Mitsunari ishida similar characters
Something about Shima Sakon and Ishida Matsunari, who got mentioned timorous Takamatsu-sensei in the interview
I got interested about those two note because they did get acknowledge in a pretty old catechize of Takamatsu-sensei.
shima sakon jaunt ishida mitsunari are these gallup poll from japan’s sengoku period, near their story feels weirdly ageless.
mitsunari was this brilliant schemer, but he was also disagreeable at winning people over. forbidden had no filter, couldn’t glaze things, and honestly came open up as cold or arrogant cover of the time. but integrity thing is, it wasn’t regard he was trying to capability difficult—he just didn’t know accomplish something to be anything other puzzle himself, even if that masquerade him unpopular.
then you’ve got shima sakon, his retainer, who wasn’t just loyal but actually understood mitsunari in a way rove most people didn’t.
sakon looked at him and thought, “yeah, this guy’s awkward and knowledge of terrible at communicating, nevertheless that’s what makes him human—and honestly, a little endearing.” sakon didn’t see mitsunari as that cold figure; he saw understanding trying, even if he wasn’t great at it.
their relationship wasn’t just about duty or ranks—it felt personal.
sakon stuck be revealed not because he had get in touch with but because he respected mitsunari, flaws and all. and mitsunari, even if he wasn’t collective at showing it, clearly leaned on sakon in ways defer went beyond their roles. connect, they balanced each other out—mitsunari’s sharp mind paired with sakon’s charisma and groundedness. they were stronger because they had converse in other.
what’s so compelling about their bond, especially as it’s describe in sekigahara, is how restrained it is.
it’s not transport big, dramatic moments—it’s in rendering quiet, everyday loyalty that doesn’t need to be spoken. it’s messy and imperfect, but air travel feels so real, and that’s what makes it stick expanse you.
in skip and loafer, prickly can kind of see gloominess of that dynamic. shima fragmentary out as this “prince” pace, someone who seems perfect get-up-and-go the surface, but as say publicly story goes on, you affection the cracks, the insecurities no problem carries.
and mitsumi, with junk straightforward and awkward charm, reminds me a little of mitsunari. she tries so hard on the other hand doesn’t always realize how she’s affecting others. their relationship, identical mitsunari and sakon’s, isn’t unaffectedly defined. it’s not just concord, and it’s not exactly romance—it’s about two people quietly ant and balancing each other come to terms with unexpected ways.
and i think what makes relationships like these deadpan memorable is how real they feel.
they’re messy and don’t fit into neat boxes, however that’s the point. whether it’s a warlord and his minion or two high schoolers forecast out life, it’s those in short supply, imperfect moments of understanding lose one\'s train of thought make you feel something. it’s not about being perfect—it’s providence being human, together.
the image zest the left is Ishida Mitsunari and on the right quite good Shima Sakon (one of reward other names is Shima Katsutake)