Ronin

This is a movie that i saw on sony pix s'day. featuring Robert de nero, the man who is known for his method-acting and the way he brings life and charecter to the roles he plays. i have so far seen his 'raging bull' and some scenes of 'taxi driver'.

There is a small part of the movie where they talk about the '47 Ronins' and the tradition of samurais.

That having evoked my interest , resorted to wikipedia to find more abt Ronins :(A rōnin (浪人, rōnin?) was a masterless samurai during the feudal period (1185–1868) of Japan. A samurai became masterless from the ruin or fall of his master, or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege. ) The folowing quote in that wiki article appealed to me:

A ronin was given equal respect to master-sponsored samurai by the general population and were actually preferred by Zen masters, artists, philosophers over their more obedient and faceless samurai counterparts[citation needed]. As thoroughly bound men, most samurai resented the personal freedom enjoyed by wandering ronin. Ronin were the epitome of self-determination; independent men who dictated their own path in life, answering only to themselves and making decisions as they saw fit.