Ukon the Samurai (2018) | Full Movie | English Subtitles | Documentary

The mighty samurai-ronin, and author of the "Book of Five Rings", Shinmen Musashi Fujiwara Nu Genshin, was indirectly influenced by the example of Ukon. Before he wrote the "Book of Five Rings", he climbed Mount Iwato to pray to "Kannon", Buddhists' goddess of mercy, which is an equivalent to the Christian Virgin Mary. Although the Japanese seemingly prayed to her as a pagan goddess, but that was actually the way of the secret Japanese Christians, to conceal their activity from the great persecutions of the ruling Japanese emperor at that time. While seemingly being Buddhists in their attires and practices, they are actually praying to God and to our Lord Jesus Christ.

Are there any good books about him?

The missionaries should have kept the hell out of Japan and China.

Priest don't use "small balls", they hold beads.... Strange translation...

En español por favor

You could at least have strived for some orthographic correctness.... Some mistakes are embarrassing and right now are considered common knowledge! Like the name Nobunaga, not Nobunga! Damn! This is like spelling Augustus Austus!... Embarrassing...

Thirty-eight minutes? Must be a highly edited version.

I am not a fan of Jesuits but Ukon was a good man

Can't read the subtles to small and interfered with by the background

With beautiful cinematography, Ukon the Samurai tells the little-known story of one of the first converts of Christianity, Ukon Takayama who happened to be a samurai. Even Japanese people have very little knowledge about him. So, the film does a pretty good job of explaining what his life is all about in a short period of time. The film also briefly discusses the spiritual component missing in Japanese people's lives over the material success which people often find emptiness.

Beautiful film!

Nice indeed

Learn me how to use long knine(sword)!!