Takeda Shingen, a very important figure in Japanese history, has been portrayed with as much accuracy as can be expected from what is known of him from the available historic records in such excellent movies as Kagemusha and Furin Kazan (Samurai banners). This movie (except for the costumes) is a very poor reflection of the historical reality and of the spirit of the man Takeda. The plot is totally unrealistic in the context of feudal Japan and shows the writer's ignorance of these matters. They could have dispensed with the elaborate costumes and battle scenes. The proponents could have worn T-shirts and jeans, the results would have been, at a lesser cost, the same: a mediocre B-movie.
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