Shinsengumi! is a Taiga drama television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period.
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After 2 years of completely isolation in mountains, Musashi comes back in order to live a normal life. However, after his duel against Kojiro Sasaki he has many enemies who want to kill him...
In an era when samurai ruled Japan, the Zomen no Oni wiped out all but one member of the Shinsengumi. A top-secret replacement operation is executed to protect the security of Kyoto—seven criminals are chosen as doubles to replace the Shinsengumi while being led by Ichibanboshi, whose parents were also killed by the Zomen no Oni. Now’s their time to shine the brightest!
Norizuki Gennojo, a commander of the Shogunate’s troops, sets out on a journey to train in swordplay. In that time, Koka Yoami, the father of his betrothed Chie, receives a special mission and goes to Awa Tokushima to search for the secret records of Naruto in which a pledge to overthrow the shogunate is sealed with blood. He is never heard of again. 10 years later, Gennojo returns to Edo as a wandering monk and in despair about his swordsmanship. He is slashed by Sekiya Magobei but survives because of the quick wits of a female pickpocket Mikaeri Otsuna. Gennojo gets entangled in conflict surrounding the secret records of Naruto. He and Otsuna try to infiltrate Awa Tokushima in order to obtain the secret records and face continuous attacks by assassins on the way there.
It is said that the Shinsengumi, led by Isami Kondo, delayed the start of the Meiji restoration by 10 years. This is a large-scale historical drama that tells about their life path up to the battle of Ikedaya.
During the reign of the shogun, Iemitsu, an epidemic causes the population of men to greatly drop, leading to an ooku where the role of men and women are reversed. Thus, “the women become the shogun, served by 3000 handsome men”
The chronicles of Sakamoto Ryoma, a pre-revolutionary who helped shape the face of modern Japan. In order to study swordsmanship, Ryoma heads for Edo where he meets many people who influence his thinking. He becomes close friends with men like Katsu Kaishu and Saigo Takamori and later establishes a naval training school in Kobe. Ryoma's controversial political views make him a target for shogunate assassins but his fervent belief in a classless society helps forge the Choshu-Satsuma alliance which ultimately brings about the Meiji Restoration.
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The story chronicles the life of Hōjō Masako during the Kamakura Period.
Centered around Masujiro Omura, who became a commander for the Choshu clan, and founded the modern Japanese millitary system.
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Set in Japan several centuries back. It depicts the struggles of three historical warriors, Dosan Saito, Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akechi.
Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the Taira clan) focuses on Taira Kiyomori who fights alongside other members of his clan to at first successfully overcome the Minamoto clan and their bid for power. Battles and intrigue abound, as the puppet Emperor and Buddhist monks take sides in the power struggle. At issue is Kiyomori's parentage, not an unusual problem for the nobility in that era where clandestine liaisons among courtiers and the upper classes were common.
The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori.
Depicting Date clan’s internal strife that occurred during a peaceful Edo period governed by the 4th Tokugawa shogun.
The story chronicles the life of Nagao Kagetora.
The Story is about three daughters of a "Hatamoto" during the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration.
The chronicles of the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 - May 17th, 1189). He was a late Heian and early Kamakura general of the Minamoto clan of Japan. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo. His older brother Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura shogunate.
The story chronicles the life of Ii Naosuke.
Fumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively and tries to keep up Shoin Yoshida's will. Shoin Yoshida is her older brother and intellectual.
Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan.
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49 episodes • 2004
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Arrival of the Black Ships! | Jan 11, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Pride of Tama | Jan 18, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mother Leaves Home | Jan 25, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Topsy-Turvy World | Feb 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Wedding Day | Feb 8, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Heusken, Escape! | Feb 15, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Succession | Feb 22, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Future of Japan | Feb 29, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Letter | Mar 7, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Roshi-gumi | Mar 14, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mother, I'm Leaving! | Mar 21, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 12 | To the West! | Mar 28, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Serizawa Kamo Explodes | Apr 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Arriving in Kyoto | Apr 11, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 15 | To Go or Not To Go | Apr 18, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 16 | A Letter to Tsune | Apr 25, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The First Death | May 2, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Mibu Ronin's First Assignment | May 9, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Day of the Wake | May 16, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Don't Intoxicate Serizawa | May 23, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 21 | A Big Incident | May 30, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kamo on the Roof | Jun 6, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 23 | A Political Change - August 18th | Jun 13, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 24 | An Unavoidable Path | Jun 20, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Birth of the Shinsengumi | Jun 27, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Bureau Chief Kondo Isami | Jul 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Pre-Ikedaya Incident | Jul 11, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Off to Ikedaya | Jul 18, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Punish the Choshu | Jul 25, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Nagakura Shinpachi Revolts | Aug 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Return to Edo | Aug 8, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Yamanami's Escape | Aug 15, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 33 | A Friend's Death | Aug 22, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 34 | The Teradaya Affair | Aug 29, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Farewell, Mibu Village | Sep 5, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Confrontation | Sep 12, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 37 | The Satsuma-Choshu Alliance | Sep 19, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 38 | The Suicide of a Member | Sep 26, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 39 | The Shogun's Death | Oct 3, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Heisuke's Departure | Oct 10, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Kanryusai's Fall | Oct 17, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 42 | The Assassination of Ryoma | Oct 24, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Showdown | Oct 31, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 44 | An Attack on Kondo | Nov 7, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Gen-san's Death | Nov 14, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 46 | To the East | Nov 21, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Reunion | Nov 28, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Nagareyama | Dec 5, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Dear Friend | Dec 12, 2004 | 0.0 |