ats uy ori ▁Tak eda ▁Kan ' emon ▁Nak am ura ▁– ▁Nob uk ata ▁It ag aki ▁Mas ak azu ▁Tam ura ▁– ▁Nob ush ige ▁Tak eda ▁May umi ▁O z ora ▁– ▁Princess ▁Ok oto ▁Tak ashi ▁Sh im ura ▁– ▁Tor am asa ▁O bu ▁Ken ▁Og ata ▁ ▁Release ▁Sam ur ai ▁B ann ers ▁received ▁a ▁road show ▁release ▁in ▁Japan ▁by ▁T oh o ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁It ▁received ▁a ▁wide ▁release ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁T oh o ' s ▁top - g ross ing ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁the ▁top - g ross ing ▁film ▁among ▁domestic ▁releases ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁T oh o ▁International ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Under ▁the ▁B anner ▁of ▁the ▁Sam ur ai ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁to ▁home ▁video ▁as ▁Sam ur ai ▁B ann ers . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁" M os k ." ▁of ▁Vari ety ▁found ▁that ▁" even ▁M if une ' s ▁unique ▁presence ▁fails ▁to ▁give ▁this ▁many ▁new ▁tw ists ▁and ▁provide ▁dynamic ▁stat ure ▁or ▁the ▁po etic ▁ ▁ins ights ▁that ▁marked ▁some ▁earlier ▁Japanese ▁films ▁of ▁this ▁genre ." ▁The ▁review ▁concluded ▁that ▁" M if une ▁is ▁spect ac ular ▁as