Why were the Japanese samurai in the Edo era so miserable?

Many people have mixed feelings about Japan. On the one hand, I hate the serious harm they have done to our country in my heart, and on the other hand, I have unspeakable envy for Japan's industry, technology, humanities and environment. But many of us, the concept of Japanese still stays in the memory of various samurai images in film and television dramas. Compared with the fighters in China's martial arts novels, Japanese samurai always appear cold, cruel and evil. But what do Japanese samurai look like in reality? We might as well use several samurai in the edo period to make a comparison and explanation.

No contrast, no harm.

When it comes to martial arts, who do most people think of first? Bruce Lee? Yang Guo, Ling Huchong or Wang Zhongyang? Almost every man had a chivalrous dream when he was young, and almost all of these heroes were supernatural. Many western scholars say that China's martial arts novels are science fiction, and rivers and lakes are a balanced world divorced from secularism. Martial arts people in China don't have to think about work, eating, children's education, and of course, they don't have to think about buying a car, buying a house or paying off the loan. All they think about all day is fighting for the world, unifying the rivers and lakes and other martial arts events. Why did the Japanese samurai whose culture borrowed from Han and Tang Dynasties in China become so miserable in later works? Today, let's take the three samurai in the Edo era as an example to see how these samurai lived in reality.

Bragging? Grey wolf?

Why do you call him Grey Wolf? Because this warrior also has a wife as mean and harsh as Kotaro. What is even more funny is that he likes to brag after going out, although he is frustrated at home. As a small clerk, like other samurai, he goes to work on time every day. In a chance encounter, he saved a widow who was molested by a mob. In return for her benefactor, the widow invited her benefactor home for tea.

Compared with the chivalrous men in China, the Japanese samurai in the Edo period not only lived a cowardly life, but even lived a secular life. Moreover, these samurai don't want people to know their samurai status in life. To make matters worse, even if they finish the task, their fate will not be fundamentally changed. Readers, in your opinion, what should Japanese samurai look like?