tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post107871229279527365..comments2024-03-29T09:18:29.382+09:00Comments on What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse...: Oriental Accents -- Japanese Castles and Temples and stuffDennis Laffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-40557681002664329362010-07-06T13:05:43.691+09:002010-07-06T13:05:43.691+09:00Some accounts of the battle say that Shingen didn&...Some accounts of the battle say that Shingen didn't have time to draw his sword, so he fought Kenshin with his commander's war fan. <br /><br />Some local historians told me that the two actually probably didn't face each other, Kenshin and his home guard battled Shingen's home guard but the two generals didn't actually meet. Hard to tell with the way the histories were written in those days.<br /><br />Anyway, Kurosawa's Kagemusha is also about Shingen--how he did the 'El Cid' tactic of fooling the enemy and his own troops about his death. Good film. <br /><br />Haven't seen Heaven and Earth yet, but I remember when it was released. I'll have to watch it one of these days.Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-65649826960099902302010-07-06T09:23:00.324+09:002010-07-06T09:23:00.324+09:00You are super-lucky to have seen the Shingen-Kou M...You are super-lucky to have seen the Shingen-Kou Matsuri. I'd love to see that. The Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima is one of the coolest stories--how Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen fought to a standstill. There's a point where Uesugi's cavalry actually broke through the Takeda line, led by Kenshin himself, and he and Takeda Shingen actually crossed swords for a moment.<br /><br />There's a Japanese movie called HEAVEN AND EARTH (no clue as to the English title, and I can't find it online) about the battle, but they have huge inaccuracies (like Takeda flees in the movie, which he didn't in reality).<br /><br />Awesome stuff.Dave Cesaranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454928720043301400noreply@blogger.com