the Kamakura period (1185-1333), when the samurai government was established in the Tōhoku region, the position became one in which a person who had taken power as the leader of a warrior clan was appointed. Since it was the descendants of the Minamoto clan that founded the first samurai government, the Kamakura shogunate, the tradition was carried on thereafter that the title of shogun could only be held by those of Minamoto lineage. Toyotomi Hideyoshi (who inspired "Taiko" in this show.), who was from a poor farmer background, decided to become the highest authority under the Emperor by obtaining the title of Kanpaku (Taiko), the head of the nobility, instead of Shogun, the head of the samurai. At that time, the nobles had no power, let alone financial power, and their only privilege was the authority to establish authority. For this reason, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was able to adopt a nobleman (Fujiwara clan) for a large sum of money and obtain the title of nobility, thus shinning in the position of Kanpaku (Taiko). Since Tokugawa Ieyasu (inspired Toranaga), is a Minamoto clan, he was qualified to get a title of Shogun by nature (birth).

I'm Japanese and Hatamoto means a title, almost like ranked as a lifeguard of his master. And it is a great honor that most of samurais would like to have such title during the Sengoku period.

I know you guys said this but heres my take. The guy got his child and himself killed because he couldn't keep himself check in a royal court where he has no authority whatsoever to speak. It's like going into a restricted area which has a sign saying you will be shot on sight but you walk in anyway. If toranaga hadn't stopped him there would have been all war killing everyone and everything they ever loved just because he couldn't control himself when everyone else was able to. Morden day equal to this is you being brought into a court for a legal prosecution and won't shut your mouth when it's not your turn to speak but when asked to, you draw out a sword. You will be easily jailed and charged a fine, there are protocols in courts be in 4000 years ago or present day you just don't do some things in a court or else there will be consequences (of course not as severe as 4000 years ago)

I honestly have been waiting for the reaction since the episode came out , this series is one of the best ever 🔥✨️

I'm surprised the priests turned the ship logs over to Toranaga - wasn't it implied that they contained evidence of things that they didn't want to be known (like maybe secret bases in Macau)?Maybe they somehow knew that Blackthorne had already told Toranaga about the secret bases? Or maybe they doctored the books, removing the pages that they didn't want Toranaga to see? [EDIT: re-watching, I guess the priests did know that Blackthorne had told Toranaga about their secret trading with China. So, maybe the ship's logs had no other secrets?]

Francis Xavier, a Catholic priest who visited Japan in the 16th century, said 'Of all the non-Christian peoples I have ever known, none can surpass the Japanese. They are a gentle people, very polite in their speech and without malice. They are a polite people to each other and, above all, a great people of honour." 'Only they have little interest in foreigners and foreign countries, and do not have the same politeness as themselves.'

太公、羽柴秀吉が死んだ後が、将軍。徳川家康が天下統一まで、アレンジしたドラマです。せひ、日本にきたら将軍の舞台になった城や名跡を案内したい

Hatamoto - hata means “a clan’s banner” and moto means “under”. So, literally it means “under the banner”. The role is one's immediate subordinates / personal guards.

For anyone wondering how Mariko knows how to beat ass with a Naginata, the wives of Samurai were very often well trained in self defense. When their husbands were away at war, Onna-Bushi were expected to defend their homes and villages and were often the last line of defense during sieges. Mariko's husband was known as a renowned warrior and no doubt would have trained her at least to defend herself.

The captain of the galley loves Blackthorne because it was the captain that Blackthorne pulled back onto the ship when a wave had washed him over the gunwale. In effect Blackthorne saved him from drowning twice. Once by saving his life personally and then by piloting the galley through the storm.

hatamoto is a position not a name :)

Yabu is such a fun character. Absolutely untrustworthy. But you still kind of like him.😂

I'm pretty sure the reason Father Martin calls Mariko "Lady Maria" is because she would be baptised and Maria would be her Christian name. I would assume he is using Lady as a replacement for -sama, so that her honorific is also "Christianised". This would be the kind of thing Catholic missionaries would get up to.

Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!

Happy birthday Elizabeth! My own Grandmother (Betty) passed away almost a year ago at 96. Until her stroke in her early 90s I had always thought she would make it over 100 as she was the picture of health. I wish your Granny the absolute best and that she will be with you for many years to come!

Am I the only one that thinks Suzy is funny 😭 It’s always so unexpected and I just burst out laughing all the time xD Happy B-Day Lizzie ❤️

Hatamoto means ""Guardian".

I really enjoy your reactions you guys are awesome love the accents

Happy birthday Elizabeth

Happy Birthday Elizabeth!!! ❤

Now I noticed there are pimps in 1600s.

Old enough to remember watching the miniseries with Richard Chamberlain when I was a kid. This is even better so far. Awesome show.

HBD Elizabeth!

Happy Birthday Elizabeth!

I don't think Taiko meant it when he offered it all to Toranaga, it seemed like it was just a test to see how he would respond (and he passed).

Happy Birthday beautiful Elizabeth 🎉🎂🎊

Even if Buntaro jumped in the sea to swim to the boats, the enemy would jump in to pursue him. He is also in armor which would slow him down in comparison to those not wearing it. Added to all of this is what other commentators stated about samurai honor.

Remembering from the book for one last time, I don't remember the rest of it. In the book when they are on the boat as they leave Buntaro, they laugh as they watch him fight and do what not just Toranaga knows Buntaro is capable of and the others know as well except for Blackthorne of course. I think it's Toranaga who turns and noticed that Blackthorne is angry. Blackthorne was upset that they'd leave a man behind and laugh at him as he fights for his life. Once again they laughed because they know what Buntaro is capable of.

You should react to "The Quiet Girl". Tears galore there I guaranatee

Coming back to save Buntaro is the biggest dishonor for him add the fact that lives will die in vain for saving him. The samurai chose to die serving his lord, Toranaga bowing is the greatest respect Buntaro can receive. Also when watching this series always remember that for them Honor>Life

Hatamoto means Banner man, protector of the flag.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH!!! And if you'll pardon an American some Scottish: Lang may yer lum reek!

If people aren`t interested about Japanese original culture, ir is very difficult to undersand about it .

Happy birthday Elizabeth🎂🍻🥂

Happy Birthday to Steejo's Grandma!!

Well done you glorious bastards

Yeah, it does seem like the info is a trump card, but Torunaga has a matter of a couple days before they make a move against him. Using the information as a reason to deny the Portuguese ship to leave forces the Christian lords to act, hence the assassination attempt. Now he has an excuse to move the ladies out of the castle urgently (and smuggle himself out in the process). It also gave him an excuse to confront Yabushige, and that puts Yabushige back in his corner since he will feel pressed to reinforce his loyalty. It was all an effort to up the ante and leverage a way out and back to Yabushige's province, where Blackthorne's ship and weapons are.

Happy birthday Elizabeth 🎂 🎉

is your culture different? children werent killed at will? your writing isnt also just a bunch of scribbles? ppl all across the world did things different from today and it was acceptable in those times

Maria is her christian name.

The Japanese Culture will always be criticized, esp by the countries who were invaded by them. Those who think their culture is pristine are mostly, people from the west. Those who never experienced the atrocities they've committed to whatever land they've invaded. History has recorded more cruel punishments they did to the poor people of my country and others in Asia. They're not considered as punishment to be honest by just pure atrocities as they commit them without reason but just because they can and they want to. But one can't deny why people are fascinated by how the Japanese put honor above all. Nobody said their culture is to be praised but it makes you wonder how honor can be considered as the highest importance, that they most of the time get blinded on what is right from wrong (at least what's morally correct in the the modern eyes). These cruelties are not only from the Japanese Culture btw, they are from ALL of the countries who sought to expand their territories in those times. We can never change anything from the past, we can only learn from them.

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@Grecorromanohistoriaytotalwar Concuerdo totalmente con tus opiniones. Te pido disculpas si te ofendí; pero solo estoy expresando una opinión de lo que me pareció, al escuchar algunas criticas al juego " Pharaoh ". En primer lugar para mi es glorificar a quienes creían en la esclavitud con símbolos y nombres. Por ejemplo el del general de la caballería de los confederados Forrest; gran mago del Ku Klux Klan; entre otros varios. Solo hace un par de años que se han ido retirando sus monumentos a pesar de las protestas de cientos de personas. Comprendo perfectamente lo que tú dices; que a partir de mediados del siglo veinte, solamente ha venido cambiando las formas de ver las cosas. Y todavía van a pasar muchas generaciones para que cambien de mentalidad. Pero eso no significa que uno no pueda expresar su opinión al respecto. Solo me molesta ver a muchas personas haciendo uso de esos nombres y símbolos para jugar. En segundo lugar desconozco totalmente el criterio de la empresa para su restructuración; solo sé que una persona a la que sigo por varios años, fue quien dijo que una de las razones fue el hablar muy mal del juego " Pharaoh ". Hay varias personas que se dedicaron a hablar mal del juego. Y no por razones técnicas; de las cuales puedo compartir. Sino por razones totalmente absurdas. Tú mismo mencionaste varias de ellas en el directo con Mayorcete. Una de ellas que encontré totalmente absurda para ser utilizada como critica y que tú mismo mencionaste fue el mapa muy reducido; la poca variedad de culturas; la escasa variedad de armas y ejércitos. Y donde esta lo absurdo en esa critica. En el juego " Shogun "; Tú mismo lo dijiste. El mapa es solamente Japón; la cultura es solamente la japonesa; los ejércitos son solamente japoneses y todos utilizan las mismas armas. Es ó no es absurdo el argumento como para criticar al juego " Pharaoh " ??? En tercer lugar a las personas a quien defiendes, las sigo por mucho tiempo; pero sí les he escuchado algunas opiniones las cuales no comparto para nada. Y solo hago referencia a sus comentarios sobre el juego " Pharaoh ". En cuarto lugar no tengo nada en contra de la cultura europea. Estoy plenamente consciente que los europeos conquistaron gran parte del mundo y lo que es el mundo hoy es parte de la cultura que nos impusieron a sangre y fuego. A eso se le conoce actualmente como la expansión o conquista de los imperios de los mares; en contra posición de los imperios de tierra. En quinto lugar me fascinaron los juegos centrados en la edad media; imperialismo y por supuesto Napoleón. Lo que me molesto fue que se critico principalmente al juego " Pharaoh "; por que la empresa no haya sacado un nuevo juego centrado en estas épocas de la historia Europea. Como muy bien tú lo has dicho; el mundo no esta centrado solo en Europa; en distintas partes, también se ha escrito la historia del mundo y son tan o más relevantes que la historia europea. Para finalizar también espero que no te molestes que te haya respondido tan extensamente. También estaré esperando a tus comentarios a mí respuesta. Es muy agradable poder debatir ideas y compartir opiniones aun que no se este de acuerdo con ellas.

Happy Birthday Elizabeth 🎉❤🎉❤😊🎉❤😊🎉❤

Toranaga definitely aint a good guy imo, he’s just one of our protagonists lol. Dude is very happy for every person around him to die for his own personal ambition.

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The problem might be because its on Disney

I didn't understand... They killed her baby and her husband?