Japanese Armies of the Shogunate Era - Shogun TV Show DOCUMENTARY

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Japan continues with a video on the samurai armies of the shogunate era, as we talk about the Ashigaru, Samurai, as well as army organization and various weapons used.

Other videos on Japan and Shogunate:

Script: Dimitris Koutsoumis

00:00 Intro
01:37 Ashigaru
08:23 Samurai
12:38 Army Organization

#Documentary #Japan #Shogun

[sirunklydunk]

I wish more movies and tv shows about Samurai era japan would acknowledge that several samurai clans were quite open to the idea of guns, and those that weren't came down with a mysterious case of "shot to death"

[ComedyJakob]

Shogun is so freaking good. Each episode gets better than the last.

[siddhant]

Shogun is one of the best shows I have seen

[Aristotle]

WOW this is truly impressive how much information you guys were able to pack into this video. As a personal project of mine I’ve been going down a rabbit hole of medieval Japanese military history for the past few months. It’s great seeing how the sources you guys use have been right in line with what I’ve been reading. That being said, to the layman in Japanese history reading this I can confidently say they NAILED this video in accuracy and for that matter the sheer volume of info they packed in is astounding. Keep up the good work guys!

[curiousconsultant]

"My lord, your enemy is a renowned swordsman who can draw his katana before his spear hits the ground"
"He ain't drawing faster than my gat" - Ashigaru rifleman

[da_muffinman]

the way you say "meanwhile" is the most perfect and iconic and comforting thing in my life

[minoru-kk]

In light of the turmoil of Sengoku, Edo shogunate had promoted Confucianism rather than Bushido. Theyd turned mounted warriors into bureaucrats, but its ironic that Bushido was again exalted at the end in face of Western threat.

Btw some spelling mistakes. Mayby Sotaisho will be Sodaisho and Sone will be Sonae

[tsuneki]

While movies and video games give the image Samurai warfare was purely with swords, in the famous battle of Sekigahara (1600), it’s estimated that the combined armies fielded around 25, 000 guns with roughly 500, 000 guns in the country, making Japan one of the most pro gun regions at the time.

We even had 3 major production centers (brands if you will) which were in Sakai, Kunitomo and Hino.

[ronjohnson]

Nice introduction. I like the gentle myth busting as well.

[stefanvas]

While in no way an expert in the field, I have noticed two slight inaccuracies: the capital of the Hojo clan was Odawara, not Edo. Edo became the center of power after the Tokugawa took the lands of the Hojo.

In addition, the arquebusiers used a wooden palisade at Nagashino, which further hampered the charge of the Takeda cavalry

For the rest, great video. It was pleasure to watch it.

[buinghiathuan]

Shogun 2 player :
Chad ashigaru vs Virgin katana samurai 😂😂

[ScarTalon]

Really great video. Super informative and understandable. Great art/graphics too

[bbd]

I gotta tell ya, Fella - You're damn good at what you do. Love your Videos. This video was very important to me as I'm addicted to the Series Shogun.

[theawesomeman]

I have been enjoying Hulu's Shogun series and I have to thank "Kings and Generals" for making me aware of the show's existence.

[Nordsan]

I love this channel, this is what education means.

[HauteGameFR]

This video is perfect... do some battles like Sekigahara with this artistic direction = BANGER

[式すずめ]

Please explain about Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He is an essential figure in understanding the Sengoku period.

[joshlesure]

I'm really enjoying these videos so far! Looking forward to the next one!

[KroiAlbanoiArbanon]

Next do a video on mapuche and chichimeca. Their victories against spanish are fascinating.

[VexGone]

Such cinematography! Powerful performance by actors! Great Color Grading! Love the series.