Fuurin Kazan - Samurai Banners
YAMAMOTO KANSUKE: HIS LOVE AND AMBITION
Directed by: IKEHIRO Kazuo
Cast: SATOMI Kotaro, TANBA Tetsuro, NATSUYAGI Isao, KOTEGAWA Yuko,
TACHI Hiroshi, YAMASHIRO Shingo, IKEGAMI Kimiko
This samurai drama is the life story of Yamamoto Kansuke, a lonely genius of military
strategy during the 'Age of Warring Clans' in the 16th century.
Kansuke works under
Takeda Shingen and pursues his dream of unifying the whole country through aiding
the warlord of Kai. At the same time, Kansuke supports Shingen's concubine Yu with
his selfless affection for the woman who hates, but eventually loves, the warlord who
killed her father and family.
With the aid of Kansuke's strategies, Shingen expands his
power northward, where he is destined to fight with Uesugi Kenshin, the warlord of Echigo.
Shingen's war banner contained the famous phrase "Fuu-Rin-Ka-Zan", taken
from Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'. This phrase refers to the idea of being "Swift as the
Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain".
The phrase demonstrates both Shingen's policies and warfare strategy. The drama portrays how
those who fought for their dreams faced their destinies in that turbulent age.
2 discs set over 3 hours of entertainment, a must see for any fan of samurai warlord history!
1992 - Color - Fullscreen - 2 Discs set
Japanese with English subtitles
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