This awfully-paced film meanders it's way into real life events and modifies them with meteors, exaggerated ninja arts and poorly executed plots in the pursuit of taking Ieyasu's head with "interesting" results.

It's also the kind of movie that I would not recommend to anyone that isn't already versed in Japanese history of that particular time (around 1600), as there are MANY named Bushi to keep track of and events that really took place. Meaning, that as a stand-alone story, it doesn't offer much.. But on the other hand, as a fake-timeline that tries to cover it historic battles, it doesn't have much value either.

While I laughed, at the movie's expense (due to its sudden and random nonsense), it isn't very entertaining overall and the tone shifts wildly from fiction to being too serious for what it is. There are some very good effects and impressive choreographed battles (for the time).. but not enough to warrant a watch. There are many other movies that are much better than this, and at 2 hours 30, it overstays its welcome.

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyeasu. In the beginning the film shows Yukimura fighting to defend the Osaka Castle. He used very unconventional methods, wich were not approved by the other defenders. When the Osaka campaign was lost, Sanada is shown dedicating all his efforts to assassinate the shogun Ieyeasu. There are several attempts one more interesting than the other. There is also magic ( Ninja employed by Sanada). There is a lot of first class action.The film is bound to interest all viewers that like "Samurai" films .I liked it very much