Dokuganryu Masamune: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Historical drama starring Ken Watanabe as Date Masamune, a regional strongman of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful daimyo in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all the more iconic for his missing eye, and Date was often called dokuganryū, or the "one-eyed dragon".

Series details

• Title: Dokuganryu Masamune
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 1987-01-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-12-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 41865
• IMDb ID: tt0399960
• TVDB ID: 272245

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-01-04; final listed air date 1987-12-13; episode order: 50.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dokuganryu Masamune on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.