"If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy."
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Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Yamamoto Tsunetomo (12 June 1659 β 1719) was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under his lord Nabeshima Mitsushige. He was famous for his sayings in Hagakure [In the Shadow of Leaves], a controversial exposition of his views on Bushido (the "Way of the Warrior"). He is also known as Yamamoto Jocho, the name he took after becoming a monk.
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