He and Kato had been commanders together during the Japanese invasion of Korea years before .
Konishi was a christian and had earlier gone against the samurai code of bushido by refusing to commit seppuku , ritual suicide , after being disgraced by allowing himself to be captured .
Konishi and Kato had been commanders together during the Japanese invasion of Korea years before .
Konishi was a christian and had earlier gone against the samurai code of bushido by refusing to commit seppuku , ritual suicide , after being disgraced by allowing himself to be captured .