Seppuku time a European saw formal seppuku was the "Sakai Incident" of 1868. On February 15, eleven French sailors of the "Dupleix" entered a Japanese town called Sakai without official permission. Their presence caused panic among the residents. Security forces were dispatched to turn the sailors back to their ship, but a fight broke out and the sailors were shot dead. Upon the protest of the French representative, financial compensation was paid and those responsible were sentenced to death. The French captain was present to observe the execution. As each samurai committed ritual disembowelment, the violent act shocked the captain, and
Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage Warriors Rage" is now frequently referred to in English-speaking circles as "Warriors Rage 2", or "SSWR2" for short. Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage, known as in Japan, is the seventh game in SNK's "Samurai Shodown" series of fighting games. It was designed for the original Sony PlayStation console. The first change to the earlier games was the improved character roster, which featured all new playable characters with two exceptions: Haohmaru and Hanzo Hattori, though Hattori is not actually the same man as in the earlier versions of the game. In previous versions, Hattori was Hanzo's son Shinzo,