That modern colloquialism of “Fuckin’” really took me out of the immersion of old Japan. Metatron did a great video about this movie/series. He’s got major expertise in all things history etc
“Even now you fail to understand. What you've denied me wasn't death. It was a life beyond your reach, and I would sooner live a thousand years than die with you like this” ~Toda Mariko
I do not believe it, I just don't believe it,here it is in the year 1600 and Anjin is using the F word, which was ever used in the Japan's.The F word came about in the 1800's in the United States during the Western day's.
So the reality is if an arrow shot from a bow with any kind of power (more than the draw weight of a typical trick bow, so over 30 lbs) gets that close to your face it's going to graze you and it's going to hurt.
Arrows don't fly straight if they have that flexible natural shaft. They oscillate flexing back and forth. There are some great slow mo shots of one flying directly at and then around a post
Buntaro regardless of his flaws was clean af