If you loved Chûshingura, try Samurai Banners

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Action / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Chûshingura, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Samurai Banners is

You serve Lord Takeda, advising him on war strategy. But you also harbor a secret love for a rival lord's widow. The clash of duty and desire throws the kingdom into turmoil. Inagaki's widescreen battle scenes set a new standard. The film lingers on love's power to corrupt ambition.

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