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* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: Hidetora didn't become the sole head of the Ichimonji clan through sycophantic grovelling. He paved his way to kingship through war and battle. But when he retired... |
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: Hidetora didn't become the sole head of the Ichimonji clan through sycophantic grovelling. He paved his way to kingship through war and battle. But when he retired... |
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* [[The Atoner]]: Hidetora sports shades of this by the end. |
* [[The Atoner]]: Hidetora sports shades of this by the end. |
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* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Entirely subverted with Taro and Jiro. Jiro is especially cowardly, and his lack of strong back-bone makes him Lady Kaede's obedient little lap dog. He deliberately ignores Kurogane's veteran military wisdom and commits to foolhardy strategies that |
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Entirely subverted with Taro and Jiro. Jiro is especially cowardly, and his lack of strong back-bone makes him Lady Kaede's obedient little lap dog. He deliberately ignores Kurogane's veteran military wisdom and commits to foolhardy strategies that {{spoiler|ultimately lead to the destruction of his kingdom}}. |
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* [[Badass Grandpa]]: When he was sane, Hidetora was this. |
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: When he was sane, Hidetora was this. |
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* [[Camp Gay]]: A drag artist plays Kyoami, after the fashion of traditional Japanese ''Noh'' theater. |
* [[Camp Gay]]: A drag artist plays Kyoami, after the fashion of traditional Japanese ''Noh'' theater. |
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* {{spoiler|[[The Chessmaster]]: Lady Kaede}} |
* {{spoiler|[[The Chessmaster]]: Lady Kaede}}. |
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* [[Coitus Uninterruptus]] |
* [[Coitus Uninterruptus]] |
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* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: Taro, Jiro, and Saburo are yellow, red, and blue respectively. Hidetora is for the most part coded with white, and this is reflected in Saburo's flags, which have white stripes in them. |
* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: Taro, Jiro, and Saburo are yellow, red, and blue respectively. Hidetora is for the most part coded with white, and this is reflected in Saburo's flags, which have white stripes in them. |
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** {{spoiler|When another assassin brings the head of Lady Sué, this motivates Kurogane into such a state of fury that he murders Kaede himself.}} |
** {{spoiler|When another assassin brings the head of Lady Sué, this motivates Kurogane into such a state of fury that he murders Kaede himself.}} |
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* [[Eye Scream]]: Tsurumaru. Done offscreen, thankfully. |
* [[Eye Scream]]: Tsurumaru. Done offscreen, thankfully. |
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* [[Flaw Exploitation]]: Lady Kaede exploits |
* [[Flaw Exploitation]]: Lady Kaede exploits {{spoiler|Hidetora's pride, Taro's lack of assertiveness, and Jiro's obsession with virility}}. |
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* [[Four-Star Badass]]: Kurogane. |
* [[Four-Star Badass]]: Kurogane. |
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* [[Gender Flip]]: The feuding children are male, as opposed to the ones in ''[[King Lear]]''. |
* [[Gender Flip]]: The feuding children are male, as opposed to the ones in ''[[King Lear]]''. |
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* [[Gorn]]: The battle scenes are remarkably brutal. The sack of the Third Castle inspired the aftermath of Omaha Beach in ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. |
* [[Gorn]]: The battle scenes are remarkably brutal. The sack of the Third Castle inspired the aftermath of Omaha Beach in ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. |
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* [[Gory Discretion Shot]] You don't need to see a beheading when the results of it are even more obvious. Results in [[High-Pressure Blood]]. |
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]] You don't need to see a beheading when the results of it are even more obvious. Results in [[High-Pressure Blood]]. |
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* [[Henpecked Husband]]: Taro. |
* [[Henpecked Husband]]: Taro. {{spoiler|Not that Jiro does any better.}} |
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* [[Heroic BSOD]] |
* [[Heroic BSOD]] |
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* [[It Got Worse]] |
* [[It Got Worse]] |
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* [[The Jester]]: Kyoami's job. |
* [[The Jester]]: Kyoami's job. |
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* [[Jidai Geki]] |
* [[Jidai Geki]] |
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* [[Karmic Death]]: |
* [[Karmic Death]]: {{spoiler|Be honest. Didn't everyone cheer a little when Kurogane treated Lady Kaede to a well-deserved, justified death?}} |
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* {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All]]}} |
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* [[Kill It with Fire]]: What happens to the Third Castle. |
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: What happens to the Third Castle. |
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* [[Lady Macbeth]]: Lady Kaede. |
* [[Lady Macbeth]]: Lady Kaede. |
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* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: Hidetora gets a big, heaping helping of it. |
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: Hidetora gets a big, heaping helping of it. |
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* [[Losing Your Head]]: |
* [[Losing Your Head]]: {{spoiler|Lady Sue, then Lady Kaede.}} |
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* [[Manipulative Bitch]]: Lady Kaede. |
* [[Manipulative Bitch]]: Lady Kaede. |
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* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]] |
* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]] |
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** Among the three brothers, Saburo does not succumb to any lust for power. |
** Among the three brothers, Saburo does not succumb to any lust for power. |
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* [[Perspective Flip]] |
* [[Perspective Flip]] |
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* [[Playing the Heart Strings]]: During the sack of the third castle. |
* [[Playing the Heart Strings]]: During the sack of the third castle. {{spoiler|The music is cut short by Taro's assassination}}. |
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* [[The Pollyanna]]: Lady Sue. |
* [[The Pollyanna]]: Lady Sue. |
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* [[Rage Against the Heavens]] |
* [[Rage Against the Heavens]] |
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** Not even just the establishing shots, as the framing is ''excellent'' in this film: it would be fair to say that any scene where the camera doesn't move would be just as good a painting. |
** Not even just the establishing shots, as the framing is ''excellent'' in this film: it would be fair to say that any scene where the camera doesn't move would be just as good a painting. |
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** The colors! The colors!! |
** The colors! The colors!! |
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* [[Seppuku]]: Lady Kaede's mother after Hidetora took the First Castle; Hidetora's concubines during the attack on the Third Castle. In addition, |
* [[Seppuku]]: Lady Kaede's mother after Hidetora took the First Castle; Hidetora's concubines during the attack on the Third Castle. In addition, {{spoiler|Jiro, Kurogane, and Jiro's other main retainers presumably do so offscreen when the First Castle is about to be destroyed.}} |
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** Averted in Hidetora's case. [[Breakable Weapons|It pays to have an extra sword on hand in times like these.]] |
** Averted in Hidetora's case. [[Breakable Weapons|It pays to have an extra sword on hand in times like these.]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]}} |
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* [[Smug Snake]]: Lady Kaede. |
* [[Smug Snake]]: Lady Kaede. |
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* [[The Sons and the Spears]]: Hidetora tries to use this to encourage his sons to stick together. The meaning is slightly hindered by Saburo managing to break it anyway. |
* [[The Sons and the Spears]]: Hidetora tries to use this to encourage his sons to stick together. The meaning is slightly hindered by Saburo managing to break it anyway. |
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* [[Theme Naming]]: Taro, Jiro and Saburo literally mean "first son," "second son" and "third son |
* [[Theme Naming]]: Taro, Jiro and Saburo literally mean "first son," "second son" and "third son". |
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* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: There are some things worth leaving behind... |
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: There are some things worth leaving behind... |
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* [[Tragedy]] |
* [[Tragedy]] |
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* [[Trash the Set]]: The burning of the Third Castle. |
* [[Trash the Set]]: The burning of the Third Castle. |
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* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: Part of Hidetora's [[Character Development]]. From [[Complete Monster]] to traumatized, lonely, [[The Atoner|remorseful old man]]. |
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: Part of Hidetora's [[Character Development]]. From [[Complete Monster]] to traumatized, lonely, [[The Atoner|remorseful old man]]. |
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* [[Unfriendly Fire]]: |
* [[Unfriendly Fire]]: {{spoiler|Taro meets his end this way.}} |
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* [[War Is Hell]] |
* [[War Is Hell]] |
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* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: The boar hunt and the final shots of Tsurumaru. |
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: The boar hunt and the final shots of Tsurumaru. |
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* [[Wise Prince]]: Saburo. |
* [[Wise Prince]]: Saburo. |
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* [[Yandere]]: Lady Kaede. |
* [[Yandere]]: Lady Kaede. |
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* [[Youngest Child Wins]]: |
* [[Youngest Child Wins]]: {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|Subverted.]] Saburo is assassinated just as he is reunited with Hidetora.}} |
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