Journal article
Three Portrayals of ‘Sacrifice’: Representations of the Deaths of the ‘shishi’, Yokogawa Shōzō and Oki Teisuke
War & Society, Vol.34(3), pp.187-208
2015
Abstract
This article examines the lives and deaths of Yokogawa Shōzō and Oki Teisuke, two ‘shishi’ (men of high purpose), captured, court-martialled, and executed by the Russians shortly after the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. While their deaths apparently served little or no purpose, the tale of Yokogawa and Oki was presented to the public in three distinct fashions. The first was to a Western audience in newspaper reports at the time of the war. The second was the manner in which the Russians portrayed them for the home front during the war. Finally, there was the manner in which the pair was presented in a reader for young Japanese boys in the late 1920s. Each portrayal served a distinct purpose that this article will address.
Details
- Title
- Three Portrayals of ‘Sacrifice’: Representations of the Deaths of the ‘shishi’, Yokogawa Shōzō and Oki Teisuke
- Authors/Creators
- J.G. Boyd (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- War & Society, Vol.34(3), pp.187-208
- Publisher
- Maney
- Identifiers
- 991005544626107891
- Copyright
- School of Humanities & Social Sciences, The University of New South Wales
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Asia Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Note
- Online August 2015
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- Citation topics
- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.277 Asian Studies
- 6.277.1672 Japanese Cultural Identity
- Web Of Science research areas
- History
- ESI research areas
- Social Sciences, general