was a Japanese television series.

Synopsis

Mochizuki Kotaro is a mild-mannered, unmanly high school student. One day, he visits a library and meets the mysterious librarian Himiko, who recommends to him an ancient book about a heroic general from the

Sengoku The was a period in Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the feudal system of Japan under the Ashikaga shogunate. Various ...

period 400 years ago. Kotaro notices that he has the same name and age as the general described in the book, and he experiences a flashback. Kotaro later mentions the book to his father, who tells him that he may be the descendant of a powerful

samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...

. At that moment, Kotaro receives a message from his childhood friend Ai, telling him that their classmate Nakamura Tsuyoshi is in trouble. He rushes to the scene but does not have the courage to help, until another flashback transforms him into a samurai.

Cast

Haruma Miura was a Japanese actor and singer. He made his acting debut in the television drama ''Agri'' (1997) and rose to popularity after starring in the film '' Koizora'' (2007), winning Newcomer of the Year at the 31st Japan Academy Prize. In the foll ...

as Mochizuki Kotaro *

Yu Shirota is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of ''Hana-Kimi'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in the '' Prince of Tennis Musicals'', Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon ...

as Nakamura Tsuyoshi *

Anne Watanabe is a Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer. She is the daughter of film actor Ken Watanabe and his first wife Yumiko. In her modeling work, she is known by the mononym Anne.Kuhn, Anthony"For Japanese Women, The Past Is The Latest Fad"/ref> ...

as Nagasawa Ai **

Wakana Aoi is a Japanese actress and former singer. In March 2017, she landed the lead role in NHK's 97th Asadora, ''Warotenka'', which aired from October 2017 to March 2018. Career 2009–2012: Early career Aoi was scouted in Harajuku, Tokyo, in her fift ...

as young Nagasawa Ai * Ohgo Suzuka as Mochizuki Yuna *

Ryoko Kobayashi is a Japanese actress. Filmography Movies *''Hinokio'' (2005), Sumire *''Kamen Rider The First'' (2005), Miyoko Harada *''Zoo'' (2005) *'' Helen the Baby Fox'' (2006), Misuzu Yajima *'' Wangan Midnight'' (2009) *'' Pink and Gray'' (2016) *''2 ...

as Minami Yurika *

Dori Sakurada , born in December 7, 1991, is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Ryoma Echizen as part of the third generation Seigaku cast in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musicals, Tenimyu. Biography Career Dori Sakurada was born i ...

Tomo Yanagishita is a Japanese former actor. He was a member of the acting group D-Boys. Yanagishita joined the unit D-Date (D☆DATE) of the same agency as a new member. It was announced at the last performance of the live tour in Tokyo Dome City Hall on June ...

as Wada Daisuke *

Aoi Nakabeppu is a Japanese fashion model and actress who is affiliated with Horipro. Biography In 2005, Nakabeppu won the 30th ''Horipro Tarento Scout Caravan Quasi Grand Prix'' award, and debuted in the entertainment industry in the wake. In 2006, she had ...

*Mikako Ichikawa as Miki Sayaka *Saki Matsuda as Kisaragi Hidemi *Nobuaki Kaneko as Motoyama Hiroshi *Akio Kaneda *Midoriko Kimura *Mimura as Watanuki Himiko *

Shigeru Muroi is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 19th Hochi Film Awards for '' Izakaya Yūrei''. Filmography Film * ''Something Like It'' (1981) – Aya * ''Burst City'' (1982) * '' Female Prisoner: Cage'' (1983) – ...

as Kamei Kyoko *Goro Kishitani as Mochizuki Shinji

Production credits

*Screenwriter: Yumiko Inoue. *Chief producer: Yuko Hazeyama. *Producer: Tetsuhiro Ogino, Masahiro Uchiyama. *Directors: Toya Sato, Ryuichi Inomata. *Music: Yugo Kanno.

References

External links

Webpage
at NTV. {{DEFAULTSORT:Samurai Haisukuru Japanese drama television series Japanese high school television series Nippon TV dramas 2009 Japanese television series debuts 2009 Japanese television series endings Television series about teenagers Television shows written by Yumiko Inoue