Samurai Banners

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Audience Member Epic. Captures how power and strategy is obtained by sometimes using cunning, lies, and deception. Advancement lies with being resourceful, being merciless and dominating your enemies. Delicately captures the mood and feel of the 15th-16th Century of Japan, although it does so in a very long manner. Detailed, beautiful, with Toshiro Mifune being the embodiment of power in his look and will alone. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Samurai epic from the 60's that has all the characteristics that fans of the genre are looking for and a great performance from Toshiro Mifune. A ronin tricks a fellow ronin to attack a lord just so he can come in and kill his friend to make it look like he wants to save the lord so that he may be offered a position. The plan works and the ronin moves up in the Japanese military very swiftly up until the ronin and his master both fall for the same girl and this is when the ronin's true faith shows. Large production values help make this epic rise above the competition, but the long run time and the over emphasis on the history over the action make this epic a duller then it should be. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Epic. Captures how power and strategy is obtained by sometimes using cunning, lies, and deception. Advancement lies with being resourceful, being merciless and dominating your enemies. Delicately captures the mood and feel of the 15th-16th Century of Japan, although it does so in a very long manner. Detailed, beautiful, with Toshiro Mifune being the embodiment of power in his look and will alone. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/25/243625.jpg[/img] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#000000]Yamamoto Kansuke is an esteemed samurai and military tactician. He is ruthless with his war strategies, but he is also manipulative, stubborn, and forthcoming with his beliefs. Kansuke has plans to manipulate the Shogun unit the people of his country by conquering all the clans to make one all powerful clan. He even goes as far as planning the Shogun’s air. This epic depicts a period in time when Japan was unruly and an empire was about to be born.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#000000] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#000000]“The princess is about to kill herself. Do not enter until she is done.”[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#000000] [/color][/size][/font] [size=3][color=#000000][font=Arial]Inagaki's Hiroshi, director of White Snows of Fuji, Journey of a Thousand and One Nights, Forgotten Children, Samurai I, II, III, Samurai Saga, 47 Ronin I & II, and Incident at Blood Pass, delivers Samurai Banners. The storyline for this picture is a masterful epic that reminded me of The Seven Samurai. There were not a lot of action sequences, but Mifune’s performance was brilliant. Mifune delivers a stern and compelling performance as the title character.[/font][/color][/size] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#000000] [/color][/size][/font] [size=3][color=#000000][font=Arial]“I cannot die, even if I am killed.”[/font][/color][/size] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#000000] [/color][/size][/font] [size=3][color=#000000][font=Arial]The thief sequence at the camp fire, the assassination attempt on the Shogun, the battle versus Suwa, the princesses first interaction with the first lady, the mother’s dying wish, the sacrifice so the princess could escape, the beginning of the war (after intermission), the monk transformations, and the arrow in the eye sequence were amongst the better portions of the film.[/font][/color][/size] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#000000] [/color][/size][/font] [size=3][color=#000000][font=Arial]“You’re the type of man who lacks a likable personality…”[/font][/color][/size] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#000000] [/color][/size][/font] [size=3][color=#000000][font=Arial]Toshiro Mifune is one of my all time favorite actors as his performances are awe inspiring. He is a very stern and stout man who delivers his roles in a resounding fashion. I found this DVD on sale for $10 with free shipping on the AnimEigos website. This is a long epic, 160 minutes, but well worth your time. There are enough twists and turns throughout the picture to keep you on your toes and the end in doubt. I strongly recommend this picture to fans of the samurai genre.[/font][/color][/size] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#000000] [/color][/size][/font] [size=3][color=#000000][font=Arial]“They each dreamed their dreams and then left this world.”[/font][/color][/size] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font] [size=3][color=#000000][font=Arial]Grade: B+[/font][/color][/size] Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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