
Release Date
Original Release
January 3, 1993
3h 54m
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon (1993)
Overview
Biopic of Date Masamune. Young Masamune upon learning of the death of Nobunaga decides that he is the man to fill those sainted clogs. The fastest way to do this is to subjugate the neighboring warlords. This is an action that results in the death of his father and younger brother and not the least brings him to the attention of Hideyoshi and not in a good way either but intervention by the regents nephew Hidetsugu and Maeda Toshiie save his neck although he is forced to move to a smaller fief and send his wife to Kyoto as hostage. Although curbed of his lofty ambitions his friendship with Hidetsugu again lands him in hot water when Ishida Mitsunari arranges the downfall of the unfortunate Hidetsugu, Toshiie and Ieyasu save his neck and the flamboyant young warlord is sent to Korea where he wins great honors. Upon his return Hideyoshi is dead and Masamune allies himself with Tokugawa Ieyasu thus assuring the survival of the Date family. An amazing story from beginning to the end!
Director
Yoshiharu Nishigaki
Department: Directing
Cast

Hideki Takahashi
Date Masamune

Isao Natsuyagi
Katakura Kagetsuna

Masahiko Tsugawa
Unknown

Kumiko Akiyoshi
Unknown

Kinya Kitaoji
Unknown

Renji Ishibashi
Unknown

Ryo Tamura
Unknown

Go Wakabayashi
Date Terumune

Akira Onodera
Date Shigezane

Daijiro Tsutsumi
Date Masamichi
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