


Tenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes. The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu. Production began on April 27, 2007. The story is based on the novel Tenchijin by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted for screen by scriptwriter Eriko Komatsu. The series' music composer was Michiru Oshima. The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports Uesugi Kagekatsu, who holds the destiny of Echigo province.
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In 18th-century Edo, Tsutaya Juzaburo rises from a poor background to become a leading publisher. Despite political changes threatening his career, he works to shape Edo’s cultural scene through innovative books and collaborations with artists.

Collection of short stories about women in various periods of Japanese history. Based on famous Japanese novels.

An entertaining historical drama depicting Sanada Yukimura, a hero who has gone through the era from the incident at Honnōji Temple to the summer siege of Osaka Castle, as "a man of men".

Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith. While running a dojo, Daijiro and his father find themselves wrapped up in a series of events with the town's people.

Otose, the daughter of a poor farmer, was born on Awaji Island. At her workplace, she met Tsuda Mitsugi, a loyalist of the imperialists. He was the man of her dreams. As if to test their love, numerous trials befall them.

A story about a high school full of delinquents, and its elite class that has clones of famous warlords from Japan's Warring States period fighting it out.

The mini-series revolves around the harem of a shogun in the Edo Period in Japan. The women jostle and compete with one another and with their lord and on occasion even wield more power than their master.

Thirteen years after his mother took her own life as a ritual sacrifice for the Black Mass, samurai Kyoshiro (Masakazu Tamura), who lives his life with his eyes turned away from happiness, uses his beloved sword to slay his enemies who come at him.....

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...

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Ometsuke Asahina Kawachinokami Masakiyo - holds the position of inspector overseeing the daimyo on behalf of the shogun and the council of elders. When signs of rebellion appear in various areas across Japan, while receiving a secret order from Elder Tsuchiya Sagaminokami, Asahina hides her identity and heads to the area as a secret magistrate and crushes the evil that is plaguing the world with her ruthless hand.

After the end of the reign of the second Shogun Hidetada, the country was still in turmoil. Meanwhile, Iemitsu, who took the place of the third shogun, is carrying out a number of political reforms. However, Yui Shosetsu, plans to overthrow the Tokugawa family...

A historical romance about the life of Princess Nukata, a Manyo poetess who was loved by two brothers, Emperor Tenji and Emperor Tenmu, and the formation of an ancient nation.

Princess Anmitsu, the only daughter of the lord of Amakara Castle, was fed up with her cramped life. When the lord suggested an arranged marriage for her, she finally escaped the castle...

Kouta Kazuraba works hard as a part-timer and he thinks that he would like to be a different person in the future. One day, he happened to pick up a Sengoku Driver, the tool for transforming into an Armored Rider, in the forest and started fighting as Armored Rider Gaim to save the people from the monsters named Inves, who came from a different world.

Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

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.

Fūrin Kazan was the 46th NHK Taiga drama beginning on January 7, 2007. It was aired throughout 2007. The four characters from left to right are wind, woods, fire, and mountain. The title is a reference to the war banner used by Takeda Shingen, which in turn was taken from Sun Tzu's The Art of War. It means "Swift as the Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain."

One hundred years ago, the two died untimely deaths, although they had a strong bond. In the Edo period, the reincarnated man met a geisha named Osome, a wandering spirit who could not attain Buddhahood.

During the 16th Century Japan was involved in the Sengoku Period, an era of Civil Wars and the powerful Warlords who fought them. One of the earliest and strongest of these men was the Great Lord TAKEDA Shingen. A tremendous military genius, his battles are the stuff of legend.
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47 episodes • 2009
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Five-year-old Vassal | Jan 4, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Crybaby, Yoroku | Jan 11, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Lord's First Love | Jan 18, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Older Woman (Person) | Jan 25, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Is Nobunaga a Demon? | Feb 1, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Now, the First Campaign | Feb 8, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mother's Wish | Feb 15, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 8 | A Vicious Circle | Feb 22, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kenshin Dies | Mar 1, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Two Adopted Children | Mar 8, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Otate no Ran | Mar 15, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Desperate Messenger | Mar 22, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Infiltration! Takeda's Camp | Mar 29, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Golden Pledge | Apr 5, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Fall of the Castle | Apr 12, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Shingen's Daughter | Apr 19, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Birth of Naoe Kanetsugu | Apr 26, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Soldiers of Honor | May 3, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Strangeness of Honno-ji | May 10, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Hideyoshi's Trap | May 17, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mitsunari's Tears | May 24, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Sanada Yukimura's Visit | May 31, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Kabuto of Love | Jun 7, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Disoriented to Kyoto | Jun 14, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 25 | A Ruler's Temptation | Jun 21, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Imperial Regent Is Remonstrated | Jun 28, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Yoroku and Yoshichi | Jul 5, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The One-Eyed Dragon of the North | Jul 12, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Unifying the Country | Jul 19, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Women Pay Homage to Kyoto | Jul 26, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The War of Love | Aug 2, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 32 | The Destiny of an Heir | Aug 9, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Five Kanetsugu | Aug 16, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Farewell to Echigo | Aug 23, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Ieyasus Conspiracy | Aug 30, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 36 | The Greatest Secret Pact | Sep 6, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 37 | A Challenge to Ieyasu | Sep 13, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 38 | The Two Sekigahara | Sep 20, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Episode 39 | Sep 27, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 40 | The Fall of the Uesugi | Oct 4, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 41 | The Uesugi's Path to Survival | Oct 11, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 42 | The Birth of the Shogun | Oct 18, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Saneyori's Banishment | Oct 25, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 44 | A Sad Bride | Nov 1, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 45 | To The Siege of Osaka | Nov 8, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Osaka Castle in Flames | Nov 15, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Displaying Love | Nov 22, 2009 | 0.0 |

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Hanahime

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Kyoko Fukada
Yodo-dono

Reiko Takashima
Sentoin

Anne Watanabe
Mego-hime Date

Kazuki Kitamura

Takako Tokiwa