is a 2004
Taiga drama historical fiction television series produced by Japanese broadcaster
NHK
, also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestr ...
. It was a popular drama about the
Shinsengumi
The was a special police force organized by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869. It was founded to protect the shogunate representatives in Kyoto at a time wh ...
, a Japanese special police force from the
Bakumatsu
was the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate ended. Between 1853 and 1867, Japan ended its isolationist foreign policy known as and changed from a feudal Tokugawa shogunate to the modern empire of the Meiji government ...
period.
Actors include
Koji Yamamoto,
Tatsuya Fujiwara
is a Japanese actor. Internationally, he is best known for his leading roles as Shuya Nanahara in the '' Battle Royale'' films, Light Yagami in the ''Death Note'' films, Kaiji Itō in the '' Kaiji'' films, and Rikuhiko Yuki in Hideo Nakata's '' ...
,
Joe Odagiri
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and musician.
Personal life
Joe Odagiri was born in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. Though he was accepted by Kochi University, he turned it down for an opportunity to study in the United States ...
, and
Shingo Katori
is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, radio personality. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy band in Asia. After the group's disbandment on 31 December 2016, Katori has been pursuing his solo career. He left ...
of the pop idol group
SMAP
SMAP was a Japanese boy band, composed of Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori. The group was created in 1988 by music producer Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates, originally as a six-pi ...
. It was written by Japanese director and playwright,
Kōki Mitani
is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director and was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi. He was named after ''Taihō Kōki'', the youngest sumo wrestler to become yokozuna. He studied dramatics at Nihon U ...
.
Staff
* Original:
Kōki Mitani
is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director and was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi. He was named after ''Taihō Kōki'', the youngest sumo wrestler to become yokozuna. He studied dramatics at Nihon U ...
* Music:
Takayuki Hattori
is a Japanese film, television, video game and non-soundtrack music composer, arranger and conductor. He is the son of the composer Katsuhisa Hattori and grandson of composer Ryoichi Hattori. He has won three Japan Academy Prize awards in the ...
* Titling: Tansetsu Ogino
* Narrator: Yasuo Kodera
* Historical research:
Manabu Ōishi, Tatsuya Yamamura
* Architectural research: Sei Hirai
* Clothing research: Kiyoko Koizumi
* Production coordinator: Kōji Kikkawa
* Casting: Kazuhiko Itō
* Sword fight arranger :
Kunishirō Hayashi
was a Japanese actor, action director, martial artist and sword fight arranger. He served as a sword fight arranger in almost all of the Taiga drama series on NHK in his lifetime. In 1963, he founded stunt performers production company ''Wakakom ...
Cast
Shinsengumi
*
Shingo Katori
is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, radio personality. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy band in Asia. After the group's disbandment on 31 December 2016, Katori has been pursuing his solo career. He left ...
as
Kondō Isami
was a Japanese swordsman and official of the late Edo period. He was the fourth generation master of Tennen Rishin-ryū and was famed for his role as commander of the Shinsengumi.
Background
He was born Miyagawa Katsugorō to a farmer Miyaga ...
*
Kōji Yamamoto as
Hijikata Toshizō
*
Tatsuya Fujiwara
is a Japanese actor. Internationally, he is best known for his leading roles as Shuya Nanahara in the '' Battle Royale'' films, Light Yagami in the ''Death Note'' films, Kaiji Itō in the '' Kaiji'' films, and Rikuhiko Yuki in Hideo Nakata's '' ...
as
Okita Sōji
was the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi, a special police force in Kyoto during the late shogunate period. He was one of the best swordsmen of the Shinsengumi.
Background
He was born in 1842 or 1844 from a samurai family in the ...
*
Joe Odagiri
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and musician.
Personal life
Joe Odagiri was born in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. Though he was accepted by Kochi University, he turned it down for an opportunity to study in the United States ...
as
Saitō Hajime
(born ; February 18, 1844 – September 28, 1915) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who most famously served as the captain of the third unit of the Shinsengumi. He was one of the few core members who survived the numerous wars o ...
*
Nakamura Kantarō II Nakamura may refer to:
Places
*Nakamura, Kōchi, a former city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
*Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, a ward in Nagoya city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
People
*Nakamura (surname), a list of people with the surname
Other uses
*Nakamura s ...
as
Tōdō Heisuke
was a samurai of Japan's late Edo period who served as the eighth unit captain of the Shinsengumi. His full name was ''Tōdō Heisuke Fujiwara no Yoshitora''.
Background
Tōdō was from Edo, Musashi Province (now Tokyo). Very little is known abo ...
*
Tarō Yamamoto
is a Japanese politician and former actor, who is the founder and current leader of the anti-establishment political party Reiwa Shinsengumi. Yamamoto served as a member of the House of Councillors from 2013 to 2019 and was a candidate in the 2 ...
as
Harada Sanosuke
was a Japanese warrior (''samurai'') who lived in the late Edo period. He was the 10th unit captain of the Shinsengumi, and died during the Boshin War.
Background
Harada was born to a family of ''chūgen'', or low-ranking quasi-samurai, who ser ...
*
Masato Sakai
is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for ''The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio'' and ''The Chef of South Polar'' and the award for best supporting actor at the 2008 Nikkan Sports Film Award, at ...
as
Yamanami Keisuke
was a Japanese samurai. He was the General Secretary (Vice Commander) of the Shinsengumi, a special police force in Kyoto during the late Edo period.
Background
Though the details of his origin are unclear, he was thought to be the son of a k ...
*
Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
is a Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor, singer and presenter from Shijōnawate, Osaka. He is a graduate of the Osaka Prefecture North Shijōnawate Senior High School. He is currently attached to the Yoshimoto Creative Agency. He is best kn ...
as
Nagakura Shinpachi
was the former captain of the 2nd troop of the Shinsengumi, He was later known as during the Meiji era.
History Early life
Nagakura Shinpachi Noriyuki, known as Eikichi or Eiji during his childhood, was born in the Matsumae clan's "kami-yash ...
* Takashi Kobayashi as
Inoue Genzaburō
was born in Hino, Tokyo. He was the captain of the sixth unit of the Shinsengumi which were a special police force for the Tokugawa regime. Inoue is the oldest unit captain of Shinsengumi.
Like his older brother, Inoue Matsugoro, Inoue Genzabu ...
*
Shoei
is a Japanese company that produces a line of motorsport helmets.
History
Shoei is a Japanese company producing motorcycle helmets since 1958.
Its roots go back to 1954 with the founding of Kamata Polyester Co., whose first helmets were p ...
as Shimada Kai
* Jun Hashimoto as
Yamazaki Susumu
was a Shinsengumi officer and spy, otherwise known as a .
He was a ''rōnin'' (masterless samurai) from Osaka and an expert in ''Katori Ryu''. In 1863, he officially joined the Shinsengumi and in 1864, Yamazaki and Shimada Kai were assigned by ...
* Koji Ohkura as Kawai Kisaburo
*
Norito Yashima is a Japanese actor, TV personality, narrator, voice actor and presenter. He is currently employed by ComeCome Miniki-Na Theater Company and SIS company. He landed his first hosting job on the Fuji TV series '' Hey! Spring of Trivia'', a show he co ...
as
Takeda Kanryuusai
Seichū-rōshi gumi
*
Kōichi Satō as
Serizawa Kamo
Serizawa Kamo (芹沢 鴨; September 2, 1826 – October 30, 1863) was a samurai known for being the original lead commander of the Shinsengumi. He trained in and received a licence in the Shindō Munen-ryū. "Kamo" means goose or duck in Japane ...
*
Kazuyuki Aijima
is a Japanese stage and film actor, and one of the original Tokyo Sunshine Boys, a theatrical troupe that lasted from 1983 to about 1994. He is currently seen in television dramas and onstage in Japan.
Biography
Aijima Kazuyuki was born Novembe ...
as
Niimi Nishiki
was born in Mito-han (now Ibaraki Prefecture). He was a master of the ''Shintomunen-ryu'' swordsmanship style. He was one of the original thirteen members of the Shinsengumi, together with Serizawa Kamo and Kondō Isami. He was originally one of ...
*Tadashi Sakata as Hirayama Gorō
*Gōshū as Hirama Jūsuke
Itō-dōjō party
*
Shōsuke Tanihara
is a Japanese actor probably best known outside Japan for his portrayal of Riki Fudoh in '' Fudoh: The New Generation''.
Tanihara hosts ''Tokyo Twenty-Four Living Supported by FLET’S Hikari'', a podcast produced by TOKYO FM. The podcast began ...
as Itō Kashitarō
*Masato Obara as Kanō Washio
Aizu Domain
*Michitaka Tsutsui as
Matsudaira Katamori
Matsudaira Katamori after the Meiji restoration
was a samurai who lived in Bakumatsu period and the early to mid Meiji period Japan. He was the 9th ''daimyō'' of the Aizu Domain and the Kyoto Shugoshoku (Military Commissioner of Kyoto). He i ...
*
Kenichi Yajima
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Graduating from Meiji Gakuin University, Yajima debuted as an actor in 1981. A frequent player in the films of Masato Harada, Yajima often plays yakuza
, also known as , are members of transnational organize ...
as Hirosawa Tomijirō
*
Yasuyoshi Hara
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tōkyō Metropolis attached to the Bungaku Company.
Filmography Television drama
*''Ai Yori Aoku'' (1972) (Shūtarō Murakami)
*'' Kusa Moeru'' (1979) (Soga Tokimune)
*'' Special Rescue Exceedraft'' (19 ...
as Teshirogi Suguemon
Tosa Domain
*
Yōsuke Eguchi
is a Japanese actor and singer. Since 1986, he has appeared in a number of television series and movies. He is married to the singer-songwriter Chisato Moritaka
(born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwrit ...
as
Sakamoto Ryōma
was a Japanese ''samurai'', a '' shishi'' and influential figure of the ''Bakumatsu'' and establishment of the Empire of Japan in the late Edo period.
He was a low-ranking ''samurai'' from the Tosa Domain on Shikoku and became an active oppo ...
*Hiroki Miyake as Mochizuki Kameyata
*Nozomu Masuzawa as
Nakaoka Shintarō
was a samurai in Bakumatsu period Japan, and a close associate of Sakamoto Ryōma in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate.National Diet Library (NDL), Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures Nakaoka, Shintaro/ref>
Biography
...
Chōshū Domain
*
Ken Ishiguro
is a Japanese film, television and voice actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films since 1979.
He is the son of Osamu Ishiguro
was a tennis player from Japan.
Career
He played his first tournament in 1959 at the Asian Championships ...
as
Kido Takayoshi
*
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
is a Japanese actor. Ikeuchi's mother is Salvadoran and his father is Japanese. He is an avid martial artist, notably holding a black belt in judo, and is also a keen fisherman.
Career
Ikeuchi played a supporting role as General Miura in Wilso ...
as
Kusaka Genzui
, (born Kusaka Hidezaburō; May 1840 – 20 August 1864) was a samurai of the Japanese domain of Chōshū who was active during the Bakumatsu period and a key proponent of the ''sonnō jōi'' movement.
Early life
He was born Kusaka Hide ...
Satsuma Domain
*
Takashi Ukaji
is a Japanese actor.
Early life
Born in Tokyo, but raised in Hiroshima Prefecture, Ukaji was the leader of one of Japan's largest bosozoku groups before becoming an actor. His mother is Shizue Ukaji, a prominent Ainu poet and artist.
Career ...
as
Saigō Takamori
was a Japanese samurai and nobleman. He was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration. Living during the late Edo and early Meiji periods, he later led the Satsum ...
*Yamato Yasumura as
Ōkubo Toshimichi
was a Japanese
statesman and one of the Three Great Nobles regarded as the main founders of modern Japan.
Ōkubo was a ''samurai'' of the Satsuma Domain and joined the movement to overthrow the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate during the '' Bak ...
*Takato Gohō as
Kuroda Ryōsuke
Tokugawa shogunate
*Tomohiko Imai as
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Prince was the 15th and last ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. He resigned of his position as shogun in late 1867, while aiming ...
– the last shogun
*
Tsuyoshi Ihara as Sasaki Tadasaburō
*
Hideki Noda
is a Japanese professional racing driver. He participated in three Formula One Grands Prix, débuting in the 1994 European Grand Prix, but did not score any championship points. He replaced Yannick Dalmas in the Larrousse car for the last thre ...
as
Katsu Kaishū
Count , best known by his nickname , was a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period. Kaishū was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (Kaishū Shooku ) by Sakuma Shōzan. He ...
*
Isao Sasaki
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer.
He has had voice roles in anime such as '' Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', ''Space Battleship Yamato'', and '' Gatchaman''. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as ''Yamato'', ''S ...
as Uchiyama Hikojirō
*
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and a former member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia.
Early life
Kusanagi grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan.
Career Music
In 1987, at age 13, Kusanagi auditioned to enter John ...
as
Enomoto Takeaki
Viscount was a Japanese samurai and admiral of the Tokugawa navy of Bakumatsu period Japan, who remained faithful to the Tokugawa shogunate and fought against the new Meiji government until the end of the Boshin War. He later served in the Mei ...
*
Tetsushi Tanaka
is a Japanese actor.
Personal life
Tanaka married actress Yukie Nakama on September 18, 2014, after a six-year relationship.
Selected filmography
Film
*'' Get Up!'' (2003)
*'' One Missed Call'' (2004)
*'' Umizaru'' (2004)
*'' 69'' (2004)
*'' V ...
as
Matsumoto Ryōjun
Imperial House
*Nakamura Fukusuke IX as
Emperor Kōmei
was the 121st Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')孝明天皇 (121)/ref> Kōmei's reign spanned the years from 1846 through 1867, corresponding to the final years of the ...
– the 121st emperor
*Yūji Nakamura as
Iwakura Tomomi
was a Japanese statesman during the Bakumatsu and Meiji period. He was one of the leading figures of the Meiji Restoration, which saw Japan's transition from feudalism to modernity.
Born to a noble family, he was adopted by the influential Iwa ...
Others
*
Yasuko Sawaguchi
is a Japanese actress.
Biography
She was born in Osaka. In early 1984, the Japanese movie studio Toho Company Ltd. held their first Toho Cinderella beauty contest, and Yasuko, almost 19 at the time, was chosen as the first Toho Cinderella, beat ...
as
Okita Mitsu
Okita Mitsu (沖田 みつ; May 26, 1833 – November 2, 1907) was the eldest sister of Okita Sōji, captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi.
Background
She was born the eldest daughter of Okita Katsujirō, in a samurai family from Mutsu Pro ...
- Okita Sōji's eldest sister
*
Kōji Ishizaka
is a Japanese actor.
Ishizaka graduated from Keio University with a B.L. degree. He serves as a special advisor for the Japan Plamodel Industry Association, and on 23 February 2009, he founded Rowguanes, a plastic model enthusiast group for th ...
as
Sakuma Shōzan
sometimes called Sakuma Zōzan, was a Japanese politician and scholar of the Edo period.
Biography
Born Sakuma Kunitada, he was the son of a samurai and scholar and his wife , and a native of (or Shinano Province) in present day's Nagano Pref ...
*
Tetsurō Sagawa
was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tateyama, Chiba. He was a graduate of Waseda University.
Filmography
Film
*'' Dai Ninjutsu Eiga: Watari'' (Nagato Fujibayashi)
*'' Fūrinkazan'' ( Nobutomo Akiyama)
*'' Onmitsu Dōshin Ōedo Sōsamō ...
as Onogawa Hidegorō
*
Mainoumi Shūhei
Mainoumi Shūhei (born 17 February 1968 as Shūhei Nagao) is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. His highest rank was ''komusubi.'' During the 1990s he was one of the most popular wrestlers in sumo due to his wide variety of techniques and ...
as Kumakawa Kuwajirō – a sumo wrestler
*
Daishi Nobuyuki as Kurogami – a sumo wrestler
*Jay Kabira as
Henry Heusken
Hendrick Conrad Joannes Heusken (January 20, 1832 – January 15, 1861) was a Dutch-American interpreter for the first American consulate in Japan, established at Gyokusen-ji in Shimoda, Shizuoka in the late Bakumatsu period.[Townsend Harris
Townsend Harris (October 4, 1804 – February 25, 1878) was an American merchant and politician who served as the first United States Consul General to Japan. He negotiated the "Harris Treaty" between the US and Japan and is credited as the di ...]
*
Yūka as Okō
*
Asahi Kurizuka
Asahi Kurizuka () (born May 9, 1937) is a Japanese actor. He made his film debut with "Bukinaki Tatakai" directed by Satsuo Yamamoto in 1960. In 1966, he received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. He specializes in ''jidaigeki'' . Espe ...
as Hijikata Tamejirō, Toshizō's older brother
*
Rei Kikukawa
is a Japanese actress, model, and television presenter.
Biography
Kikukawa was born in Urawa (now part of Saitama), in Saitama Prefecture. She is a graduate of the University of Tokyo where she majored in architecture. She was scouted by an a ...
as
Ikumatsu
References
External links
*
SHINSENGUMI新選組 Shinsengumi Website
2004 Japanese television series debuts
2004 Japanese television series endings
Taiga drama
Television shows written by Kôki Mitani
Cultural depictions of Tokugawa Yoshinobu
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