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The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as an aggressive warrior, the battles he won until subduing almost all his enemies, the lonely comprehension of knowing that he actually can not take over the whole country because he was born too late.
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片岡千恵蔵 Date Masamune
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月形龍之介 Katakura Kojuro
香川良介 荒木忍 
尾上華丈 藤川三之祐 Ryōnosuke Azuma Mitsuru Toyama 
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光岡龍三郎 大邦一公 Takeo Kawasaki 原聖四郎 Kiyoshi Kasuga 水野浩 Fumihiko Yokoyama Ebizaburo Ichikawa
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