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* ''Japanese'': 坂本龍馬直柔 ''(Sakamoto Ryôma Naonari)''
 
* ''Japanese'': 坂本龍馬直柔 ''(Sakamoto Ryôma Naonari)''
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[[Image:Ryoma.jpg|frame|right|Photograph of '''Sakamoto Ryoma''']]
    
==Sakamoto Ryôma Timeline==
 
==Sakamoto Ryôma Timeline==
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* [[1866]] Successfully brokered the secret military alliance between Satsuma and Choshu that will seal the fate of the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] [[Bakufu]].   
 
* [[1866]] Successfully brokered the secret military alliance between Satsuma and Choshu that will seal the fate of the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] [[Bakufu]].   
 
**  One night after the conclusion of the Satsuma-Choshu alliance, Ryoma fights his way out of the [[Teradaya]] using a Smith & Wesson revolver during a raid by pro-bakufu police forces.  
 
**  One night after the conclusion of the Satsuma-Choshu alliance, Ryoma fights his way out of the [[Teradaya]] using a Smith & Wesson revolver during a raid by pro-bakufu police forces.  
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** On the advice of [[Komatsu Tatewaki]] and Saigô Takamori, travels to [[Satsuma province]] with his wife Oryô, to spend time in the [[onsen]] recovering from his wounds. They stay for a time at Komatsu's home, and later visit [[Kirishima]] as well.<ref>Historical plaques at corner of Miami and Izuro-dôri in Kagoshima.</ref>
 
*[[1867]] Received a second pardon from Tosa
 
*[[1867]] Received a second pardon from Tosa
 
** Reorganized the Kameyama-shachu into the Tosa-Kaientai, and is appointed its head.
 
** Reorganized the Kameyama-shachu into the Tosa-Kaientai, and is appointed its head.
 
** While running guns, the Kaintai vessel lroha is struck by a vessel belonging to Kii. Ryoma files a law suit under the premise that the Kii ship violated the laws of the sea as stipulated under international law. Receives an out-of-court settlement.  
 
** While running guns, the Kaintai vessel lroha is struck by a vessel belonging to Kii. Ryoma files a law suit under the premise that the Kii ship violated the laws of the sea as stipulated under international law. Receives an out-of-court settlement.  
 
** Formulated his Eight-Point Program, calling for a new government structure to replace the Tokugawa baku-han system.  
 
** Formulated his Eight-Point Program, calling for a new government structure to replace the Tokugawa baku-han system.  
** [[Gotô Shôjirô|Goto Shojiro]], head of the Tosa bureaucracy, passes a written memorial calling for the immediate restoration of imperial rule and a new government based on Ryoma’s Eight-Point Program to the leader of Tosa, [[Yamauchi Yodo|Yamauchi Yôdô]], who passes the document to the bakufu.  
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** [[Goto Shôjiro|Gotô Shojirô]], head of the Tosa bureaucracy, passes a written memorial calling for the immediate restoration of imperial rule and a new government based on Ryoma’s Eight-Point Program to the leader of Tosa, [[Yamauchi Yodo|Yamauchi Yôdô]], who passes the document to the bakufu.  
 
**[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], accepts the memorial from Tosa and resigns as Shogun, returning political power to the imperial court.
 
**[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], accepts the memorial from Tosa and resigns as Shogun, returning political power to the imperial court.
 
**Assassinated with fellow Tosa loyalist, [[Nakaoka Shintaro|Nakaoka Shintarô]] by pro-bakufu forces on December 10
 
**Assassinated with fellow Tosa loyalist, [[Nakaoka Shintaro|Nakaoka Shintarô]] by pro-bakufu forces on December 10
    
==Sakamoto's 8 Point Plan for Imperial Restoration and Governance==
 
==Sakamoto's 8 Point Plan for Imperial Restoration and Governance==
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{{:Eight Point Plan}}
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Although Sakamoto brokered the military alliance between Choshu and Satsuma, he hoped that force would be a last resort. To help try to bring about the Imperial restoration by peaceful means, Sakamoto drafted an eight point plan that he shared with [[Gôto Shôjirô]] who then presented it in a memorial to [[Yamauchi Yôdô]], leader of [[Tosa]] han. Sakamoto’s plan was as follows:
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==Sakamoto Ryoma in Fiction==
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1. Political power should be restored to the Imperial Court and all decrees should be issued by the Court.
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===Movies===
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1911 Yokota Shokai
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1914
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1911 Yoshizawa Shokai
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1921
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1924
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* Ryoma Ansatsu (竜馬暗殺) 1927
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1928
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1928
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* Kaien Taicho Sakamoto Ryoma (海援隊長 坂本龍馬) 1931
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* Kaien Taicho Sakamoto Ryoma Kyoraku-hen(海援隊長 阪本竜馬 京洛篇) 1931
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1932
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1936
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* Bakumatsu (幕末) 1970 (Director:Ito Daisuke)
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* Ryoma Ansatsu (竜馬暗殺) 1974 (Director:Kuroki Kazuo)
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* Bakumatsu Seishun Grafiti Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (幕末青春グラフィティ Ronin 坂本龍馬) 1986 (Director:Kawai Yoshitaka)
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2. Both upper and lower legislative houses should be created and government policies should be decided by this legislative body.
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3. “Men of ability” from the former daimyô, nobles and general population should be appointed councilors. Traditional posts of power that existed under the baku-han system should be abolished.
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4. Foreign affairs should be conducted in accordance with regulations agreed upon on the basis of general consensus.
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===Television===
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1958 NTV
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* Bakumatsu Monogatari Sakamoto Ryoma-hen (幕末物語 坂本龍馬編) 1959 MBS
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* Ryoma ga Yuku (竜馬がゆく) 1965 MBS
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* Ryoma ga Yuku (竜馬がゆく) 6th NHK Taiga Drama 1968
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* Ryoma ga Yuku (竜馬がゆく) 1982 TX
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* Bakumatsu Seishun Grafiti Sakamoto Ryoma (幕末青春グラフィティ 坂本竜馬) 1982 NTV
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) 1989 TBS
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* Ryoma ni omakase (竜馬におまかせ) 1996 NTV
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* Ryoma ga yuku (竜馬がゆく) 1997 TBS
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* Ryoma ga Yuku (竜馬がゆく) 2004 TX
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* Yukuna! Ryoma (ゆくな!龍馬) 2005 CX
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* Ryôma den (龍馬伝) 2010 NHK Taiga Drama
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5. Rules and regulations created during Japan’s feudal days should be abolished and a new, modern legal code should be created.
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===Books===
 
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* Ryoma ga yuku (龍馬がゆく) [[Shiba Ryotaro]]
6. Naval forces should be enlarged.
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) [[Yamaoka Sohachi]]
 
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* Ryoma no Meiji (龍馬の明治) Nakatsu Fumihiko
7. An Imperial Guard should be established for the purpose of defending the capital.
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* Ryoma (龍馬) Tsumoto Yo
 
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* Toshizo to Ryoma (歳三と龍馬)
8. The value of goods and silver should be aligned with the going rates in foreign countries.
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* Ryoma den (龍馬伝) Tsuka Kohei
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* Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) Kunimitsu Shiro
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* Kawaracho Sanjo Kudaru Ryoma Ansatsu(河原町三条下ル、龍馬暗殺) Hirose Niki
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* Ryoma Zanei (龍馬残影) Tsumoto Yo
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* Ryoma Ansatsu (龍馬暗殺) Saotome Mitsugu
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* Kagemusha Ryoma (影武者龍馬) Kaku Kozo
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* Sakamoto Ryoma no Shogai (坂本龍馬の生涯) Shimaoka Akira
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===Kabuki===
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* Ryôma ga yuku (竜馬がゆく) - adaptation of the Shiba Ryôtarô novel
    
==References==
 
==References==
 
* Hillsborough, Romulus. ''RYOMA- Life of a Renaissance Samurai''. Ridgeback Press, 1999
 
* Hillsborough, Romulus. ''RYOMA- Life of a Renaissance Samurai''. Ridgeback Press, 1999
 
* Jansen, Marius B. ''Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration''. Columbia University Press, 1994.  
 
* Jansen, Marius B. ''Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration''. Columbia University Press, 1994.  
* The Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum’s Webpage: http://www.kochi-bunkazaidan.or.jp/~ryoma/english1.htm
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* [http://www.kochi-bunkazaidan.or.jp/~ryoma/english1.htm The Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum’s Webpage]
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