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Sekigahara (関ヶ原) is a 2017 jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Masato Harada starring Junichi Okada as Ishida Mitsunari. The film recounts the Battle of Sekigahara, a six-hour battle in 1600 that brought an end to the Warring States era in Japanese history, as well as the political struggles that led up to it. It is an adaptation of the 1966 novel Sekigahara by Ryōtarō Shiba. Plot In 1570, Toyotomi Hideyoshi meets a young temple acolyte, "Sakichi", and recruits him into his service after being impressed with his impertinence. Sakichi grows up and eventually renames himself Ishida Mitsunari, gaining wealth, lands and prestige in his new master's service. Hideyoshi unifies most of Japan and takes the title of taikō, but also grows erratic in his old age: He orders a series of expensive invasions of Korea to expand his holdings but his armies are defeated and most of his vassals are almost bankrupted. In 1595, after he fathers a son, Hideyori, following years of being unable to conceive, Toyotomi orders the execution of his previously appointed heir and his entire family, under the pretext of treason, so his biological son can be his new heir. Dismayed at this unjust act, Mitsunari pleads for mercy, but fails to move Hideyoshi's heart. After the maids of one of the condemned women attack Ishida and his men during the execution, Mitsunari is impressed by their loyalty to their lady and spares them, even recruiting one of them, a woman called Hatsume, to serve him as a spy. After the execution, Mitsunari also meets Shima Sakon, a ronin who had caused a disturbance prior to the beheadings and who was once an incredibly respected general. Mitsunari offers Sakon half of his earnings if he'll serve him as a samurai, but Sakon initially turns him down, since he loathes Mitsunari's master, Toyotomi. During dinner with Sakon and his wife, Hanano, Mitsunari convinces Sakon to join him by promising that, after Toyotomi dies, he'll help Toyotomi's son govern the country more fairly and wisely than his father. Intrigues continue at court as Hideyoshi grows ill and weak. Mitsunari and his longtime friend, Otani Yoshitsugu, correctly suspect that Tokugawa Ieyasu, the wealthiest lord in the country, will conspire to usurp control away from the Toyotomi Clan after Hideyoshi's death. Tokugawa starts secretly conspiring with his vassals, Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa, to rise against Mitsunari after Hideyoshi's death, since they suspect he'll try to take control of the Regency Council that will govern until young Hideyori comes of age. After Toyotomi vassal Kobayakawa Hideaki is demoted and has most of his lands confiscated by Hideyoshi for poor conduct in Korea; Tokugawa convinces him that Mitsunari has been turning Hideyoshi against him. He also gains the favor of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake, Hideyoshi's greatly respected personal bodyguards, after sparing them punishment following a drunken brawl. Using bribes and espionage, Hatsume tries to keep Mitsunari informed of Tokugawa's actions, but she is hindered by Tokugawa's spymaster, the White Snake, who uses her influence to stop informants in Kyoto from selling information to Hatsume. In 1598, Hideyoshi succumbs to his illness and Mitsunari orders that his death be covered up until all troops return from Korea, in order to avoid chaos during the retreat. When news of Toyotomi's death is made public and this ruse is revealed, Tokugawa takes it as further proof that Mitsunari intends to take control of the Regency Council. Tokugawa plots to have the Seven Spears bring complaints against Mitsunari to the Regency Council, accusing him of trying to usurp Hideyori, but Mitsunari learns of this through Hatsume and he pre-empts them by having one of his allies bring complaints against the Seven Spears of acting insubordinate during the Korean war. Just as conflict appears inevitable, a temporary truce is established due to the intervention of Maeda Toshiie, a respected lord who is friends with both Tokugawa and Mitsunari. One year later, Maeda dies and the Seven Spears plot to assassinate Mitsunari, so he is forced to flee back to his castle in Sawayama. Before departing, he professes his love for Hatsume, telling her that he cannot be with her because he is already married, but that she is nonetheless the person he loves most. However, after a mission to secretly deliver messages to a severely-ill Otani, Hatsume is ambushed on the road by assassins sent by the White Snake, is captured and sold into slavery. Mitsunari forges an alliance with Tokugawa's old rival, Uesugi Kagekatsu, and both declare war on Tokugawa, accusing him of being a usurper. Uesugi's men invade Tokugawa's home province, forcing him to march against them. In the meantime, Mitsunari's forces try to take hostages out of the families of lords living in Osaka, but one such attempted hostage-taking ends in the entire Hosokawa family killing themselves and setting fire to their home. Guilt-ridden, Mitsunari orders that no more hostages be taken and then he begins to mobilize his army, joined by Otani, Sakon and Kobayakawa, the latter of whom is a double agent for Tokugawa. Elsewhere, Hatsume escapes from her captors and begins to travel towards Sekigahara, anticipating Mitsunari and Tokugawa's armies will meet there. On October 21, 1600, battle commences in Sekigahara. Sakon leads a small elite force against Kuroda Nagamasa's Tokugawa vanguard; driving them back but getting shot in the process, which forces him to cede command and retreat to the battlefield clinic which his wife runs. One of Mitsunari's ninja attempts to assassinate Tokugawa at his camp, but he is stopped by White Snake, and both die fighting each other. As the battle is in the balance, a hesitant Kobayakawa is pressured by Tokugawa's emissaries into going through with his pre-planned betrayal of Mitsunari. After the order is given, Kobayakawa tries to rescind it and instead attack Tokugawa, but Tokugawa's emissary prevents him from changing his orders. Kobayakawa's troops turn against Mitsunari's, making a surprise attack against Otani's battalions and killing him in the process. The resulting panic sparks chaos in Mitsunari's army and allows the Tokugawa forces to break their lines and rout them, winning the battle. Mitsunari declines to commit suicide, and instead flees after ensuring that Sakon, Hanano and the wounded from her field hospital have escaped. Mitsunari spends some time in hiding before eventually surrendering to Tokugawa's troops. While imprisoned, he is visited by a grief-stricken Kobayakawa, who regrets having turned on him. Mitsunari forgives him and tells him to go along with Tokugawa now, since it is too late to save him and thus Kobayakawa should preserve himself. The day prior to Mitsunari's execution, Tokugawa meets with him, but neither man says anything to the other. En route to the site of his execution, Mitsunari sees Hatsume, who has finally found him once more. As he and.... Discover the Kasumi Kuroda popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Kasumi Kuroda books.
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Masters of Restraint
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Alpha
Sybil BartelBillionaire. Mercenary. Navy SEAL. The Teams trained me to be a killer. War taught me to be ruthless. Then an illfated mission proved I was human. Combat wounded, cut loose by the ...
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How to Choose a Guy in 10 Days
Lila MonroeThe only thing more hilarious than the movies is… real life?! Fall in love with the sizzling grumpysunshine romantic comedy perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Ali Hazlewood! ...
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A Christmas Carol
Charles DickensAn Apple Books Classic edition. It’s Christmas Eve in Victorian England. While some families don’t know where their next meal will come from, Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his large hom...
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The Icing on the Cake
Linda SeedShe’s a baker without a kitchen. He’s got a double oven to spare. It’s a recipe for success, until his mother starts stirring up trouble … Cassie Jordan has a sweet dream to open a...
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The Cupcake Cottage
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The Art of War
Sun TzuAn Apple Books Classic edition. It’s believed that Sun Tzu wrote this Chinese military primer during the 5th century BChundreds of years before the Bible. The book’s 13 chapters ex...
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Become A Better Version of Yourself
Ben LeightonThis ebook contains golden nuggets on how to motivate, inspire and improve your current situation. It encompasses the holistic view of self improvement from mental& emotion...
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All Fired Up
Kathryn ShayCaptain Jarek Zenko, a war veteran and firefighter, meets Lacey Roth at a bar one night. They don’t share their real identities, even when they retreat to a hotel. When they meet t...
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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel HawthorneAn Apple Books Classic edition. Hester Prynne lives in infamy. After committing adultery and bearing a child with a man whose name she refuses to divulge, the heroine of Nathaniel ...
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Becoming Lady Dalton
Carrie LomaxA dance of desire and deceit... In the glittering world of London's ton, Mrs. Viola Cartwright revels in her newfound freedom as a lady of leisureuntil a series of jewel theft...
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The Holy Bible - King James Version
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Death at Hazel House
Betty Rowlands‘Riveting, can't put it down! I love this story… a wonderfully twisted tale of a crime that has more twists than I thought possible... fantastic.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ...
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Wuthering Heights
Emily BrontëAn Apple Books Classic edition. If you’ve only ever seen Wuthering Heights on screen, you may have an image of Catherine and Heathcliff as the ultimate starcrossed lovers. But that...
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The Stoic Mind
Addy Osmani & GoLimitlesssDiscover the timeless wisdom of Stoicism in a modern context with "The Stoic Mind," an enlightening visual guide by Addy Osmani and GoLimitlesss. This rich exploration co...
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Noxious
Lexy TimmsStop setting yourself on fire to keep someone else warm. Brady and Levi have been together since high school, since before he became famous and started thinking only about himself....
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Enemies With Benefits
Roxie NoirI don’t love him. I don’t even like him. I just want him. Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to...
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Escape, A New Life
David J AntocciTo save herself, she had to lose everything. Trapped in a tropical paradise with no memory of how she got there, Abby is thrust into a fight for her life. Hunted by a madman, and c...
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Just Me
Lexy TimmsWe all need somewhere where we feel safe… After leaving her abusive husband, Katherine Marshall is out on her own for the first time. She's hopped from city to city to avoid t...
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Always Yours
Claire RayeSome things are just meant to be... Ellen Somerville and Will McIntyre met by accident and under unusual circumstances. Getting sprayed by a skunk in a parking lot wouldn’t normall...
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Dracula
Bram StokerAn Apple Books Classic edition. Few characters have seized readers’ imaginations quite like Count Dracula of Transylvania, the hero of Bram Stoker’s classic. The 1897 novel put vam...
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Silver Santa
Lacey SilksTrapped together on Christmas, their unintended onenight stand becomes a lifechanging encounter amidst the snow. Laura Young's professional role as a security guard at the Sil...
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A Bookshop to Die For
M.P. BlackDitching her fiancé at the altar, Alice Hartford bolts to her childhood hometown to reconnect with the last, happy remnant of her past: her mom's old bookstore. But the bookst...
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Whiskey Girl
Melissa BelleThey'll do anything for each other…except commit. Logan Wild isn’t just the hottest broncriding cowboy in Texas. He’s also my best friendwith benefits. And that’s all we’ll ev...
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Awaken Me
Jenna JacobHe was more than a ghost haunting my dreams…he was real. By day, I’m Julianna Garrett …a prim, proper accountant. By night, I’m tormented by dreams of an alpha, ambereyed Adonis wh...
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School of Potential
W.J. MayUSA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May brings you a continuation of the international bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan! Come back and enjoy the famous characters, or ...
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You Are Kind
Michael GordonA little kindness goes a long way. How can you help encourage your kids to be kind from a young age? Teach kindness to preschoolers Acts of kindness can be fun, easy, and make a ...
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His Girl Next Door
Khardine GrayFrom USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sizzling hot single dad romance you won't want to miss. No strings attached fun with the ubergorgeous single d...
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Assisting the Bosshole
Kristin MacQueenNo hot water? Check Missed the train? Check Broke my heel? Check Dropped my coffee? Check My first day of my new job can’t possibly go worse, right? Wrong. When I meet Parker Scott...
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Saltwater Cove
Amelia AddlerSecond chances...and the secrets that sabotage them. At 48 years old, Margie Clifton never expected to be starting her life all over again. But when her brother gifts her a propert...
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Nothing to Hide
Scarlett FinnPrize of a lifetime: travel the world with a celebrity billionaire. Come to LA with us, Roxie… It will be so much fun! We have tickets for a latenight talk show! What could possibl...
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Salvation
Meghan O'FlynnIf you like mouthy detectives, serial killers, and suspenseful mysteries that don't quit, this chilling and actionpacked hardboiled detective series has you covered! Try this ...
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Bewitching a Highlander
Roma CordonDefying all for the love of a bewitching lass. Breena MacRae, a healer from Skye with a touch of witchery in her blood, embarks on a dangerous search for her missing father. She ar...
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The Four Loves
C. S. LewisThe Four Loves summarizes four kinds of human loveaffection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God. Masterful without being magisterial, this book's wise, gentle, candi...
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Good Guy
Kate MeaderHe's a Special Forces veteran making his pro hockey debut. She's a dogged sports reporter determined to get a scoop. She's also his best friend's widow . . . Fa...
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Christmas in Sweetbriar Cove
Melody GraceCelebrate the holidays in Sweetbriar Cove with this festive romance collection, containing two sizzling smalltown holiday stories perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Sophie Kinsella...
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Get Lucky
Lila MonroeFall for the hot and hilarious romcom spin on 'The Hangover', perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood, and Emily Henry! What happens when you wake up in a hotel s...
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Hot Off the Press
Lexy Timms"This is what really happened… reported by a free press, for a free people…" Wes Shaw leads a secret double life. As the secret owner of a billion dollar newspap...
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Once Upon A One-Night Stand
Zoey LockeAt first sight, there was electrifying chemistry.  So why not go for it? After all, Lynx Grove, the city's most eligible bachelor, wants to claim her, at least for th...
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The Honeymoon Homicide
J. R. Mathis & Susan MathisEnjoy this SmallTown Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple I'm Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest in a smalltown parish who never expected this . . . When I came...
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Eternal
W.J. MayShe will fight for what is hers. When the king is murdered, Katerina, his only daughter, must flee for her life. She finds herself on a strange and dangerous path. Alone for the fi...
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Pretty Little Lies
Ivy ThornFour years ago, Nicolo Marchetti took my innocence. But he left me with something else Nicolo almost took everything from me. My virginity, my reputation, and very nearly my future...
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A Green Kind of Witch
Sierra CrossCinderella crossed with Mean Girls.   That's what Hazel's daily existence feels like. Born to a family of elegant yet shallow Beige Witches, seventeen y...
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My Paper Heart
Magan VernonOne piece of paper can change everything After my parents received the letter I failed out of college, they didn't ask questions. They just sent me to work for my great aunt i...
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Meditations
Emperor of Rome Marcus AureliusMeditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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Silenced Girls
Roger Stelljes“ Wow wow wow!  Grips you in a choke hold and  does not let go … Oozes suspense and  bonechilling twists and turns .  Astonishing … One of those...
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Caught Up with the Captain
Kait NolanCan a retired naval commander and the love he left behind overcome a 34yearold secret to find their way to a second chance? Captain Mitchell Greyson is a man who believes in duty. ...
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank BaumAn Apple Books Classic edition. You’ve seen the iconic 1939 movie, but do you know about the talking field mice, the Winkies, and the Witch of the North that appear in the original...
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Man In The Water
Jon HillAn attempted murder. A missing spouse. And an international conspiracy that could change the world. Jack Green has always been skeptical of socalled facts. Though he's forced ...
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The Odyssey
HomerAn Apple Books Classic edition. Homer’s eighthcentury epic poem is a companion to The Iliad . It tells the story of Odysseus, who journeys by ship for 10 years after the Trojan War...