Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

1991 · 246 min · ★ 6.5 · History, War

During the age of warring clans (Sengoku Jidai), many samurai lords sought to unite the country under their banners by becoming the supreme leader. One of the first to vie for power in this way was Saito Dosan, the 'Viper'. His son-in-law, Oda Nobunaga, did in fact unite the nation after subduing all of his enemies, yet falling at last to the treachery of one of his most trusted generals. This story is a pre-cursor to those later events as the brilliant military strategist Saito Dosan rises to power and notoriety as a great lord in his own right. Directed by Kudo Eiichi and with a tremendous supporting cast that includes Nakamura Toru as Oda Nobunaga and Chiba Shinichi as Akechi Mitsutsugu, battle scenes of awesome power and a unique view of Japanese history, this is a marvelous production highlighted by the action scenes done by the Japan Action Club (JAC).

Directed by Eiichi Kudō · Written by Seiko Shimura

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Ken Matsudaira Dosan Saito
Sonny Chiba Mitsutsugu Akechi
Kumiko Akiyoshi Miyoshino
Toru Nakamura Nobunaga Oda
Makoto Fujita Soun Hojo
Ken Nishida Masayori Toki
Takahiro Tamura Motomune Matsunami
Naoya Makoto Gozaemon Yano
Kenzō Kawarasaki Bonten Hachibei
Miki Fujitani Princess Noh
Yoshimi Iwasaki Omi
Shigeru Kōyama Nagahiro Nagai

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