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Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan S1E1 — The Rise of Nobunaga

7.4

Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan•Season 1•Episode 1

The Rise of Nobunaga

7.4/10 · 334 votesFeb 24, 202142 min

Ranked #5 of 6 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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Oda Nobunaga launches a blood-soaked bid to seize power over central Japan. Watch the brilliant but brutal Samurai battle rival family members and ferocious warlords along the way.

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Seasons1

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Season 1 Episodes6

The Rise of Nobunaga

Seizing Power

The Demon King

Complete Control

Catastrophe

Birth of a Dynasty

Cast12

Elijah Bender

Self

David Spafford

Self

Nathan Ledbetter

Self

David Eason

Self

Oleg Benesch

Self

Tomoko Kitagawa

Self

Hiro Kanagawa

Narrator

Masami Kosaka

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Hayate Masao

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Masayoshi Haneda

Nobunaga Oda

Hideaki Ito

Masamune Date

Stephen Turnbull

Himself

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Episode Summary

"The Rise of Nobunaga" is episode 1 of Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 334 votes, ranking #5 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on February 24, 2021.

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