October 8, 1594Kyoto, JapanIshikawa Goemon (石川 五右衛門) and his young son are executed by being boiled alive Ishikawa’s story has been told and retold for centuries, forming him into a folk hero with blurry historical details. According to folklore, Ishikawa’s father was killed by men working for a shogunate when Ishikawa was 15, and he…