Samurai Banners (1969)
風林火山
Overview
Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces Takeda to kill the lord of neighboring Suwa and take his wife as a concubine. He then convinces the widow, Princess Yu, to accept this arrangement and to bear Takeda a son. He pledges them his life. He then spends years using treachery, poetic sensibility, military and political strategy to expand Takeda's realm, advance the claim of Yu's son as the heir, and prepare for an ultimate battle with the forces of Echigo. Has Kansuke overreached? Are his dreams, blinded by love, too big?
Where to watch Samurai Banners
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Netzkino | — | — |
| Japan | Amazon Prime Video | Amazon Video, Apple TV | Amazon Video, Apple TV |
Streaming availability from JustWatch via TMDB, which also lists Samurai Banners in 2 more countries. Catalogues change often, so check the provider before subscribing.
What is Samurai Banners about?
Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces Takeda to kill the lord of neighboring Suwa and take his wife as a concubine. He then convinces the widow, Princess Yu, to accept this arrangement and to bear Takeda a son. He pledges them his life. He then spends years using treachery, poetic sensibility, military and political strategy to expand Takeda's realm, advance the claim of Yu's son as the heir, and prepare for an ultimate battle with the forces of Echigo. Has Kansuke overreached? Are his dreams, blinded by love, too big? Samurai Banners is a Action, War, History movie, released on 1969-03-01, runtime 170 minutes.
Is Samurai Banners worth watching?
TMDB users rate Samurai Banners 7.4 out of 10 from 28 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Samurai Banners?
In Germany, Samurai Banners is free to watch on Netzkino. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Kansuke Yamamoto
- Yoshiko Sakuma as Princess Yufu
- Kinnosuke Nakamura as Shingen Takeda
- Yūjirō Ishihara as Kenshin Uesugi
- Katsuo Nakamura as Nobusato Itagaki
- Umenosuke Nakamura as Hagiwara Yaemon
- Masakazu Tamura as Nobushige Takeda
- Nakamura Kanzaburo as Takeda Katsuyori
- Ken Ogata as Hatanaka Buhei
- Mayumi Ozora as Princess Okoto
- Masumi Harukawa as Buhei's wife
- Haruko Tōgō
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Sources
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