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Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan

They were known as ashigaru. Those were peasantsconscripted to fight

They were known as ashigaru. Those were peasants
conscripted to fight

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They were known as ashigaru.
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Those were peasants conscripted to fight.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:12
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, action, adventure

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Movie Summary

An exploration of the warring kingdoms of feudal Japan when several powerful warlords fought to become absolute ruler.
S01 • E02 If Ieyasu falls, then Nobunaga's own home province of Owari - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:07
If Ieyasu falls, then Nobunaga's own home province of O...
S01 • E06 Hideaki… - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:09
Hideaki…
S01 • E01 These are people who have lived under the heel of the samurai - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:08
These are people who have lived under the heel of the samura...
S01 • E04 Mysteriously, the court was able to find documents that proved - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:09
Mysteriously, the court was able to find documents that prov...
S01 • E02 But it's a gamble that, in many ways, I think he had to make. - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:04
But it's a gamble that, in many ways, I think he had to...
S01 • E03 Much like Alexander the Great had himself deified - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:15
Much like Alexander the Great had himself deified
S01 • E06 When I give the signal, - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:07
When I give the signal,
S01 • E05 As the war progresses, - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:28
As the war progresses,
S01 • E01 They were the chattel, - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:09
They were the chattel,
S01 • E02 Now, Takeda Shingen had around 35,000 troops. - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:04
Now, Takeda Shingen had around 35,000 troops.
S01 • E06 To guard his left flank and to avoid encirclement by Ieyasu, - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:13
To guard his left flank and to avoid encirclement by Ieyasu,
S01 • E04 He fabricated a new lineage for himself out of whole cloth. - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:06
He fabricated a new lineage for himself out of whole cloth.
S01 • E01 But there is a very great difference between Nobunaga's ashigaru, - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:10
But there is a very great difference between Nobunaga's...
S01 • E02 We will fight the Takeda and destroy them! No weakness! - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:04
We will fight the Takeda and destroy them! No weakness!
S01 • E03 He had become a bloody judge, - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:24
He had become a bloody judge,
S01 • E06 When battle was joined the following morning, - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:17
When battle was joined the following morning,
S01 • E04 And by being adopted into the Fujiwara, - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:06
And by being adopted into the Fujiwara,
S01 • E02 Yet he still decided to meet Shingen in the field. - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:04
Yet he still decided to meet Shingen in the field.
S01 • E01 Nobunaga would equip them properly and train them. - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:05
Nobunaga would equip them properly and train them.
S01 • E02 The main reason he chooses to do this - Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 00:08
The main reason he chooses to do this