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1) Samurai
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48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
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English
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2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book.
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日本語
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Reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry or war, Kurosawa creates a soaring historical epic. Kagemusha is presented in its original uncut version and features many special bonus features.
5) Samurai
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32 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Describes the lives of Japan's Samurai warriors, including their daily life, weapons, and fighting techniques"--Provided by publisher.
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123 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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English
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"What did it mean to be a ninja or a samurai? Did they really have special abilities? What was life like for them in ancient Japan? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts behind some of history's most intriguing and secretive figures"--Amazon.com.
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192 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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Bushido: the samurai code of Japan is one of the most influential books ever written on "the way of the warrior." A classic study of Japanese culture, the book outlines the moral code of the samurai way of living and the virtues every warrior holds dear. In Bushido, Nitobe points out similarities between Western and Japanese history and culture. He argues that "no matter how different any two cultures may appear to be on the surface, they are still...
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223 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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Nothing comes easy for rabbit ronin Usagi, not even being a spectator at the planned duel between his former teacher, Katsuichi, and Katsuichi's rival, Nakamura Koji. Before the duel even begins, Usagi becomes embroiled in a dispute between Koji and a local fencing school that demands the samurai challenge its master. Along the way, Usagi discovers a devastating secret-a weakness in Koji's style. It's a secret that could save Katsuichi's's life, but...
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Usagi Yojimbo volume 8
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199 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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Rabbit ronin Usagi teams with his friend Gen, a rhino bounty hunter, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to protect an aging sensei from an evil ninja clan. His travels also take him to a remote village under threat from deadly assassins, where only Usagi stands between their merciless blades and a community's destruction.
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163 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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Miyamoto Usagi, a samurai warrior in the employ of Lord Mifune, has been left masterless after an apocalyptic battle on the plain of Adachigahara. Now a ronin, Usagi returns from his wanderings and brings the boon of his experiences home to the people he left behind.
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139 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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A perennial bestseller for 20 years, with each volume in multiple printings, we are pleased to have all seven volumes of the all-ages classic Usagi Yojimbo now available with the recent reprints of Vols. 1 and 2. A cross between Disney and Akira Kurosawa movies, with a lot of Lone Wolf& Cub thrown in, Usagi is the story of a wandering rabbit warrior in feudal Japan. A family favorite for 20 years.
14) The bamboo sword
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English
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In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary.
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Usagi Yojimbo volume 9
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213 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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Rabbit samurai, Miyamoto Usagi, fights to retrieve his swords stolen by General Fujii and a gang of bandits, and escorts a princess betrothed to the head of a clan, developing feelings for her as he defends her against ninjas.
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214 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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While journeying over mountains, into valleys, through towns and farmlands, and along rugged coasts searching for harmony, rabbit ronin Usagi faces a unique cast of characters: a village of seaweed farmers, an innocent noodle peddler, a demon-possessed woman, a relentless clan of bat ninja, an assassins' guild, a mysterious medicine peddler, and Inazuma, a secretive female samurai. More than once Usagi finds himself in great danger -- but it's all...
17) Sky Hawk
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283 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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English
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"Two defeated samurai are exiled from Japan during the Boshin War of 1868 as the new Meiji government took hold. Ending up in Crow Territory in North America, they encounter Crazy Horse, chief of the Oglalas, and soon form a profound friendship and respect for each other's cultures. This respect was felt so deeply that the two Japanese travelers end up fighting alongside the Oglalas at the infamous encounter at Little Bighorn."--Provided by publisher....
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Ghost can become invisible, Cormac can run up walls, and Kate can talk to animals -- all talents that make them perfect recruits for the Black Lotus, a training school for the ninjas who are sworn to protect the world from the evil Samurai-run Empire and its plot to find the Moon Sword, a dangerous, powerful weapon in sixteenth-century Japan.
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Shinobi mystery volume 2
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English
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"Master ninja Hiro Hattori is trying to sleep when he has an unexpected visit from his friend Kazu, a fellow shinobi and member of the same ninja clan working undercover at the shogunate. Kazu says that Saburo, the Shogun's cousin, has been stabbed to death within the walls of the Shogun's palace with Kazu's dagger, and that though he is innocent, he fears he will be blamed for the murder. He begs Hiro's help in escaping the city. But before he can...
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