Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find the strength to be as brutal as his opponent, but at what cost?
Takaaki Enoki
Kagetora / Uesugi Kenshin
Masahiko Tsugawa
Takeda Shingen
Atsuko Asano
Nami
Naomi Zaizen
Yae
Hironobu Nomura
Taro Yoshinobu
Toshiya Ito
Kakizaki Kageie
Akira Hamada
Naoe Kagetsuna
Masataka Naruse
Ōkuma Tomohide
Yûsuke Nagumo
Kitajō Takahiro
Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find the strength to be as brutal as his opponent, but at what cost?
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