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..............................