Both are epic war dramas set in respective warring States period of both East Asian countries.......... Both are about a brave warlord with grand ambition of ultimately defeating other warlords, unifying the country & his great wise general, strategist, building strategy based on movement, tactics of animals, birds.................. Both are about alliance & betrayals for power................. Both take upon Sun Tzu's Greatest Art of War. Both are very similar........ Both wars begin because a warlord's desire for a princess of his rival........

Both star very cute Miyazaki Aoi as a historical famous noble lady in Tokugawa period. Both are very similar.......................................

Both are epic movies about epic wars that determine the fate of the country during warring States of both countries. In Both movies, a noble lady of a warlord psychologically stalls, defeats opponent/rival warlord using simple tea ceremony. Both movies are about two of greatest East Asian ambitious brave wise virtuous military generals, strategists.

Both star very cute Miyazaki Aoi as a noble lady in Tokugawa period. Both are very similar.......................................

Both are epic war movies set in respective warring States, three kingdoms period of respective both East Asian countries.......... Both movies are about a brave warlord with grand ambition of ultimately defeating other warlords, unifying the country & his great wise general, strategist, building strategy based on movement, tactics of animals, birds.................. Both movies are about alliance & betrayals for power................. Both movies are very similar........ Both wars begin because a warlord's desire for a princess of his rival........ Yamato Kansuke is like Japanese reincarnation/counterpart of Zhuge Liang, but rather ill-fated, unfortunate..............................

Both are epic war movies about war between a strong dominant force & outnumbered defendant force despite odds............... Both battles involve winning using deception, heavy mind games, battle of wits & simple psychological tricks.

Both are epic wuxia movies with stunning choreography. Both movies star Ziyi Zhang..............................

Both are epic war movies, both movies feature a fight with wild Tiger. Both movies are very similar..............................

Both are epic war movies, stunning choreography, both movies significantly feature archery. Both movies are very similar..............................

Both are epic historical movies about ambitions of two of the most greatest powerful warlords of warring States period of both respective countries, trying to defeat rest of warlords, unify the entire country under a single lord.

Both are classic jidaigeki movies based on epic poems/tales from Heian period. Both movies are about romance in Heian Imperial Court.

Both movies are based on classic jidaigeki tales. Both star Mao Inoue............................... .