l ord ▁Tak eda ▁Sh ingen ▁( Y or oz u ya ▁K inn os u ke ), ▁whose ▁tit ular ▁red ▁b ann ers ▁are ▁his ▁tra dem ark . ▁Yam am oto ▁has ▁a ▁r uth less ▁but ▁effective ▁approach ▁to ▁battle ▁and ▁politics , ▁and ▁advis es ▁Tak eda ▁Sh ingen ▁on ▁almost ▁everything ▁he ▁does , ▁including ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Su wa ▁Y or ish ige ▁( A kih iko ▁Hir ata ). ▁Of ▁Lord ▁Su wa ' s ▁household , ▁Princess ▁Yu ▁( Y osh iko ▁Sak uma ) ▁ref uses ▁to ▁commit ▁suic ide , ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁comes ▁to ▁center ▁on ▁a ▁love ▁triangle ▁between ▁the ▁lord , ▁his ▁general , ▁and ▁the ▁prin cess . ▁▁ ▁The ▁film ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁fourth ▁Battle ▁of ▁K aw an ak aj ima , ▁in ▁which ▁Yam am oto ▁err one ously ▁bel ieves ▁his ▁battle ▁tact ics ▁have ▁failed ▁and ▁commits ▁a ▁pin cer ▁attack , ▁but ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁before ▁the ▁battle ▁is ▁won . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁T oshi ro ▁M if une ▁– ▁K ans u ke ▁Yam am oto ▁Y osh iko ▁Sak uma ▁– ▁Princess ▁Yu u ▁Y or oz u ya ▁K inn os u ke ▁– ▁Sh ingen ▁Tak eda ▁Yu ji ro ▁I sh ih ara ▁– ▁K ens hin ▁U es ug i ▁K ats uo ▁Nak am ura ▁– ▁Nob us ato ▁It ag aki ▁Nak am ura ▁K ank ur ō ▁V ▁– ▁K