Seen a few comments saying that Benkei was in fact a Sohei and not a Samurai. While that is true and a labeling mistake on my part, he was still one of the greatest Japanese warriors to ever live. Besides that, if I were to have put Tomoe Gozen or Tachibana Ginchiyo on this list like other people are suggesting, I would still run into the same problem of "they weren't really Samurai." Either way, if a Japanese warrior fought alongside samurai in wars between samurai clans, I consider that warrior a contender for this list.

@TheShogunate

4 жыл бұрын

@First Last nope

@TheShogunate

4 жыл бұрын

@First Last The thing is, like I mention above Benkei was still a Japanese warrior who fought alongside samurai in a war between samurai. Also he entered into samurai-like retainer service under Yoshitsune which begins to blur the line between samurai and sohei. I still feel he's perfect for the list, even though I mislabeled him in the video.

@mat34105

4 жыл бұрын

Hey great content you have on your channel, i actually want to ask if you ever tought about making videos on the theme of samurai martial arts, like the schools of kenjutsu and koryu-jutsu about the art of ju-jutsu wich people often forget but was an way of training body and mind for wars. you know, often talking about war on a great scale we forget some details.

@TheShogunate

4 жыл бұрын

@@mat34105 That would be really cool, I even want to get into kenjutsu myself one day. But Unfortunately I am not a martial arts practitioner so I feel I may be out of my element making videos about martial arts.

@mat34105

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheShogunate well i was thinking something on the historical line of it, less on the lines of actual technique, and more about general stuff, but it is really difficult to talk about it without prior knowledge practical nor theorical. anyway keep up the videos they´re awesome

In Japan, it is said that when a human dies, he crosses the "Sanzu River" and goes to the afterlife. Six coins are required as a ferry to cross the Sanzu River. The six coins, which are the family crest of Yukimura Sanada, are proof that they are not afraid of death.

@blackmoth2595

3 жыл бұрын

The conspiracy theory is Sanada clan must survive during the chaotic post sekigahara time and pre fall of Osaka castle.. Sanada clan was divided into two sides, one to osaka - toyotomi side (Yukimura) and one to edo - tokugawa side (Nobuyuki). Futhermore, in the end whoever won the battle toyotomi or tokugawa, sanada would still survive. This, due to many big clans that was believed could match Tokugawa fell so quickly after sekigahara, like Mori clan lost 3/4 of their fiefs, Ukita clan, Otani clan, Chosokabe clan, Ishida clan and Uesugi clan. So, maybe Sanada was in a dilemma and thus led to this decision.

@jurtra9090

3 жыл бұрын

@@blackmoth2595 a smart decision

@silver1253

2 жыл бұрын

Aww I'm reading while looking at his helmet

@MarvinT0606

Жыл бұрын

Their mon effectively says "Hey buddy, I've already paid the ferryman. Have you?"

@d.j.el-magnifico3511

4 ай бұрын

That sounds like the River Styx of Greek Mythology where it is the river that separates the world of the living and the world of the dead. Also in their mythology, a coin is placed in the mouth of the deceased as their payment to Charon, the ferryman on the river thst takes souls to the underworld!

At this point I’m wondering if I’ll ever make it out of this Ghost of Tsushima algorithm

@josetomascamposrobledano4618

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t, embrace it!

@nervsouly

3 жыл бұрын

Be glad you didn't watch that 2019 bikini presentation show video.

@evanc4810

3 жыл бұрын

You definitely shouldnt try Shogun 2 Total War

@OniBarix

3 жыл бұрын

@@evanc4810 once you get stuck in the shogun 2 & ghost of tsushima algorithms you'll never escape

Man Honda Tadakatsu is literally a legend among legends. To never sustain serious injuries throughout all the wars he’s been through is almost mathematically impossible. His presence alone can no doubt change the morale on the battlefield.

@jeffreygao3956

6 ай бұрын

But can he beat Vasco Nunez de Balboa?

Japanese history always fascinated me, but since I've played Ghost of Tsushima I can't stop watching videos about Samurai.

@justkenn_

3 жыл бұрын

I cant play the game because i dont have play station but i still watch about samurai

@perc1530

3 жыл бұрын

Saaaaaaame

@Kodousinx

3 жыл бұрын

Sengoku jidai

@God_Is_An_Atheist

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kodousinx That's a very interesting time period in japanese history, especially the stories of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. But I'm also interested in earlier periods, like the Kamakura period (Kamakura jidai? Not sure if that's the correct term).

@danielkirkendoll9437

3 жыл бұрын

I just watched the new samurai documentary/reanactment on Netflix. I think its called Age of Samurai. It goes over the rain of oda nabunaga and toyotomi hedeyoshi. Highly recommend

Remember to fear an old man in a profession where the young dies.

I don't even have to watch the video to know that Honda Tadakatsu and Sanada Yukimura would be top 1 and 2 on this list.

@arielquelme

8 күн бұрын

IMO both of them not even close to how awesome Tachibana Dosetsu was

My boy Yukimura better be number 1, I will return to you in 18 minutes!!

@ony806

4 жыл бұрын

Heh

@TheShogunate

4 жыл бұрын

Boom

@mariosfrancisruiz687

4 жыл бұрын

Nice one

@anandgupta1989

4 жыл бұрын

I would have Shima Sakon instead of Fukushima Masanori in Sekigahara Ii Naomasa let’s Matsudaira Tadayoshi fire the first shot the vanguard charge was made by Masanori against Ukita Hideie

@broccolijjb2997

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Benkei died standing on his feet. Story goes that he held off the warriors for hours and when they finally killed him with arrows he remained standing and they were afraid to approach him.

@Voidsent_

3 жыл бұрын

Then his buddy Yoshimetsu went full yokai and kicked my ass for straight hour

@Bastion70

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Dian Wei defending Cao Cao at Wan Castle.

@shaik4122

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bastion70 I was thinking the same. Dian Wei standing and blocking while letting Cao Cao and the rest to flee the castle. He died due to heavy bleeding sustained from multiple arrow damage.

@Bastion70

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaik4122Hello Thanks for commenting made me happy to see someone else was thinking this. I've been playing KoeiWarriors games since Dynasty Warriors 3 this is pretty much where my knowledge comes from with regards to the three kingdoms period and warring states period.

@zen361

2 жыл бұрын

Edward Newgate Last Breath

Yukimura's spirit burns with the flame of justice.

@sandk7969

4 жыл бұрын

Nobuyuki : Bro stop rebelling

My reactions 10. Alright! Good start! He's been with Oda at the very beginning and was a veteran samurai. The legendary, Devil Shibata. 9. Ooooo! A Heian Samurai! And also one of my favorite characters from Tales of Genji! 8. Yes! One of Hideyoshi's biggest retainers alongside Kiyomasa and Mitsunari. 7. The red cladded samurai who led one of the biggest clans that served under Tokugawa, as well as a member of a clan that has deep longevity during the Sengoku Jidai. 6. I actually never knew this guy because I haven't looked much up before the Sengoku Era (aside from a bit of Heian) 5. There's the bloodthirsty bastard! Another, veteran warrior of Hideyoshi's retainers alongside Masanori and Mitsunari. 4. Second eldest of the Shimazu brothers and definitely the most deserving of his fame for his raid and ambush tactics. 3. One of (if not the greatest) samurai of the Heian period and the main protagonist of the Tales of Genji. 2. The Strongest of the East and the best Samurai of the early, Sengoku Jidai, matched only by Muneshige Tachibana. (Who I'm surprised wasn't on here, being the strongest of the West) 1. Really, who else? Almost all daimyos and samurais during the end of the Sengoku Jidai agreed that Yukimura was the greatest samurai in the land and of the Sengoku Jidai.

Miyamoto Musashi was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and rōnin. Renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 61 duels.He is considered a Kensei, a sword-saint of Japan

@nikoseufert3187

2 жыл бұрын

Sasaki kojiro was stronger he only lost because he was treated

@jaydenblack7569

Жыл бұрын

@@nikoseufert3187 miyamoto killed him with one strike with a wooden sword stop it

@robertmickelberg3720

Жыл бұрын

He is best known for making the only recording of his own legendary acts. A book was later written based on his writings that then further embellished his supposed actions. So much about him has been called into question, it is hard to say if he actually even existed or is just a character written by someone else.

@shoyupacket5572

Жыл бұрын

@@robertmickelberg3720 sadly this is much close to the truth yet people love their stories.

@lassim3111

10 ай бұрын

Yeah but the video talks about Samurai who fought in wars not Ronin duelists

The bromance of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Date Masamune is my favorite story in Japanese history. Just the stories of those 2 constantly bailing eachother out of bad situations is entertaining. Ieyasu litterally saving Masamune from Hideyoshi's wrath TWICE at great personal risk is what friendship is all about.

Pour one out for Yukimura, he stood by my boy Toyotomi's legacy to the bitter end :(

@chrisanduncensoredjapan6627

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@michaelbandada9887

3 жыл бұрын

He’s the epitome of a samurai’s honor, he stood by his lord’s honor until the very end

@julian-p

2 жыл бұрын

many reason yukimura join toyotomi, first, he hated leyasu, cause sanada fight the tokugawa 2 times in ueda castle. second, he is married to otani yoshitsugu's daughter, otani is a close friend of ishida mitsunari and he died at sekigahara

@clokwize

Жыл бұрын

I mean he's not the only one to stay loyal to their lord though...

@MrGksarathy

5 ай бұрын

Heck, I'm pretty sure he knew how pointless it was as well. He just wanted to fight and die with honor. I don't really agree with that mentality, but I can't help but respect him. I don't respect him bringing his son along for the ride.

Seeing these names on your list makes me excited to hear your opinion on Nioh 1 and 2. Great list!

@TheShogunate

4 жыл бұрын

I've been steadily working my way through Nioh 1 for the past year, and I love it so far. Hopefully I can get a review of it out soon, although I may try to cover some easier games first haha.

@NapoleonAquila

4 жыл бұрын

Tadakatsu > Yukimura

@jcman-lp6lg

4 жыл бұрын

love that game took me 100+ hours to beat it because it was pretty hard and is pretty lengthy

@dannypistilli4864

4 жыл бұрын

Nioh 2 was a really good game. Hard AF though. Felt good when that platinum trophy popped up on my screen

@pedroreyes7176

3 жыл бұрын

Tbh I bought Ghost of Tsushima, completed it in a week, and now I'm back to Nioh 2 lol

How could you forget about Jin Sakai:((

@albertonavarro8904

3 жыл бұрын

He has no honor

@thewitchertales

3 жыл бұрын

@@albertonavarro8904 i played jin extreamly honorably never got a single storm never did any stealth only direct open combat story actually acknowledges that

@stardu5t796

3 жыл бұрын

@@thewitchertales Dude there are sections in the game were you have to use stealth ...so i call bs on that.

@markcumpper864

3 жыл бұрын

Stardu5t to be fair, i played as honourably as i could, only doing a few assassinations only when i had to, i tried my best to be ‘samurai’ but even though i was so honourable, the story itself didn’t change in my opinion

@thewitchertales

3 жыл бұрын

@@stardu5t796 yeah that's the only time I would the stealth is unsatisfying and broken

Oh, this is really an awesome video, your ranking exactly comprised all "three greatest tragic heroes" (labelled by the Japanese themselves) in the Japanese history, they were : Sanada Yukimura (真田幸村), Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源義經) and Kusunoki Masashige (楠木正成). They all became the greatest legend in the Japanese mind. And your other choices in some extent displayed many Sengoku fans' favorite - such like Shimazu Yoshihiro (島津義弘) who conducted a brilliant "forward retreat" in the Battle of Sekigahara that forged his immortal heroism, Honda Tadakatsu (本多忠勝) who was renowned for fierce loyalty to Tokugawa Ieyasu, Il Naomasa (井伊直政) who succeeded the Takeda clan's "Scarlet Army" (赤備え) that with his valiance and incredible leadership this military force made a great name across Japan. Mention few more figures worthy to be named of among the greatest samurai warriors : Tachibana Dosetsu (立花道雪) - a highly skilled, prestigious and charismatic warrior and commander who devoted to the Otomi Clan ; his abundance of military prowess and leadership would bequeath to his equally talented adopted-son Muneshige. Tachibana Muneshige (立花宗茂) - ever served the Otomi Clan, the Toyotomi Clan and the Tokugawa Clan, with numerous deeds of valiance, loyalty and conquest. Toyotomi Hideyoshi valued him equal with Honda Tadakatsu for the ranking of the greatest samurai in contemporary era. His military career spanned from the late Sengoku Era to the Edo Period, in which he even participated the pacification of the AD 1637 Shimabara Rebellion at the age of 70 ! He's my No.1 favorite. Magara Naotaka (真柄直隆) - who served the Asakura Clan in the Sengoku Era, very skilled in using pike. Hijikata Toshizo (土方歳三) - a great warrior leader in the Boshin War which signalized the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Satake Yoshishige (佐竹義重) - One of the greatest enemies of Data Masamune. According to the legend, he slew 7 enemy warriors in just a moment of time, thus earned him the frightening nickname of "Oni Yoshishige" (鬼義重) ; Oni = Devil

@damienbell5854

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not even gonna try to read this but this is a well put together comment beyond me and I give you my like and respect

@thomascoburn5481

3 жыл бұрын

Yessss Sir Muneshige Tachibana has quickly rose to 1 of my top 5 favorites, not a lot of people talk about him and hes not that well known but he was great and should be on here just for his accomplishments at a young age

Finally I get to hear some real facts about yukimura as to what made this guy a legend. I have to say one castle holding off against a United japan and nearly killing Tokugawa, number 1 is deserving.

Only recently i found this channel and I regretted not finding this sooner. Every episode of the Sengoku Jidai was here and it pumps my adrenaline to its core. One of my og favorites was Dosetsu Tachibana who was the father of Ginchiyo Tachibana. The man in his childhood cut a lightning in half and still lived and while half paralyzed he led and fought battles in Kyushu, never losing once in his life. Shingen had a list that if he were to fight someone, it would be Dosetsu Tachibana himself.

No one mentioning Taira Masakado? Scary enough in life already, and then went on to haunt all authority in Japan as a ghost even till today.

thank you for bringing me here Nioh and thank you for creating this video Shogunate.

I tempered my expectations but let’s say I was VERY pleasantly surprised. Ya boi Yukimura is one of my all time heroes.

Great video. I credit the game Nioh for my current interest in learning as much as I can about sengoku jedai and samurai's in general. I am thankful to that great game and thankful I found your channel. I knew some of the names that have appeard on your list thanks to Nioh, but the others I did not know, so unfortunately I cannot make a personal top 10 list, but I will definitely do research and much reading on the samurai's on your list.

wonderful video, I've been learning so much about Japanese history ever since I've been playing Samurai warrior 5 (which helps me to know who a few o the samurai are). I'm addicted to your channel!

This is the best new channel I have discovered.

Musashi is a ronin also, so its pretty fair.

@JosephVanlalfela

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, but he was the G.O.A.T

@Elchinoalto

2 жыл бұрын

@@JosephVanlalfela the book of five rings he wrote is still talked about today which is crazy

@samurailegacy9418

2 жыл бұрын

nope not ronin

@Mikesman1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@samurailegacy9418 so if not, whom was he serving to?

@samurailegacy9418

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mikesman1000 to become a ronin you would have to fail your lord and later on musashi fought for the tokugawa in the shimabara Rebellion he was more of a wondering Samurai rather than a ronin but i do understand why you thought he was a ronin i use to think he was

One Samurai I would like to bring up is Yamada Nagamasa, though not as well known in Japan, he is very well known in Thailand for fighting alongside the King of Ayutthaya (present day Thailand) against the Burmese. He along with many Christian converts and Ronin setteled in Ayutthaya and he even became appointed a Govenor because of his heroism in the war.

Great content! Very much enjoyed

It was pretty cool to watch this video while playing Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada, since I got to know a bit more of some of these characters in the game.

So glad that Musashi wasn't in on the list. One minor correction, you said half a century(50 years) instead of 5 centuries or half a millennium (500 years) later in Masashige's case...

These videos are so well made

Great list, great episode!

A great video, thanks for doing it.

Hot damn that was awesome!

Even in Nioh 1, Sanada Yukimura remains as the great warrior he is ❤️

Some names of Samurai I won't forget ever : 1) Oda Nobunaga 2) Akechi Mitsuhide 3) Date Masamune 4) Date Shigezane 5) Katakura Kojuro 6) Sanada Yukimura 7) Sanada Nobuyuki 8) Sanada Masayuki 9) Takeda Shingen 10) Uesugi Kenshin 11) Toyotomi Hideyoshi 12) Tokugawa Iyeasu 13) Ishida Mitsunari 14) Otani Yoshitsugu 15) Kato Kiyomasa 16) Maeda Toshiee 17) Toramatsu 18) Kakizaki Kageie 19) Date Teramune 20) Shima Sakon 21) Honda Tadakatsu 22) Tadatsugu 23) Kagetsugu 24) Kanestsugu I've heard all these names in an otome game "Samurai love ballad party" best samurai romance game. We can learn a lot of Japanese history in that. Slbp fans hit the like button.....

@Yuorai

9 ай бұрын

I am neecroposting, but I know you haven't played Nioh because you didnt include satan (aka Tachibana Muneshige) on this list

@Emmaaikawa

9 ай бұрын

@@Yuorai yess, I haven't played that.

Every time I watch these videos I want to play samurai warriors

Excelente canal!!!GRACIAS!.

The modern paintings you use in these are fantastic, i never knew they existed.

@lucth16

3 жыл бұрын

99% are from L5R. Legend of the 5 Rings card game.

Nice video!!

I love Samurai History... this channels is perfect. Keep up the great work !

Amazing list n I love the way you grade these samurai!!

I have 3 pages from what I think it's a collection of ancient and modern warriors, printed in Japan in 1878. There are 12 warriors (4 on each page), some are clearly samurai, some are warriors of ancient China. After watching your video I decided to make some research on the content of the text (in old Japanese) and I was happy to find that one of the samurai figures is Honda Tadakatsu! I didn't know his story at all and now the number 2 greatest samurai is there, printed on one of the few pages I managed to have! Thank you for letting me know about him!

Wow.. this is awesome.. Now I wanna play more Samurai Warriors than ever.. Same with Genji Dawn of the Samurai and Days of the Blade..

my personal favourite is Honda Tadakatsu. great video !

As much as I like Yukimura, there is something wrong with what you mentioned. He literally didn't join the campaign against Korea. He is in the Japanese isle at that time. There are only three noticeable battles for Yukimura: The siege of Odawara at 1590, the siege of Ueda at 1600, and the two sieges of Osaka at 1614 and 1615. That is why to this day, there are still people call him "overrated". He is still a true warrior with a phenomenal story, and it has been largely recognized, so it is probably fair to put him at the top of your list. But considering the lack of battles he participated in, he is no way near the best samurai in Japan history for me. Keep up the good work!

@marthlink5015

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, as much as I also like Yukimura- I think his reputation proceeds him as many Generals of Ieyasu, who gave good word of mouth. Reminds me similar to Guan Yu and Cao Cao who Cao Cao highly regarded.

@clokwize

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad somebody else recognized his overratedness - I thought I was the only one

Nice video as always and totally agree with your list although you should probably add honorable mention like shinmo sakon and magara notoka and fuma ..... keep up the good work 👍

@TheShogunate

4 жыл бұрын

Might make a list about top samurai strategists, then I can give Shima Sakon proper recognition!

Amazing video

This is just making me appreciate Nioh 1 and 2 more and more. It is so underrated for its weaving history and fiction into a fun, and surprisingly educational story

I often with Mori Katsunaga is incredibly underrated specifically with his actions at Osaka castle

It's interesting that who many would consider the greatest Knight; William Marshall and your choice of Greatest Samurai both spent their youths as hostages.

If only these legends still existed T__T I knew every Warrior you listed.. PROUD

10. Yasuke: His life is so fascinating, I just wanna mention him. His bravery and loyalty deserve to recognize. Is he a samurai? I definetely count him as. 9.Hojo Tsunashige: Yellow warrior of Hojo. How he hold Kawagoe castle is so heroic. 8.Kaihime: I wanna add one female warrior. Her bravery on Oshi castle is worth to mention. She basically tarnished Ishida Mitsunari's reputation forever. 7.Murakami Yoshikiyo: Kenshin's fierce warrior. He is basically a Takeda slayer. 6.Ii Naomasa: Red devil of Tokugawa. Another fierce warrior. 5.Torii Mototada: Basically Tokugawa owe everything to him. His last stand in Fushimi Castle is a legend. 4.Yamagata Masakage, Naito Masatoyo, Baba Nobufusa: I can't seperate these Takeda trio. My favorite is Nobufusa, how he hold his ground and saved Katsuyori despite his quarrel with him during Nagashino is a brave act. Yamagata and Naito are another Takeda legends. 3.Sanada Yukimura: Most popular choice, I can't add anything but a little overrated I think. 2.Honda Tadakatsu: Tokugawa's strongest weapon, the battles he fought, noone could reach him. 1.Maeda Keiji and Hattori Hanzo: My all time favorite Samurai Warriors. Keiji's bravery and Hanzo loyalty are what made them my favorites.

@TheShogunate

4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting!

@tachibanna

4 жыл бұрын

Kaihime was a very incredible warrior, it would be interesting a video only with samurai women. One of my favorites is Yoshioka Myorinni, she defended her castle against Shimazu clan attacks 16 times.

@FShani

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was a little shocked there were no Hojo, Uesugi, or Takeda clan samurai in the video. While you don't necessarily need one from each clan, someone should have made the list. If we're talking female samurai there are two names that have to be mentioned. Gozen Tomoe, easily the most famous and skilled female samurai that we know; and Tachibana Ginchiyo, who may not have been a heroic warrior with battle accomplishments but was the only female to rule as a sengoku-era daimyo for a period of time. Mind you the later is not enough of an accomplishment to make the list, but Tomoe could be considered. As mentioned in a previous comment, Hattori Hanzo most likely was not actually of the samurai class. But even if he was we know little of his accomplishments outside of safely guiding Tokugawa Ieyasu away from the Akechi ambush.

@attysthoughts3253

3 жыл бұрын

Yasuke?? you f ing kidding me? we don't know if he was even trained to fight. He was just Nobunaga's exotic pet weapons carrier.

These are great! Learning quite a bit about the Samurai. I was wondering where you find some of the portrait artwork you have shown it's really well done, Thanks!

@TheShogunate

Жыл бұрын

A lot of the portraits are from the Nobunaga's Ambition series made by Koei! They are fantastic Samurai Strategy games!

@jallred2

Жыл бұрын

@@TheShogunate Thanks!

I never knew anything about this is interesting and I plan on learning a lot more

"Musashi is the greatest samurai duelist of all time.." Hmm.. I reckon Kamiizumi Hidetsuna, Bokuden, Itto Ittosai and others would probably take exception to that. Most famous outside Japan for sure though.

@bmxriderforlife1234

3 жыл бұрын

He's deffs one of the top 3 greatest duelests in Japan. And also depends on Era. That said he had a natural advantage. Most likely ambidextrous. And he learned jutte jutsu early from his family and adapted it to wakizashi forms. The jitte/jutte are basically the samurai version of a sai. But only one prong.

@galanakagalactus903

2 жыл бұрын

Well he used dual swords which is nowhere near as easy as it looks in a sword duel. Clearly he had talent.

@Finny1996

2 жыл бұрын

@@bmxriderforlife1234 I named 3 others who were considered superior in Musashi's day, and after. You can add Ono Tadaaki, Yagyu Munenori, Hyogonosuke and Jubei, Marume Kurando and plenty of others. So no, not even top 3. Munisai's jitte is not the same as jutte - the jitte is a knife with a cross guard, often used in conjunction with a sword.. ie dual wielded. Likely the source of Musashi's one-handed sword use.

@Finny1996

2 жыл бұрын

@@galanakagalactus903 there is not a single contemporaneous record of him using two swords. According to all historical records he used a single sword, often one-handed.

@galanakagalactus903

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Finny1996 Yes their is. The fact Musashi dual wielded is a fact not an opinion, confirmed by the man himself. So unless the historical record you are referring to was from Musashi then it has zero credibility. Everyone knows Musashi scholar not just a swordsman. Niten Ichi-ryū basically meant school of two heavens/swords as one and if you're gonna ask what Niten Ichi-ryū is then that proves my point. I know you might not like the guy but credit where it's due. He was could dual wield and had dual wielding techniques.

All warriors in The World who faught for their land and proud are Legendary ❤️❤️ Biggest Respect for them ❤️❤️

@ace6608

Жыл бұрын

all warriors? who? no names just troll lol

I LOVE ITTT!!!

I just appreciated the fact, that at least three of these names were not featured in Samurai Warriors. Although I'd be lying if I said I didn't only know of Benkai and Minimoto from the Genji series.

being a fan of samurai warriors, I guess number 1 right . Great video

Brought here because of Nioh. Damn, that game is near perfect when it comes to historical figures.

I was surprised that you was so enthusiastic about introducing Japanese warlords👍👍👍 I am very grateful and grateful as a Japanese😃😃 Thank you

And plus you pronounce the words perfectly

I was kinda shocked when Tadakatsu showed up second only to be astonished that I forgot the "Hinamoto ichi no tsuwamono nari". Great video man

@NANA-so2xj

4 жыл бұрын

You know verry well. However, Hinamoto→Hinomoto(it means ancient Japan).

@tenriayukawa5478

4 жыл бұрын

@@NANA-so2xj thanks. Began from Samurai Warriors series to learning most of the Samurais. Shame no Muneshige tho.

@atsukunisumeragi1967

3 жыл бұрын

@@NANA-so2xj Hinomoto means base of the Sun (base as in French "socle", or the lower part of a mountain).

"Never stray from the way." - Miyamoto Musashi

1:50 "WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" Musashi and Kojiro said calmly.

Muneshige Tachibana and Motoharu Kikkawa? And do a list for strategists as well so many get their recognition

@TheShogunate

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@giantcookie5925

3 жыл бұрын

takenaka hanbei would be in the list i bet

@edymihalescu1482

3 жыл бұрын

Minamoto yoshinaka would be on that list

One sad common thing I see in the samurai is the lord they fight for eventually betray them.

@michaelbandada9887

3 жыл бұрын

There is honor...unless someone stronger comes along

Last March 2020, it was shown on TV program hosted by the Mazai due of Ohta and Tanaka of Bakusho Mondai that a survey covering 100,000 people in Japan to rank top samurai during Sengoku period. Below was the ranking. In the said program, there was small commentary of the positive attributes of each lord and why they were positively viewed: Oda- forward looking and his tolerance ti the europeans; Uesugi and Sadada - I think their pure samurai spirit or something on that direction, Date - military skills and the way he built his town. Of the ranking where Uesugi was above Takeda, Ohta san made a comment saying he thought and probably most people thought Takeda was above. 1. Oda Nobunaga 2. Uesugi Kenshin 3. Date Masamune 4. Sanada Yukimura 5. Tokugawa Ieyasu 6. Toyotomi Hideyoshi 7. Takeda Shingen 8. Kuroda Kanbei 9. Akemichi Mitsuhide 10. Ishida Mistunari

damn ! even their names scream badass when you pronounce them

Do one on miyamoto please! I was actually expectante on hearing more of him

Date masamume One of his famous words is as follows. "If you are too benevolent, you become weak. If you are too righteous, you will be hard. If you are too polite, you will flatter. If you are too wise, you will tell lies. If you are too trusting, you will suffer loss." Although he had some ambitions, he had always been a realist. It is said that if Date Masamune had been born a few decades earlier, he would have taken the throne.

Sometime I wonder why we usually loving the lost side? Even Japanese themself also made many movies about yukimura and mitsunari. Nagamasa & Oichi is best couple and they also had tragic story.

@cameronfield7313

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe they're the best couple in Samurai Warriors, but in actual history I think Nagamasa had a mistress.

What do yo think about Hattori Hanzo? P/D: This channel is awesome!! I'll subscribe

@silkyjohnston7043

3 жыл бұрын

Not a Samurai. He was Shinobi but probably as skilled as most with a spear

@PABLOESCOBAR-vz3sz

3 жыл бұрын

Hatori hanzo is ninja not samurai...but he became a samurai

@hectorastorga5536

3 жыл бұрын

There's a video in this Channel about Ninjas, they weren't what Hollywood and 20 Century movies showed us, so... If he was high class person he was a Bushi (Samurai)

This is so interesting, I see sekiro got inspiration from some elements presented in this video

@ABEAZYdaRonin94

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the 7 Spears if Hideyoshi in particular

Im surprised that Uesugi Kenshin, Masakage Yamagata, Hojo Tsunashige, Tachibana Dosetsu, Tachibana Muneshige, Kosaka Masanobu, or even Sakon Shima made the list. Just as a side note, Ii Naomasa’s Red Cavalry was a direct copy of its predecessor, the Takeda Red Cavalry, led by Masakage Yamagata, who was known to be one of Takeda Shingen’s most able generals. Either way, cool list hope to see more content!

Another great video again like the Leaders video I agree with all your choices, maybe have Naomas in Yoshihiro's place other than that great choices. Only one mistake I noticed one of the Naomasa Ii pics is actually his son Naotaka. Yukimura as number 1 I expected would have been shocked if he wasn't and Tadakatsu number 2 is justified. some worthy adds could have been Nobuharu (Nobufusa) Baba another reported to have not been injured in battle until his untimely death at Nagashino. I guess Kojiro Sasaki may have been in the same boat as Musashi I don't know.

I'm so glad Yoshitsune made here and so high up. It often feels like he gets overlooked.

@mosquitoman5899

3 жыл бұрын

He was so good his own brother was so afraid and jealous of him

Hey it was a good clip to introduce most of master fighters in the Sengoku period. Do you know Hojo Soun? He should have been joined into your rank.

Actually I knew it all of this great samurai by playing the game "Samurai warriors 2" and it was very accurate and amazing game. And have part when you always face with "Tadakatsu Honda" play an special soundtrack for him.

@esarmps8360

3 жыл бұрын

I love samura warriors 2

Can you please do a video on Honda Tadakatsu?

Came here after watching Sanada maru and Dokuganryu Masamune. Really good list. It's missing Hijikata though.

Wow Shimazu Yoshihiro lived a long life considering how battle ridden he was, to live into your 80s now is a good life let alone in a time of constant bloody war. The man was in his 60s during when he was fighting in the Imjin War? Damn my respect for Shimazu clan has just increased because of this.

@cuongtranmanh3794

4 ай бұрын

And foolish Mitsunari think he is better than Yoshihiro. Everyone knows Western army is doomed

What about Ashikaga Yoshiteru, he wasn't much of a battlefighter like Honda, but he was a respected swordsman among even the most high ranked Samurai and the last pillar of power of the Ashikaga shogunate. Maybe a top 10 Samurai fighter video is next? Sakon, Musashi and Yoshiteru would make a fine addition :D And don't forget about his signature death when Hisahides troops tried to take him down, as Yoshiteru took up all the swords her collected and fought them valiently and in his final moments realized he just invented a new sword style using 2 Swords (even before musashi).

I would like to see more on the 2 other members of the heavenly kings of the Tokugawa - Sakakibara Yasumasa and Sakai Tadatsugu. It seems these two often are overshadowed by the other 2 : Ii Naomasa and Honda Tadakatsu for obvious reasons I'm sure. But I think the other 2 must have some interesting backgrounds and stories as well

My man , thank a lot , i really want to see about Honda Takadatsu and Sanada Yukimura , now i have it , Japan's 2 famous god of war 😍😍😍😍

@user-gl5vh7gr8w

3 жыл бұрын

正しくは本多忠勝です・・・高達（Takadatsu) Correctly Honda Tadakatsu

Legend says, whenever Tadakatsu Honda enter the battle.. Astronomia start playing as BGM

@thatonegreaser1408

3 жыл бұрын

Anime=cringe

@thatonegreaser1408

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t even speak Japanese American

Could you do a video on the swords used by these men?

Nice

I really agree when you put Yukimura in number 1 spot

it's crazy that most were around during the late Sengoku Jidai.

Well my all time favorite is still Otani Yoshitsugu (or Gyobu), though i get why he didnt make it i to this video. He didn't fight in too many battles since he became ill and later blind and incapable of even standing, but his friendship with Ishida is a great one. Together with him in top Five would be Ishida Mitsunari, Torii Mototoda, Tomoe Gozen and Saito Musashibo Benkei.

@sandk7969

4 жыл бұрын

Tomoe the mysterious one.

@FShani

4 жыл бұрын

Otani Yoshitsugu is definitely worthy of respect, which he did receive from his peers. He was also influential during the invasion of Korea. Ishida Mitsunari on the other hand definitely doesn't deserve to make the list. In fact one of the biggest reasons Tokugawa won the Sekigahara campaign was that so many daimyo did not respect Ishida Mitsunari, viewing him as a glorified accountant rather than a capable samurai. While Mitsunari's rise to power is impressive in it's own right, his mismanagement of it and resultant fall is among the most disastrous in samurai history.

@howescookies

4 жыл бұрын

@@FShani Well i get where you are coming from. Its true that Ishida was more of a politican than a samurai, but i still prefer his resolve and what he fought for. He also wasnt smurai on inside since he had this rather naive approach where he wanted to befriend all the lords, being soft on them, not earning their trust or loyalty (Wich showed during the battle of sekigahara since most of his allied lords betrayed him and converted to Ieyasu or just didnt do anything). I can also see that Japan would maybe fall back to the old Toyotomi style of ruling or would break up even more if Mitsunari were to win. Still he tried to do the right thing by helping Hideyori who was the "rightfull" heir and his approach, if not that of the standart samurai, was at least peacefull, not like Tokugawa who killed off half of his family just to achieve what he did. On pair with Otani Yoshitsugu would be Admiral Yi Sun Shin, but since this was video about Japan, i did not include him there.

Good, Tom Cruise isnt on the list.

@jpnmsdf1888

3 жыл бұрын

LAST SAMURAI.

@mauriman2210

3 жыл бұрын

👍 __ 🤣 haaahaaahaaahaaa @ Tom Cruise 🤪

@theOneThatWas

3 жыл бұрын

He was the number one in the video.

I was actually waiting for you to do a video on this, great video. Can you do one on foreign Samurai like William Adam's and Yasuke ( I know William's story is way more concrete then Yasuke's, but it's still a good story though).

@TheShogunate

4 жыл бұрын

For sure, at some point!

It's a pity that Minamoto no Yoshitsune, who was instrumental in overthrowing the Taira clan, was forced to commit suicide because his brother Yoritomo considered him dangerous.

You should do a video on their swords or weapons these warriors used

@Zee200

3 жыл бұрын

Up!

If there is a perfect list, then this is it.

Let my Tombokiri lead your passage to hell! ~ voice line from Honda in the game Kessen. Still hear it perfectly

Fascinating material I grew up learning about them because my grandfather killed a alot if them in ww2. He also said they were the meanest warriors because of thier Samurai doctrines, no fear of death. I always loved watching Samurai flix as a kid. Thier purpose is to serve thier master as warriors and die if need b

could anyone please tell me where I can find the artwork at minute 8:35 of this video?🙏