Set in the Meiji and Taish* eras, the kimono-clad yakuza hero of ninkyo films (personified by Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura) was always portrayed as a stoic honorable outlaw torn between the contradictory values of giri (duty) and ninjo (personal feelings). Sadao Yamane stated their willingness to fight and die to save someone or their boss was portrayed as ``something beautiful.'' In his book, Schilling cited Tadashi Sawashima's Jinsei Gekijo:
Set in the Meiji and Taish* eras, the kimono-clad yakuza hero of ninkyo films (personified by Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura) was always portrayed as a stoic honorable outlaw torn between the contradictory values of giri (duty) and ninjo (personal feelings).
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
set
Set
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Meiji
Meiji
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Taish
Taish
PROPN
NNP
punct
*
*
PUNCT
NFP
obl
Number=Plur
era
eras
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
kimono
kimono
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
clad
clad
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
yakuza
yakuza
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
hero
hero
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
ninkyo
ninkyo
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
film
films
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
personify
personified
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Koji
Koji
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Tsuruta
Tsuruta
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Ken
Ken
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Takakura
Takakura
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
always
always
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
portray
portrayed
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
stoic
stoic
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
honorable
honorable
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
outlaw
outlaw
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
tear
torn
VERB
VBN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
contradictory
contradictory
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
value
values
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
giri
giri
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
duty
duty
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
ninjo
ninjo
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
amod
Degree=Pos
personal
personal
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Plur
feeling
feelings
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Sadao Yamane stated their willingness to fight and die to save someone or their boss was portrayed as ``something beautiful.''
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sadao
Sadao
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Yamane
Yamane
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
state
stated
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
willingness
willingness
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
fight
fight
VERB
VB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
die
die
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
save
save
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
someone
someone
PRON
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
boss
boss
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
portray
portrayed
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
something
something
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
beautiful
beautiful
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
In his book, Schilling cited Tadashi Sawashima's Jinsei Gekijo:
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Schilling
Schilling
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
cite
cited
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Tadashi
Tadashi
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Sawashima
Sawashima
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
Jinsei
Jinsei
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Gekijo
Gekijo
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
: