Noun
Emishi pl (plural only)
(historical) An ancient ethnic group of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
Synonyms: Ebisu, Ezo
The last Emishi prince, Ashitaka, kills it before it reaches the village, but its corruption curses his arm in the battle, giving him superhuman fighting skills, but is fatal. Source: Internet
By the time the Matsumae clan ruled over the Ainu most of the Emishi were ethnically mixed and physically closer to Japanese than they were to Ainu. Source: Internet
The Emishi were conquered and integrated into the Japanese state dating back as far as the 8th century, and as result began to lose their distinctive culture and ethnicity as they became minorities. Source: Internet
The story follows the young Emishi warrior Ashitaka's involvement in a struggle between forest gods and the humans who consume its resources. Source: Internet