harada

Updated: May 11, 2025

The death of the bugler Shirakami Genjiro ; the triumphant courage of Harada Jiukichi, who scaled a rampart and opened a fortress gate to his comrades; the heroism of the fourteen troopers who held their own against three hundred infantry; the successful charge of unarmed coolies upon a Chinese battalion, all these and many other incidents were reproduced in a thousand theatres.

Lafcadio Hearn - Kokoro : Japanese Inner Life Hints