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Samurai Banners (1969) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1969 · 170 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Hiroshi Inagaki
- Starring
- Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Ichirô Nakatani, Ken Ogata, Yoshiko Kuga, Yoshiko Sakuma
Kansuke Yamamoto, a samurai who dreams of a united, peaceful nation, enters the service of Takeda, lord of Kai. He convinces Takeda to kill the neighboring Suwa lord, take the widow Princess Yu as a concubine, and have her bear Takeda a son. Over years Kansuke uses treachery, poetic insight, and military‑political strategy to expand Takeda’s realm, promote Yu’s son as heir, and ready a final clash with the forces of Echigo, while questioning whether his lofty ambitions have overreached.
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