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Originally Posted by omk3
Ghost Dog is an excellent film. I've read Hagakure, if I remember correctly it's more like a collection of thoughts and rules for the Samurai, than a philosophy book. Very interesting though, especially for the glimpse it offers into this alien (to us) mentality.
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True it's not a philosophy book in it's purest form and it is as you say a book about the rules of the Samurai, but it gives an insight to Zen and Confucianism that was prevalent during Edo Era (1600-1868) Japan.
I saw the film before I picked up the book, perhaps this made it more inspiring to read. But I must admit it's not a book that you would read from 1 page to the other, more a book where you would hop around and pick up sentences here and there.