The book has been regarded as the truth and accurate representation of the samurai of the past. This leads foreigners to think that bushido can explain all of Japan, portraying the Japanese as selfless, courageous, and honorable. In fact, the concept of bushido was “an idealized version” (Benesch 2) that was “formulated and popularized” (Benesch 2) by Inazo Nitobe. Since bushido is only an ideology, it cannot be used to describe all Japanese. The film also emphasizes the idea of ​​bushido by showing the ronin's blind loyalty to their lord. Loyalty was definitely a factor in them wanting to avenge their lord, but the film seems to ignore other possible factors and exaggerates their loyalty. In reality, the ronin were not willing to die a "useless death" without achieving something (The Ako Incident: 1701-1703), which was what pushed them to take revenge rather than commit junshi. Thus, their motive was not simply to avenge their master, but to achieve something in the last moments of their lives. In our opinion, there were also other factors that pushed them to avenge Lord Asano, such as their dependence on him. During the peaceful times of the Edo period when