Why did Chief Inspector Kido deliberately do this?
Why did Chief Inspector Kido deliberately amputate his left hand?
He did so after he acceded to work for the Yakuza in The Man in the High Castle S4E10?
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Yubitsume ("finger shortening") is a Japanese ritual to atone for offenses to another, a way to be punished or to show sincere apology and remorse to another, by means of amputating portions of one's own little finger. In modern times, it is primarily performed by the yakuza, one of the most prominent Japanese criminal organizations.
Takeshi Kido traded his life for his son to the Yakuza. As he is now under Yakuza he must swear allegiance. Since Kido had disrespected the Yakuza when he was Chief Inspector, to atone for his actions he performs Yubitsume.
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Why did Kido execute Frank?
Kido bows to Frank, a sign of respect. Kido shows him further honor by changing into his uniform to perform the execution, a recognition of the formality, and executes him in an honorable way, by a clean beheading with a single stroke of the sword. (Compare to the execution of the traitor Nakamura.Why did Kido join the Yakuza?
As the Japanese were withdrawing from the Pacific States, he made a deal to be a Special Adviser to the Yakuza to allow his son to freely go back home to Japan.What happens to chief inspector Kido?
He doesn't get to go back to Japan, keep his position, live with his son. He's forced into a life with the Yakuza. So he goes from being a top government official to being a thug.Why does Kido cut his finger off?
Yubitsume (\u6307\u8a70\u3081, "finger shortening") or otoshimae is a Japanese ritual to atone for offenses to another, a way to be punished or to show sincere apology and remorse to another, by means of amputating portions of one's own little finger.Inspector Kido hanged by the Resistance｜The Man In The High Castle｜1080p
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