It means the samurai who loses his job.
In the Edo Period,
His jog was so limited that
class system, "Shi Nou Kou Syo", was also established.
Therefore he could not be a farmer, an artisan and a tradesman.
The job of RONIN:
Work of a side job, umbrella production (representative example)
Teacher's work of "Terakoya (private school)"
The chucker-out's work employed in money
Ronin and his wife
Ronin and his wife ?
In present Japan,
Ronin means the person who failed in taking an examination
and the person who lost a position by some reasons in general.
Young Ronin
The meaning of the movie "RONIN,"
produced in 1998 in the United States, is a little different
from it used in present Japan.
Each common point are the point that lost a position.
The point that American RONIN is different from Japan
is the point that their existence value is even denied.
Most is temporary in Japanese Ronin.
Paraphrasing American RONIN by Japanese words,
that is "Inu chikusho (mangy cur)."
The movie "RONIN":
The Japanese Ronin:
