# The Last Great Battle of the Samurai ### The Last Great Battle of the Samurai in 1614 at Osaka castle. Read the story of The Last Battle and draw on paper: * Timeline of events that are important. * Main characters. * Setting (castle and surroundings). * Characteristics and perspectives that might be interesting for creating a story. * Whatever else that excites you to do something with this historical event. ### Briefing #### Create a virtual reality STORY for tourists, that is exploratory, informative and as truthful to the events as it can get. ### Requirements #### People need to learn and experience: * **Who** was involved and **why** this great battle started. (Ieyasu and Hideyori) * **Where**; it needs to provide an idea of the setting of the battle in the Osaka-area. * Samurai-armor. * **How**; the sensory experience of this battle, or the samurai (the SCENT-TACTILE experience). * **How**; it needs to have a **mystic feel.** For inspiration, see [The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYlZt8qDjok) , [The Twilight Samurai (2002)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkYnRSKNLMM), [Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons (2000)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mClOxgyWLs8). #### It should: * Not be harmful, but not be too safe either. * **Not be a game. Not Bruce Lee style. No Quentin Tarantino.** No game, no levels, but it needs to be playful and can be multi-player. * Not be an experience full of slaughter or horrendous activity. ## The Last Great Battle of the Samurai was Fought at Osaka Castle > Historical event: 04 June 1615\ > Forces under Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu took Osaka Castle in Japan, beginning a period of peace which lasted nearly 250 years. ![https://blog.gaijinpot.com/400th-anniversary-osaka-castle/](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyKE7DTA6aVJ-_yWMZ%2F-LmyPnPyAoWj8TQ-jMA3%2Fosaka_castle_night.jpg?alt=media\&token=8262506c-2d08-4c65-9d1c-f98c420bd001) ### 1. Text & Video of historical overview {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} ![social hierarchy of Japan at that time](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyZqEPmU5TuDETQ5dj%2F-LmyZso5moHM6HMWKShK%2FEdo_social_structure.svg.png?alt=media\&token=3df2818f-1a95-43c8-9845-8ed461d01028) ### 2. Painting: 17th century overview of the battle ![Siege of Osaka, 17th century Japanese painting](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-Lmy0xTiZTULpiTE8hbg%2F-LmyJaeeYXq8ByyQdl8T%2FThe_Siege_of_Osaka_Castle.jpg?alt=media\&token=4769799b-af52-4647-99e9-71da61e9cd0e) ![https://blog.gaijinpot.com/400th-anniversary-osaka-castle/](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyKE7DTA6aVJ-_yWMZ%2F-LmyPdWMLDH4cgr18NPz%2Fdownload%20\(2\).jpeg?alt=media\&token=d6cbe87c-9962-4d5d-a535-3ec38fcbf547) ![http://portfolios.scad.edu/gallery/20393415/Siege-of-Osaka-Series](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyKE7DTA6aVJ-_yWMZ%2F-LmyQ8y2_ia_nbxKVuDY%2Fb803df20393415.5636615a6a630.jpeg?alt=media\&token=49f589cc-d4e3-46ea-9618-a8ea7a3451ea) ### 3. Mapping One of the oldest newsprints sold during this period, depicting the fall of Osaka Castle: Map Japan, 1595 ### 4. Models / Mockups {% embed url="" %} 3D model and FLOOR PLAN of OSAKA castle {% endembed %} ![https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1Azfh8EVQ8A/U5Np7\_MdWDI/AAAAAAAAFzM/mekZZaSPJ5Q/s0/japan\_day\_14\_06.jpg](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyQSBTs3YljleD1AX2%2F-LmySsZkswJNMZWtjVJl%2Fdownload%20\(4\).jpeg?alt=media\&token=24c1a308-ab36-4167-af09-6d92c65c3f17) ### 5. Figurines: action scenes ![https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1Azfh8EVQ8A/U5Np7\_MdWDI/AAAAAAAAFzM/mekZZaSPJ5Q/s0/japan\_day\_14\_06.jpg](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyQSBTs3YljleD1AX2%2F-LmyT7QGx3Nbe7cTVF4i%2Fjapan_day_14_07.jpg?alt=media\&token=04509014-6af0-4889-a953-0a8becd4281f) ![Samurai Exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-Lmyb7io7Uw7tt73tRnA%2F-LmybhhLsv-MEm03-mjJ%2Fdownload%20\(8\).jpeg?alt=media\&token=000dd743-e68e-473f-aa37-9430cc1f6b00) ### 6. Showcase representations ![https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e6/58/f7/e658f76e5903666409579b88a891fc6b.jpg](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyKE7DTA6aVJ-_yWMZ%2F-LmyPB7wYkOnyQ7qWvLP%2Fe658f76e5903666409579b88a891fc6b.jpg?alt=media\&token=23c23364-a9cb-4290-a0eb-39540559ba19) ![http://portfolios.scad.edu/gallery/20393415/Siege-of-Osaka-Series](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyKE7DTA6aVJ-_yWMZ%2F-LmyOS6pY0Lu_bHpd-6M%2Fdownload%20\(1\).jpeg?alt=media\&token=fb61af6b-36c5-4bbc-84ae-a9833517aeae) ### 7. Portraits & Characters ![Toyotomi Hideyoshi 1601](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyZqEPmU5TuDETQ5dj%2F-Lmy_8SuXjVb2sUZxstW%2FToyotomi_Hideyoshi_1601.jpg?alt=media\&token=64892870-cc94-4105-a887-edca1d4b2cec) ![A 19th-century samurai with a chonmage (typical Japanese topknot haircut)](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyTghGcm-6eHRNHSgG%2F-LmyWFjL-O-8j0_7oU7r%2Fdownload%20\(7\).jpeg?alt=media\&token=ea872478-8b62-4417-bfdc-a2d6b92c0cbb) ### 8. Viewing Box {% embed url="" %} (played at Osaka Castle) {% endembed %} ### 9. Film & Animation {% embed url="" %} The Last Great Battle is the subject of many films, such as: * Historical drama *"Ōsaka-jō monogatari"* (engl. The Tale of Osaka Castle, UK). * Some other English titles: "Daredevil in the Castle", "Devil in the Castle", "Osaka Castle Story") (1961). * Tai Kato's musical film *Brave Records of the Sanada Clan* (1963). {% embed url="" %} ### Game * The fall of Osaka is the final level in the **Samurai Warriors** series, also serving as the climax of Hattori Hanzō's, Ieyasu's and Yukimura's stories. Called the "Osaka Campaign", it compiles all the battles of the Winter and Summer Campaigns. * In the computer game *Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun*, the siege of Osaka castle is the setting of the first mission. {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} ### Role-play ![](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyTghGcm-6eHRNHSgG%2F-LmyVgyQGb1ttnrmr6GI%2F2202343077_f0dac8e8c1.jpg?alt=media\&token=e4f70921-17dd-4d3f-a95a-4ed0a2d8b221) ![](https://1763729276-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LmyTghGcm-6eHRNHSgG%2F-LmyVrEu2achlrXn5ZV3%2Fdownload%20\(5\).jpeg?alt=media\&token=24ac0375-453a-4753-ab84-3e26cfe16e4b) ### Virtual Reality I did not find any 'Siege of Osaka' experiences, but of course there is a Godzilla VR: {% embed url="" %}