Samurai Vs Riflemen - The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai (2003) Rent or own full movie: amzn.to/3IyVNAd
Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the government attempts to eradicate the ancient Samurai warrior class in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly affected by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds.
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[@ljss6805]

Proof that audiences will give a movie a lot of leeway for historical inaccuracies as long as the writing and direction are good.

[@skillsphere9245]

No actually it is based on history for good part the foreigner becoming a samurai has happend a couple of times with a frenchman and a zulu even both became respected warriors amongst there men..

[@ljss6805]

@@skillsphere9245 As I said, *lots* of leeway.

[@kasegiyabu5030]

@@skillsphere9245William Adams was a Samurai; he was from England.

[@krimzon7622]

It is based on the historical Satsuma rebellion, but there are major inaccuracies. The Samurai never abandoned the use of guns or modern technology. This is likely based on the final battle where the Samurai ran out of ammunition and decided to make a suicide charge. The Samurai had been using Portuguese Arquebuses since the Sengoku Period. Also, the armor that the Samurai are wearing are from the Sengoku period (1400s -1600s) whereas this conflict takes place in the 1800s.@@skillsphere9245

[@Wolfen443]

Yeah, historically awful, but great story telling and well done. The Shogun were doomed to lose anyway due to the more modern Japanese military, Great scenes with amazing acting, The Shogun were so arrogant and unwilling to adapt the changing times. In so many ways this the revers of the Cruise Character now fighting for a lost cause after surviving the Civil war being an Union soldier.

[@user-gu9mf6kz8b]

Hiro Sanada always stands out in every frame. Great actor, beautiful face

[@r.a1301]

Amazing actor. No surprise that his role in shogun was phenomenal as well

[@markusdee6136]

The Samurais were actually using firearms since the 16th century.

[@patriotenfield3276]

they did. but primary users were matchlock ashigaru.

[@radiatedzebra81515]

True dat

[@user-zy8cy6hn6o]

That doesn't mean it was widespread across the entire country for hundreds of years.

[@radiatedzebra81515]

@@user-zy8cy6hn6o The Japanese began using firearms more than the Europeans even when they were introduced

[@Jupiter.141]

Edward Wick the director wanted to emphasized in this movie the death of samurai was because of the japanese industrialization as they began to fully adapt western ideals leaving out the old way. So it was necessary to change the story of the samurai not using any guns here

[@blacksheepinthebigshitty9544]

When one faction reached the imperial age and the other one is still in the feudal age.

[@HamesAlwaysWins]

with Japanese coming to aoe4 we will see this in games to come for sure.

[@chaobanh5003]

Civ 6 😂

[@prestongarvey57]

Average game of Humankind

[@semp224]

They should have had guns...... Samurai warriors in this era have known guns for almost 500 years + and have employed the use of guns already.

[@woodwyrm]

@@semp224 in actual history these Samurai did, the reason that the uprising failed was because the skills of the Samurai had deteriorated to such an extent that they were almost an insult to their ancestors, those ancestors being among the few to fight the Mongols mano-a-mano and win!

[@sangbum60090]

Reminder that the actual Satsuma rebels used guns as well

[@benedictodunsky2790]

Yep and only went to a melee "suicidal" battle only because they ran out of munitions

[@MrCharles7994]

@@benedictodunsky2790 It's also worth noting that charges were reasonable at the time and both sides still used a mix of traditional sidearms, bayonets, and the occasional specialized traditional weapon during combat, just like European forces. Stylized wood prints show Samurai and imperial officers dueling with swords during breaches in sieges, not so dissimilar to the contemporary European dueling mythos. There were also a few guerilla actions that were made using traditional weapons because guns are loud and silencers weren't invented for another couple decades at the earliest. If anything one of the most significant images of the war is Kumamoto Castle proving to be *effective* against early modern breach tactics despite being built almost 300 years prior, and withstanding attack from multiple sides...While held by Imperial peasant conscripts. This was actually the first battle, and turning point, of the war-the castle withstood attack and the rebels never regained the initiative. It's like if the movie started with the Samurai attacking the conscripts, getting repelled by a rag-tag bunch of peasants, and then getting progressively pushed into worse and worse defensive positions as their logistic base collapsed behind them. In reality the Satsuma rebels were defeated by logistics, the unexpected bravery of the conscripts and volunteers of the Japanese army, and the illegitimacy of their rebellion in the eyes of the populace. It had nothing to do with them using traditional weapons, nor was their rebellion some heroic struggle against the future-it was the ruling class being supplanted and throwing a temper tantrum. Of course the government they were rebelling against devolved into fascism, but that's another story.

[@F40PH-2CAT]

Facts can often ruin the drama...this is a movie.

[@GanerioAditya]

oh fuck grasshopper

[@krieger8825]

And the fight ended outside Kagoshima whilst the movie shows him hiding atop a mountain village

[@radityanugraha5267]

prime toranaga-sama

[@quicksimplebeauty]

Riding in like a God of War, spitting blood and getting back in the fight

[@donnau3735]

The camera loves Hiroyuki Sanada. His presence is front and center, even if he's in the same scene with Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe - you can't help but be drawn to him. And his war command to his warriors - shit yeah!!! And that flow of long hair makes him absolutely gorgeous!!!

[@cesaralarcon5228]

I don’t much care what critics or history buffs like myself think about this movie, it was still amazing

[@firingallcylinders2949]

People can never just enjoy these movies for what they are. It's like the Patriot, yes we know it's not accurate but it's still a fun watch.

[@JumboMceal]

Its still real to me damnit 😭

[@brndnwilks]

Yes, we can enjoy the movie, but the masses do not know the history.

[@Critter145]

💯

[@borrago]

That's fitting, since most folks don't care what you think about this movie either.

[@ryancampbell5039]

God, Watanabe is fantastic in this movie. When Uijo charges in and kills like 10 men, goosebumps.

[@xavio85]

welcome back to everyone thats watched shogun lol

[@constantinexi6489]

Hiroyuki Sanada has lived a thousand lives

[@copylight17]

0:23 chakken! - fix sword! 0:39 ninae shutsu! - shoulder arms! 0:55 ute! - shoot! 1:16 hyoko agere! - increase elevation! 1:29 ichi moku, ute! - at first aim, fire! 2:28 mae e susume! - forward! 3:48 heitai junbi! - soldiers, ready!

[@blackpowderkun]

So do they have a word for bayonet?

[@copylight17]

@@blackpowderkun bayonet is 「銃剣」 "juuken" in japanese, but in this case 「着剣」 "chakken" is more shorter than 「銃剣を着る」 "juuken wo kiru". so in military shorter sentence is more preferred.

[@juve96]

2:22 NOOONSENSE!!! - Nonsense

[@christophersnyder1532]

Ken Watanabe was exceptional in this, as well as in Clint Eastwood's companion piece of Flag's Of Our Fathers, Letters From Iwo Jima. One of the exectutives from Mitsubishi Shipbuilding in Nagasaki, was Kensuke Watanabe, when the battleship Musashi was being built, this is in Akira Yoshimura's book,, 'Build The Musashi'. I don't believe there is any relation though. Cannot forget Tom Cruise, he was great in many features. Take care, and all the best.

[@nazirulnaim5418]

love the fact that previously the conscripts army can't even fix bayonet less than 10 seconds, with properly trained troops all of that were done within 5 second and those drill were quite sharp.

[@kingwacky184]

The Samurai armor is so beautiful just like the sword it is art. In my opinion the Samurai armor is one of the most beautiful armor pieces that have ever existed.

[@KietPham-fi3dk]

how about the poland winged hussar

[@kingwacky184]

@@KietPham-fi3dk That is also beautiful I never said the samurai armor was the most beautiful I only said I think it is one of the most beautiful.

[@aleksjamnik5360]

You clearly have not seen patoons concept for the us army tank core uniform

[@cookdislander4372]

What about polynesian tattoo armor? Your silly swords will bounce off my tattoos cause they are blessed with protection from the gods and ill fight you bare fisted and bare assed like a real man 🙏 😎

[@billlam7756]

​@@Himura0404what about african wooden armor?

[@aaronluisdelacruz4212]

Sadly, this movie took place after the Boshin war. The Samurai from both sides have access and used guns by that time. Satsuma's forces know and used guns but they have don't have access to ammunition which lead them to have a final banzai like charge after running out of bullets.

[@OperatorMax1993]

Yeah, thankfully the Boshin war DLC for Fire & Maneuver accurately portrayed the Tokugawa shogunate using guns too

[@SobaYatai]

@@OperatorMax1993it was random stuff put together

[@Micheas9]

Like if Shogun brought you here.

[@BigDave297]

Ghost of Tsushima brought me to Shogun followed by The Last Samurai :)

[@dole-brentbayalas854]

Toranaga had fucking flawless hair. 😂😂😂😂.

[@user-lg3dl3sb6r]

Broooo

[@JohnnyRico118]

Toranaga-sama! Hoooooo! Toranaga-sama! Hoooooo!

[@chrissheppo]

Shamefru dispray!

[@TribuneAquila]

Guns may be seen as dishonorable, but guns bring victory, and Victory brings honor.

[@serene_actual]

The future is now, old man.

[@joejoerunya8908]

Ujio is that beast that you need on your team

[@amaurya7689]

Great scene! Thank you for the upload!

[@user-zr5it7yq9z]

The samurai equipment that appears in this movie is from the 12th to 14th century samurai equipment. Samurai in the 19th century had a large number of guns and cannons. No samurai existed in the 19th century with such old equipment. There is a sense of discomfort.

[@ULTRAOutdoorsman]

Haha, I forgot Hiroyuki Sanada was in this also.

[@brandofhero]

Still giving goosebumps

[@1998rg]

Sanada and Watanabe in the same screen 😩🫶🏼

[@elliotchinneryhinks8554]

The sad truth is how fictionalised this is because it's such a passionate film that shows the power of the Japanese mentality, in reality the samurai were the more the corrupt and arrogant tyrants

[@Excalibur01]

The difference between romance and reality

[@Corristo89]

The movie took inspiration from the Satsuma Rebellion where those alligned with the Emperor/a modernized Japan and those alligned with the Shogun/traditional Japan clashed, but the Samurai under Saigo Takamori were not fighting for "the soul" of Japan or anything noble like that. They were fighting for the privileges of their dying caste, which was becoming obsolete with the rise of a professional army. And they used guns, which the Samurai had been happily using during the Sengoku Jidai as well to great effect. The whole romanticism came when Takamori and his followers were dead and Japan under Emperor Meiji needed something to put up as a moral standard to look up to. So they took the bygone Samurai warrior ethos, mixed it with nationalism and represented him as an honorable warrior who fought and died for his country without a second thought. The movie on its own is amazing to watch, but it smoothes history over to the point where "inspired by true events" would be pushing it.

[@justinramos392]

wrong .. Satsuma is at side of emperor during the meji restoration.. they started it.. to overthrow tokugawa shogunate.. Satsuma rebellion started after meji restoration..

[@hendi1571]

There was no shogun anymore

[@collinhoey5517]

Historical information about the aversion of the United Kingdom of japan 🗾 is intriguing and fascinating., // truly amazing the people OF JAPAN

[@tomi.77]

逆です。西郷隆盛も侍魂のイデオロギーですよ。お互い侍魂がぶつかったんです。近代化派と保守派の戦いです。

[@sinanacar7564]

This samuray would be sad if they see their politics and politicians today.

[@Grand_Master12312]

One of the best movies

[@feral26]

“We can’t fight change.” -Dutch van Der Linde

[@naufeel_abf]

this scene is cool and all but,,, historically samurai already using guns as early as 16th century

[@hellshing4866]

Doesn't mean they were a modern army. It's one thing to have units of guns and another to have the entire army with guns.

[@LockdLoaded619]

"Katsumoto no longer dihonors himself by using fire arms" implying they did use them once.

[@LeethLee1]

why is everyone saying this 😂

[@sukitron5415]

@@hellshing4866 during the japanese invasion of korea in 1588 a large portion (maybe half or more) were using matchlocks which were more advanced than european guns at the time. japanese teppo had sights on them and other innovaions

[@hellshing4866]

@@sukitron5415 The main element was still the sword tho.

[@peter455sd]

Ujio fighting was inspiring

[@ShadowMario97]

When you're the only player who hasnt left the Renaissance Era yet in Civ V:

[@HamanKarn567]

As someone who got into history because of a old ps2 game called Kessen set around the battle of Sekigahara in1600. it did always make me wonder why Katsumoto didn't have guns centuries later. Because one of the main things in that game was using matchlocks and cannons. But honestly as long as a movie is good and gets some things right I realize it's still just a movie and for me this is still an awesome movie even if it doesn't really tell the history of the Satsuma Rebellion.

[@aronmarkovits5396]

Based opinion, also what type of game is this kessen?

[@HamanKarn567]

@@aronmarkovits5396 It's a strategy game. It focuses on the real history then does some historical fiction like you can win as the Toyotomi and do s fictional set of battles for example. But it's an older style strategy game but I still enjoy it to this day myself.

[@aronmarkovits5396]

@@HamanKarn567 thanks for the heads up, gonna give it a try

[@HamanKarn567]

No problem. It's what got me into history in general as a kid.

[@drejade7119]

I believe that even in real history during their civil war. There was a lack of gun. Eitherway, history or fiction. Japan during their isolation period didnt really develop nor produce much firearm unlike their 17th century army.

[@judasthepious1499]

Toranaga-sama looks young and has only one heart 😅

[@TheRicokilla]

Sanada was in every Japanese Hollywood film at least for the last 30 years

[@Mandelbrotmat]

Bob's death hit hardest

[@bvcrisostomo7265]

a hidden cavalry charge from the back where the commanders where, after the rest of the troops moved forward would be a decisive win, or at least shake the morale of the enemy. Although they wouldn't have known if they generals were left defenseless so yeah only in hindsight

[@md_master]

Ishido and toranaga fighting in one side is another thing

[@user-tq1uf8vn2k]

それは関ヶ原の戦いですね😊

[@vangm94]

Now to play Total War 2 Fall of the Samurai and have Imperial Infantry shooting at Yari Ashigaru.

[@datemasamune2904]

Toranaga, no! The heir's army is there!

[@CrniWuk]

How many japanese actors do you want? Movie Director : All of them.

[@Vanic00]

Glory to Saigō Takamori...

[@Twitchguy]

Tons of comments about how the samurai used guns by this period which is of course correct but everyone forgetting that very early in the movie they addressed this when Aldren asks who supplies their weapons, the response was katsumoto no longer dishonors himself by using firearms. They never said he didn’t have them never said he didn’t know of them or how to use them simply that he opted not to use them. While Europe and the USA had modern firearms by this time, Japan was 200 years behind on military development due to the shogunate closing the country off. The guns n cannons the samurai had were antiquated inaccurate and took considerable time to reload. It’s accurate that many of the rebellion leaders opted to use sword bow n spears over guns because they were more effective than the guns available & because the rebels had limited ammunition/supplies as well. Before cartridge rifles became available in large numbers, many armies continued to maintain sword bow & spear formations with musket soldiers being mainly used in defensive tactics to repel charges and defend static positions. American Indians also didn’t really start using rifles / muskets in mass for the same reason they could loose 12 arrows in the amount of time it took to load and fire 1 musket ball This movie focuses on one army one leader of the rebellion not the entire rebellion & many armies in the rebellion did indeed have no access to firearms because of the significant cost to aquire them. Is the movie historically accurate not even close lol but elements of the movie that people keep calling out as Hollywood dress up are not all Hollywood either with many actually being based on some real historical examples from this period

[@Can_U_handle_the_TRUTH_can_U]

One of the best clips Diffently one of the best movies... if not THE BEST

[@Pdmc-vu5gj]

Silly comment. It's an average movie. And historically false.

[@Can_U_handle_the_TRUTH_can_U]

Its never about historically false thing.. its the movie it self .. the code, honor bravery.. There are movies that you dont get bored of watching them again and again and again. Last samurai Brave heart Gladiator The Grey >> wolves Ong bak Warrior They are some of the best( in my openion).

[@GunggusRama-zo3ly]

This movie were awesome.. Even we all know that samurais were also familiar with guns since 15th century

[@TheFalseDragon]

right, and the satsuma rebelion happend in 1877, by that time nobody used swords and arrows, this is nonsense.

[@MUTANG_Official]

​@TheFalseDragon Not really. Satsuma rebellion ran out of ammunition during actions. That's why they had to give up using the guns and cannons. Sadly this movie didn't show more details about it 😢

[@johnpaulabocad6941]

1297: Send the horse. Full attack 1877: Send the infantry. Full attack

[@Zippsterman]

Fun scene and movie for sure Not sure I understand the reasoning behind charging the guys with mainly melee weapons when you've got artillery and entire formations armed with bolt action rifles. I get the character is meant to be arrogant, but still

[@LeethLee1]

The theme was that they were going to be taking over the village and had way too much firepower anyway. So they kept 'chivalry' / 'bushido'. In reality they did run out of munitions eventually and fought by hand. So the movie just shortened the order of events. I think it was powerful for this.

[@Zippsterman]

@LeethLee1 The ammo supply part makes sense, logistics is usually the culprit underlying military shenanigans

[@LeethLee1]

@@Zippsterman Absolutely. And I imagine it was easy to cut them off from gaining more supplies. The modernists only had to wait it out and maybe send some attack parties before any bigger battles (represented by the Ninja in the movie I guess). It's fascinating. The movie works but allows for a lot more study.

[@ColinTherac117]

This movie is set before WW1, and they were doing infantry charges with bayonets even then. So I wouldn't consider it entirely unreasonable for the commander to send in the infantry to secure the next forward position given that the artillery needed to be moved forward to the next hill crest before it could be brought to bear again given the hilly terrain. Also a bolt action rifle with the long bayonet of the time period would be better in melee for the average soldier than a soldier with a sword which has less reach. The biggest advantage the Samurai had in the melee depicted was their solid armor while the rifleman only had basic jackets.

[@Zippsterman]

@@LeethLee1 So apparently there were cases like that where one side charged with melee weapons against a firing line, but it was because their gunpowder got wet and wouldn't fire whereas the other side had upgraded to metallic cartridges and still worked after the rain. Samurai loved guns, the way they show it in this movie is just silly since they'd already been shooting each other for a long time

[@BahrulUlum-kn1qo]

Toranaga prime

[@AK-bm1yl]

Toranaga in an alternate timeline 200 years later

[@danielpeachey3781]

The biggest inaccuracy that doesn't make and sense is the fact that samurai are not also using firearms. The samurai have been using rifles and muskets for a long time by this point, it doesn't make sense to have them just use swords and bows.

[@kruitta4251]

2:14 Game Developer: ,, i advise that we wait until the team fixed the bugs." Publisher: ,, NONSENSE! The game will release tomorrow!"

[@galihrestuw4331]

Toranaga in younger act

[@goldenretrieversarethebest8119]

TORANAGA IS THAT YOU?!

[@Remitonov]

Same actor, yes. Ironically, Hiroyuki Sanada's character in this movie, Ujio, would have been a samurai who, like Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe's character), supported the emperor in overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate, only to rebel when the emperor sidelines the samurai class as a whole. Two decades later, and he's playing the character based on the Shogunate's founder.

[@leroyhuxleyrocks]

And Tom cruise's character compared it to Spartans at Thermopylae. If that were the case the samurais should've find a way to funnel the larger force with their smaller army

[@ghostwolf5432]

I loved everything about the movie

[@sansbigfan1522]

Nice war videos

[@JUAN_LOKI]

En su año de salids no le dieron bolilla. Hoy es una obra maestra. Vestuario. Sonido. Historia. Argumento.. todo 100 sobre 100

[@notapplicable-zn9us]

Before there was a Capt Nathan Algren, in feudal Japan there was the Samurai Yasuke. Yasuke, born in Mozambique, was a former slave who gained employment as a bodyguard to an Italian jesuit missionary. They traveled to Japan in 1579 where Yasuke lietrally beame a celebraty with his social charm and stature. Eventually Yasuke gained employment as a sword bearer for the Daimyo. I believe Yasuke story will make an awesome movie.

[@mangomaniachen4832]

Makes me want to play Total war: Shogun 2 again.

[@sacredoathgamingentertainm3020]

I'm down to play 😆

[@guts-141]

It was the best game I ever bought recently on Steam Summer Sale and I regretted not buying it decades ago

[@mangomaniachen4832]

@@guts-141 same here, i haven't bought it due to my bad pc performance.

[@williamy3947]

Watching this movie the first time inspired me to re-play OG Shogun: Total War back in college

[@chrissheppo]

donr forget to send your ranged units to their deaths against elite melee :P

[@lacattedral9325]

Toranaga Samaaaaaaa

[@neldatoroc4269]

History of Boshin War

[@Hujiwarano-takeyoshi]

The outcome of the Boshin War was determined by foreign powers. The former shogunate army had the cooperation of France, and the new government army had the cooperation of Britain. The former shogunate army was supposed to purchase ironclad ships from the United States, but due to the external neutrality advocated by the British, they were no longer able to purchase ironclad ships, and as a result, the new government army had an advantage.

[@sacredoathgamingentertainm3020]

Who here thinks of Shogan 2 Total War while watching this still. Makes me wanna play it right now!

[@chrissheppo]

Defitinely, especially after one volley of fucking fire you send your ranged unit stacks to their deaths against melee units, unless im missing something here, a stupid move.

[@ColinTherac117]

@@chrissheppo The riflemen in the movie had nothing to shoot at as the Samurai were in a trench. And even in a melee the bayonet infantry are still a massive threat, which the movie showed with how few Samurai survived even after they had fought wile maximizing the advantages of terrain, timing, and chaos. Even in Shogun 2 total war, the imperial rifle infantry can hold their own against yari kachi and sword kachi up to a point.

[@thotcritical4397]

i would like to see a more historically accurate movie of this time period one day i get what this movie was trying to do but it would also be cool to see a more objective and less romantisized version of this period

[@johnronald9767]

When you first start out learning Japanese history, this movie is awesome. But the more you read the more you wish the movie could have been different.

[@ngockhoanguyen272]

The bowman who bring the decisive flame arrow is remarkable, no error, true worior.

[@stevenbaer5999]

I never liked to watch it since the mighty samurai warrior came to an end. They actually used 1500s muskets against 1800s weapons.

[@locnott2]

The only movie with Tom Cruse in it I have enjoyed enough to watch more than once. I lied , I probably watched Risky Business 2-3 times over the years..

[@user-zp5ql2xi2s]

My Custom battle in Shogun 2 Total War be like.

[@CustomizedUsername]

Ujio was badass af

[@DeeN4sty]

Tome Cruise had really nice hair in this movie.

[@mustafahakansandk7747]

Toranaga Sama's grandson fighting for the Emperor.

[@tishallmoon9669]

HIROYUKI SANADA..Greatest 80s NINJA & 20s SAMURAI WARRIOR!!

[@ravenguard0098]

Well at least the Imperial forces are using proper line infantry supported by armstrong guns(?). Much better than the first attempt using levy infantry against kachi infantry and horsemen in the forest fogged at that.

[@madmarvshighwaywarrior2870]

More like Imperial Guard infantry in terms of reload rate

[@matthewjones39]

If this is a reference to FOTS, the soldiers in the beginning resembles line infantry much more than levies.

[@__Alex_]

Why do the cannon shots look like they hit perfectly vertically? Dirt, maybe shrapnel or even the shell itself would still bounce towards the direction of the trajectory, no? I’ve seen this weird error in so many movies

[@garrycahilig7007]

anjin's cannons were better 😅

[@thedailybibleverseawordfro8922]

Old wars is very fantastic wars

[@edison7300037]

in real history, both sides used guns and cannons.

[@raphaelcadacio9415]

0:07 Hiroyuki Sanada

[@donnau3735]

Giving his war command - awesome!! And being sooo GORGEOUS doesn't hurt either! Such a hot badass!!

[@sirsawtooth4044]

The age of the musket is by far the most based age of warfare. We really sat across from eachother in a field and maneuvered almost like a chess game. After a villey and the lengthy reloads l, it amounted to taking turns shooting eachother until a formation is decimated enough to have a charge into melee. Its all too...formal by necessity?

[@LordIvor6]

The tactic continued into bolt-action rifles. I know this movie isn't 'historically accurate' but yeah early bolt-actions were used in conjunction with antiquated lines of battle like in this clip. All the way up to world war 1.(the imperial army in this clip is using bolt-action rifles)

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

American Civil War battles were even funnier because the guns were already accurate enough to be pretty darn deadly but the tactics were still the same.

[@willbeard4835]

​@@underarmbowlingincidentof1981early WW1 battles were horrendous as well due to still using outdated tactics with modern weapons

[@KarmaBhutia-om5ul]

During that time, if you really were in the lines at the front. You are fcked!!! 😂

[@sukitron5415]

@@LordIvor6really they should have used breech loaders, muzzle loaders or lever action rifles becauset that's what the japanese used in the boshin war, mainly imports or foreign models

[@user-uk2xu4fr6i]

They're covering their retreat.

[@Spectral_Gunfy]

"the man" send the full attack "People" now that where they got there banzai's 😂

[@fafoy17]

crime against cinema was we didnt get to see battle of sekigahara in the shogun series :(

[@ehold6877]

The technical rise and tactical understanding that Japan went in a little less than 100 years to beat other advance nations around it is really quite remarkable. It went to be a superpower in less than 150 years..which no other country besides the US can boost about.

[@Markpaul9]

China did it much faster than both, once they were united

[@ehold6877]

@@Markpaul9 lol....what? What modern nation did China beat when they modernize?🤣 and to consider China a superpower is hilarious. All they have is manufacturer edge. They have no edge on military doctrine, culture, influence (unless you think 3rd world countries having thier hands out for money is somehow clout), USD is still the most common and accepted trade currency, political doctrine that the majority of the world follows and massive alliance that China COULD have if they weren't trying to take over thier neighboring countries...gtfo here. In point, China is NOT a superpower.

[@ehold6877]

@Markpaul9 and to sh*t on you some more... what Chinese shows do you see in western culture? Basically the whole wolrd knows something about western culture....can you say the western world knows anything about China besides jackie Chan and jet le, which became western actors?

[@ehold6877]

@Markpaul9 oh and one more thing, the US has Nato...a ill dumb coaltian of "allies" that once they stop buttf*cking each other for money can riegn down the most effective stream of power on any nation? What country does China have to make them a powerful nation? Russia? The country that's having issues taking over a country that has less than 1/6 thier army?

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

Neither Japan nor China are or were superpowers

[@abhiksarkar3829]

❤❤samurais shinobi Japanese were great fighters ,they had beaten chinese noodles & Korean ones into pulp during WW2 ,❤& respect from India,aurigato okaware

[@byron8657]

Samurai Warriors follows the Bushido code that Honor is way above life itself. Duty is as heavy as a mountain but death is as light as a feather k!

[@szarvaskoppany]

Well, it's a nature of time that the old ways must give in...

[@kemuri5216]

たぶん、この戦いのモデルは母成峠の戦いだと思う。新政府軍7000人対旧幕府軍800の戦いだ。 既に戦争の勝ち負けが明白だった当時、それでも武士の意地として戦いを選んだ最後の武士たちの戦い。 もちろん榎本武揚が抵抗した函館五稜郭の戦いもあったが、それは武士の戦い方ではなく近代軍と近代軍の戦い方だった。

[@richardlew3667]

God fights on the side with the best artillery. - Napoleon Bonaparte

[@josephdizon3861]

They would’ve finished them with the first line of shots if john blackthorne was there

[@DanielCardei]

This aged well :D *SHOGUN*

[@christophersnyder1532]

Will you ever talk about Ninja Scroll? Take care, and all the best.

[@Hujiwarano-takeyoshi]

The outcome of the Boshin War was determined by foreign powers. The former shogunate army had the cooperation of France, and the new government army had the cooperation of Britain. The former shogunate army was supposed to purchase ironclad ships from the United States, but due to the external neutrality advocated by the British, they were no longer able to purchase ironclad ships, and as a result, the new government army had an advantage.

[@lockiet7227]

Is that Ishido actor from Shogun at 0:35?

[@Punkie193]

nope

[@MultiVerse_12]

Lesson learn if you make a wood wall shield make it sure it quadruple to defense against the volley of bullet. And don't stand to the howitzer firebase

[@SennaDzo]

Nobunaga Oda would never let his riflemen shoot in that kind of situation.

[@foodhappy3105]

Toranga is watching

[@PRubin-rh4sr]

What do you think the samurais' reaction with the importation of firearms? It was: "Let me use one. My untrained peasants can kill me now."

[@Tryhard627]

Himura kenshin left the chat💀💀

[@Jayzane91]

For anyone wonder why these samurais dont use gun because Choshu Leader dont want japan to be puppet state of europe so they boycotted muskets and use only their traditional weapons which hope their emperor sees what made japan today its japan weapons not westerner muskets

[@SnowCat-br4qu]

The samurais suits are supposed to be bullet resistant.