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Date Masamune is a featured character in several video games including Koei's Kessen series (where he is a relatively minor officer), and Inindo: Way of the Ninja as the daimyo of the Rikuchu province.
- In Sengoku Musou / Samurai Warriors where he is a playable character, he is depicted as a young and hot-headed ruler. His weapon in the first game is a pair of bokken. In the second game it is changed to a western-style sabre and a pair of pistols. He frequently expressed ambitions to explore the world beyond Japan, and acquire new, foreign technologies.
- In the game Ronin Blade one of the male protagonist's blade is named after Masamune,though the blade's name could have also been a reference to the famous blacksmith Masamune also.
- In the manga series Samurai Deeper Kyo Date Masamune is a member of the Shiseiten and former follower/rival of the main character Kyo. Though he is referred to by his childhood name of Bontenmaru.
- In the anime series Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, the character Date Seiji is a descendent of Date Masamune. Seiji wears his hair covering one eye, and is at one point asked by Hashiba Touma if he does so because he is related to the One-Eyed Dragon.
- Capcom's highly successful hack-&-slash game Sengoku Basara and Sengoku Basara 2, includes Date Masamune as one of the main characters. In the English release, the game was renamed Devil Kings with all historical reference removed, and Date Masamune was renamed Azure Dragon. In Basara, a distinguishing trait of Date Masamune is his usage of Japanese-style English, or Engrish. Reminding fans of Dante of Devil May Cry's fame, Masamune is portrayed as a brazen young lord bent on having fun while conquring the country, dressed in blue and black with a tsuba over his right eye as well as the historically accurate golden arc on his battle helmet. He is also known in-game by his nickname, the One-Eyed Dragon (Dokuganryu). He is also depicted in constant rivalry with Sanada Yukimura, although there is no clear historical record to suggest such a rivalry ever existed.
- Masamune also appears in the PC game Shogun: Total War as a general in the Uesugi army but not until later in the game (around 1580).
- Date Masamune, leading the Date Clan, appears in the Samurai Warlords Mod (aka the Shogun Mod) for the PC game Medieval Total War.
- Date Masamune is the subject of the first 1/6 scale 12 inch samurai action figure produced by DID corporation, released in Fall 2006.
- He is also one of the Leaders (a class of Samurai) in Throne of Darkness.
- Date Masamune was also the main subject of the Japanese network NHK's Taiga drama Dokuganryu Masamune (One-eyed Dragon, Masamune) in 1987, starring the then young Ken Watanabe as Date Masumune. To-date, this series is the highest rated NHK Taiga drama.[1]
- In the Thomas Harris novel Hannibal Rising, Hannibal Lecter's aunt, Lady Murasaki, is said to be a descendant of Date Masamune. It is one of Masamune's swords that Lecter uses to commit his first murder by killing a butcher named Paul Momund for insulting Lady Murasaki because she is Japanese.
- In Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, Daimyo Date Masamune is available as a daimyo unit. In the game, he's available with Shogunate wonder, only for Japanese civilization. Daimyos can receive shipments and train troops, while they are a powerful hand cavalry unit. They also provide an attack boost to nearby troops.
Quick Facts Date Masamune, First Lord of Sendai ...
Date Masamune | |
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First Lord of Sendai | |
In office 1600–1636 | |
Preceded by | none |
Succeeded by | Date Tadamune |
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Born | 180px Yonezawa, Japan |
Died | 180px |
Resting place | 180px |
Spouse | Date Megohime |
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Date.