Seppuku severed by Hiroyasu Koga, a former kendo champion. Morita then attempted to perform seppuku himself, and when his own cuts were too shallow to be fatal, he gave the signal and he too was beheaded by Koga. This list of notable seppuku cases is in chronological order. The expected honor-suicide of the samurai wife is frequently referenced in Japanese literature and film, such as in "Taiko" by Eiji Yoshikawa, "Humanity and Paper Balloons", and "Rashomon". Seppuku is also referenced and described multiple times in the 1975 James Clavell novel, "Shōgun"; its subsequent the 1980 miniseries "Shōgun" brought the term and
Samurai Warriors 2 33 days using 25 actors. Samurai Warriors 2: Empires (戦国無双2 Empires) is an expansion to the original "Samurai Warriors 2" and the third Empires expansion by Koei (The first was "", and the second was ""), available for PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360, as well as PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in a compilation with the original and "Xtreme Legends". The game was first released in Japan on November 16, 2006. Very similar to both "Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires" and "Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires", the game features the strategic and tactical Empire Mode that combines the gameplay of "Samurai Warriors"