NHK's history program "Rekishi Tantei" (General) will air "Date Masamune's Strategies" from 10 pm on April 23. Popular Sengoku warlord Date Masamune, also known as the protagonist of the 1987 taiga drama "Dokuganryu Masamune," is portrayed as a "strategist," and the show will look into the secret strategies that allowed him to survive the Sengoku period, including the desperate strategy that allowed him to defeat an enemy more than twice his size, the surprising move that deceived Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the unconventional strategy he used to face off against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
On this day's program, we will be taking a thorough look at why Masamune survived the Warring States period and became one of the most powerful daimyo in the country.
What was the strategy that allowed the young Masamune to overcome an enemy twice his size? Written in the ancient documents is a surprising move that deceived Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the ruler of Japan. It also reveals the extraordinary strategy that was devised to face off against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
This program will introduce the many "unknown strategies" that Masamune hatched, based on re-enacted footage and historical documents.
