Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
The battle of Nagashino in 1575 has gone down as one of the most influential and harrowing battles in all of Samurai history. In this video we examine some of the significant figures who gave their lives that day, as well as a deeper exploration into the role of sacrifice in Samurai warfare.
This video is part of the "War is Hell" Collaboration. Links to the playlist and videos:
"War is Hell" Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbGwg11hQxtnPCEzoUoK96DWrPWz7a1zh
Brandon F. "War as Horror: The Confederate Infantry Attack in 'Free State of Jones'": youtube.com/watch?v=VwTcF8B8NGY
Atun-Shei Films "America's First Conspiracy": youtube.com/watch?v=L8cTRHF-mrs&list=PLbGwg11hQxtnPCEzoUoK96DWrPWz7a1zh&index=3
Chris the Redcoat "'A Hero Not Even to Himself' - The Sad Narrative of John Robert Shaw": youtube.com/watch?v=jz9UE6BgD0k
The Historian's Craft "Breaking the Empire's Spine: The Vandal Seizure of Africa & the Unraveling of Roman Prosperity": youtube.com/watch?v=pRGJjhob68k&list=PLbGwg11hQxtnPCEzoUoK96DWrPWz7a1zh&index=2
The Ministry for History "The Great Storm of 1854 & Crimean War Logistics": youtube.com/watch?v=LfOkL5HKU-M
The Far Off Station "The Service and Sacrifice of the British Soldier in Boston": youtube.com/watch?v=KA4DOwjBtio&list=PLbGwg11hQxtnPCEzoUoK96DWrPWz7a1zh&index=4
Adventures in Historyland "The Great Inca Revolt and The Transformational Nature of War": youtube.com/watch?v=o-Ujg8IE2YI
The Highland Subaltern "'A Heartbreaking Experience' - The Black Watch at Magersfontein, 1899": youtu.be/yTXCjU4HfGU
Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Setting the Stage 3:03
Profiles in Sacrifice: 6:54
The Charge of the Takeda 12:46
Aftermath and Impact 14:46
The Somber "Kagemusha" Portrayal 18:19
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Sources Used:
"The Chronicles of Lord Nobunaga" by Ota Gyuichi
"Samurai: Weapons & Fighting Techniques" by Thomas Conlan
"Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the barricades" by Stephen Turnbull
"Hideyoshi" by Mary Elizabeth Berry
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus, Samurai Archives, and Sengoku Jidai.org
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Music:
"At the Foot of the Sphinx" by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Artist: twinmusicom.org
Artwork and Images:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications.
Images from "Kagemusha" (Distributed by 20th Century Fox and Toho)
Other modern artist renditions, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!
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Social Media:
Facebook: facebook.com/theshogunateyoutube
Twitter: twitter.com/ShogunateThe
Support the channel on Patreon! patreon.com/theshogunateyt?fan_landing=true
#Samurai #History #Japan
The battle of Nagashino in 1575 has gone down as one of the most influential and harrowing battles in all of Samurai history. In this video we examine some of the significant figures who gave their lives that day, as well as a deeper exploration into the role of sacrifice in Samurai warfare.
This video is part of the "War is Hell" Collaboration. Links to the playlist and videos:
"War is Hell" Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbGwg11hQxtnPCEzoUoK96DWrPWz7a1zh
Brandon F. "War as Horror: The Confederate Infantry Attack in 'Free State of Jones'": youtube.com/watch?v=VwTcF8B8NGY
Atun-Shei Films "America's First Conspiracy": youtube.com/watch?v=L8cTRHF-mrs&list=PLbGwg11hQxtnPCEzoUoK96DWrPWz7a1zh&index=3
Chris the Redcoat "'A Hero Not Even to Himself' - The Sad Narrative of John Robert Shaw": youtube.com/watch?v=jz9UE6BgD0k
The Historian's Craft "Breaking the Empire's Spine: The Vandal Seizure of Africa & the Unraveling of Roman Prosperity": youtube.com/watch?v=pRGJjhob68k&list=PLbGwg11hQxtnPCEzoUoK96DWrPWz7a1zh&index=2
The Ministry for History "The Great Storm of 1854 & Crimean War Logistics": youtube.com/watch?v=LfOkL5HKU-M
The Far Off Station "The Service and Sacrifice of the British Soldier in Boston": youtube.com/watch?v=KA4DOwjBtio&list=PLbGwg11hQxtnPCEzoUoK96DWrPWz7a1zh&index=4
Adventures in Historyland "The Great Inca Revolt and The Transformational Nature of War": youtube.com/watch?v=o-Ujg8IE2YI
The Highland Subaltern "'A Heartbreaking Experience' - The Black Watch at Magersfontein, 1899": youtu.be/yTXCjU4HfGU
Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Setting the Stage 3:03
Profiles in Sacrifice: 6:54
The Charge of the Takeda 12:46
Aftermath and Impact 14:46
The Somber "Kagemusha" Portrayal 18:19
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Sources Used:
"The Chronicles of Lord Nobunaga" by Ota Gyuichi
"Samurai: Weapons & Fighting Techniques" by Thomas Conlan
"Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the barricades" by Stephen Turnbull
"Hideyoshi" by Mary Elizabeth Berry
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus, Samurai Archives, and Sengoku Jidai.org
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Music:
"At the Foot of the Sphinx" by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Artist: twinmusicom.org
Artwork and Images:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications.
Images from "Kagemusha" (Distributed by 20th Century Fox and Toho)
Other modern artist renditions, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Social Media:
Facebook: facebook.com/theshogunateyoutube
Twitter: twitter.com/ShogunateThe
Support the channel on Patreon! patreon.com/theshogunateyt?fan_landing=true
#Samurai #History #Japan
