Post by cheezee on Jan 9, 2008 18:03:19 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Urashima Taro[/glow]
This colorful character who appears in the North Ryoshima Coast is from a story that is often called the Japanese version of Rip Van Winkle thats to its "man out of time" theme.
[glow=red,2,300]Kaguya[/glow]
The "Moonlight Beauty" and her relationship to the kindly Bamboo Cutter as portrayed in the game is very close to her fairy tale origins.
[glow=red,2,300]The Hakkenshi and the Satomi House[/glow] This is woven over the course of 106 volumes, making it the longest novel in the pantheon of classical Japanese literature. In the novel, the Hakkenshi (Canine Warriors) are the human incarnations of eight spiritual sons born to Princess Fuse of the . They are associated with dogs due to the fact that their spiritual father is said to be a dog spirit. As portrayed in the game, they are the embodiment of the eight virtues of Confucianism.
[glow=red,2,300]Shitakiri Suzume[/glow]This rather frightening tale tells of a horrible old women who cut the tongue from the mouth of a singing sparrow.
This colorful character who appears in the North Ryoshima Coast is from a story that is often called the Japanese version of Rip Van Winkle thats to its "man out of time" theme.
[glow=red,2,300]Kaguya[/glow]
The "Moonlight Beauty" and her relationship to the kindly Bamboo Cutter as portrayed in the game is very close to her fairy tale origins.
[glow=red,2,300]The Hakkenshi and the Satomi House[/glow] This is woven over the course of 106 volumes, making it the longest novel in the pantheon of classical Japanese literature. In the novel, the Hakkenshi (Canine Warriors) are the human incarnations of eight spiritual sons born to Princess Fuse of the . They are associated with dogs due to the fact that their spiritual father is said to be a dog spirit. As portrayed in the game, they are the embodiment of the eight virtues of Confucianism.
[glow=red,2,300]Shitakiri Suzume[/glow]This rather frightening tale tells of a horrible old women who cut the tongue from the mouth of a singing sparrow.
