Koshi (Japanese Title) DVD Box 1

[Machine Translation] A historical epic that uncovers the unknown life of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism! The first volume of the "Confucius" DVD-BOX. --After the death of Confucius, his disciples, including Zigong, began to record his life in order to preserve his teachings. Confucius was born to a father who was a general of the Lu Kingdom and a mother who was a slave of the Qi Kingdom. His father was killed in battle at the time of his birth, and Kongqiu was raised by his mother, now a commoner, in the back alleys of Qufu, Lu, by a single woman. Kongqiu, Yang Huang, and Shao Zheng Mao were childhood friends, but over time they began to walk their own paths due to differences in their ideals and ways of thinking. Kongqiu became a saint, Shao Zheng Mao lost his life due to political ambition, and Yang Hu became one of the most evil men of the Spring and Autumn period. This film details the friendship, troubles, and divisions between Kongqiu, Yang Hu, and Shao Zheng Mao. Confucius, who became a government official of the state of Lu, experienced historical events such as the Oleander Valley Conference and the conflict with the Samhwan clan. However, his dream did not come true and Confucius returned to Lu, where he was surrounded by his disciples and devoted himself to writing history and educating his disciples. Contains episodes 1-20.

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儒学の始祖・孔子の知られざる生涯を暴く歴史大作! 『孔子』DVD-BOX第1弾。 ――師、孔子亡き後、子貢をはじめとする弟子たちは師の教えを残すためその生涯を記録しはじめた――。孔丘(こうきゅう)(孔子)は、魯国の将軍を父に斉国の奴隷を母に生まれる。誕生と同時に父親は戦で命を落とし、孔丘は平民となった母親に魯の曲阜(きょくふ)の路地裏で女手一つで育てられる。孔丘、陽虎(ようこ)、少正卯(しょうせいぼう)の3人は子供時代の仲間だったが、長ずるに及びそれぞれの理想や考え方の違いからそれぞれの道を歩きはじめる。孔丘は聖人となり、少正卯は政治的野心から命を失い、陽虎は春秋時代きっての悪人と言われるようになる。本作では孔丘、陽虎、少正卯の友情・悩み・分裂を詳しく描いていく。魯国の官についた孔子は、夾谷の会(きょうこくのかい)や三桓氏(さんかんし)との対立など歴史的事件を経験した後、魯の国に失望し自分の政治的理想を実現するために様々な国を巡る。しかし、夢は叶わず最後に再び魯に戻った孔子は、弟子たちに囲まれ、歴史の執筆と弟子の教育に全力を注ぐのだった。第1話～第20話収録。