Saito Dosan: Rage of Power (1991)

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power (1991)

1991-01-03 Japan 246 Min. PG-13
6.5 2 votes

Overview

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).

Cast

松平健 is Dosan Saito
Dosan Saito
千葉真一 is Mitsutsugu Akechi
Mitsutsugu Akechi
秋吉久美子 is Miyoshino
仲村トオル is Nobunaga Oda
Nobunaga Oda
藤田まこと is Soun Hojo
西田健 is Masayori Toki
Masayori Toki
田村高廣 is Motomune Matsunami
Motomune Matsunami
誠直也 is Gozaemon Yano
Gozaemon Yano
河原崎建三 is Bonten Hachibei
Bonten Hachibei
藤谷美紀 is Princess Noh
Princess Noh
神山繁 is Nagahiro Nagai
Nagahiro Nagai