Samurai Banners

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Plot

Yamamoto Kansuke (Toshiro Mifune) is a general of warlord Takeda Shingen (Nakamura Kinnosuke), whose titular red banners are his trademark.[2] Yamamoto has a ruthless but effective approach to battle and politics, and advises Takeda Shingen on almost everything he does, including the assassination of Suwa Yorishige (Akihiko Hirata). Of Lord Suwa's household, Princess Yu (Yoshiko Sakuma) refuses to commit suicide, and the film comes to center on a love triangle between the lord, his general, and the princess.

The film ends with the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima, in which Yamamoto erroneously believes his battle tactics have failed and commits a pincer attack, but is killed in action before the battle is won.

Cast

Release

Samurai Banners received a roadshow release in Japan by Toho on 1 February 1969.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". It received a wide release in Japan on 1 March 1969.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The film was Toho's top-grossing film of the year and the top-grossing film among domestic releases in Japan in 1969.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

The film was released in the United States by Toho International under the title Under the Banner of the Samurai on June 24, 1969.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". It was later released to home video as Samurai Banners.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Reception

"Mosk." of Variety found that "even Mifune's unique presence fails to give this many new twists and provide dynamic stature or the poetic insights that marked some earlier Japanese films of this genre."[3] The review concluded that "Mifune is spectacular as usual if the film's surface prettiness and melodramatic flourishes, without the deeper classic flair and rightness to make this more than a florid actioner, limit its art potential."[3]

References

Footnotes

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Sources

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External links

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