Seppuku and given a set time to commit seppuku, usually before sunset on a given day. On occasion, if the sentenced individuals were uncooperative or outright refused to end their own lives, it was not unheard of for them to be restrained and the seppuku carried out by an executioner, or for the actual execution to be carried out instead by decapitation while retaining only the trappings of seppuku; even the short sword laid out in front of the offender could be replaced with a fan. Unlike voluntary seppuku, seppuku carried out as capital punishment did not necessarily absolve, or pardon,
Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada, known in Japan as is a hack and slash game by Koei Tecmo through their development subsidiary, Omega Force. It is a spin-off of "Samurai Warriors 4", part of the "Samurai Warriors" series, which in turn is a spin-off of the long-running "Dynasty Warriors" series, both of which are also hack and slash games. It was released on November 23, 2016 in Japan to coincide with the airing of the climax episode of the ongoing NHK TV taiga drama "Sanada Maru". It was released in North America and Europe in