Samurai Banners — Season 1, Episode 43: The Birth of Shingen
Drama, War & Politics • 50 min • 2 seasons, 54 episodes • ★ 7.6/10
Episode synopsis
Kansuke decides to adopt Ritsu instead of marrying her. Harunobu succeeds in persuading Nagao's chief retainer to take on Takeda's side. Harunobu gaining momentum advances on to northern Shinano, to obliterate Nagao family's influence. Although Kagetora also leads his troops forward, Takeda's troops avoid armed confrontation. The battle between Takeda and Nagao comes to an end by the order of Shogun Yoshiteru Ashikaga. Harunobu accepts the order in exchange for becoming a federal lord of Shinano. He declares that he will enter priesthood and changes his name to Shingen. Kansuke follows and changes his name to Douki.
About Samurai Banners
Fūrin Kazan was the 46th NHK Taiga drama beginning on January 7, 2007. It was aired throughout 2007. The four characters from left to right are wind, woods, fire, and mountain. The title is a reference to the war banner used by Takeda Shingen, which in turn was taken from Sun Tzu's The Art of War. It means "Swift as the Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain."