is a Japanese television
jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—''Portrait of Hel ...
(period drama) that was broadcast from 1978 to 1979. It is adapted from the 1978 film ''
Shogun's Samurai
''Shogun's Samurai'', known in Japan as , is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is the first of two period films by Fukasaku starring Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba as Jūbei Mitsuyoshi Yagyū, the ...
'' starring
Sonny Chiba
, known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.
Born in Fuku ...
, who reprises his role in the series.
Plot
After the death of
Tokugawa Hidetada
was the second ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Early life (1579–1593)
Tokugawa Hidetada was bo ...
, his sons
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光, August 12, 1604 – June 8, 1651) was the third ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lady Kasuga was his wet nurse, who a ...
and
Tokugawa Tadanaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period. The son of the second ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Hidetada, his elder brother was the third ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Iemitsu.
Life
Often called ''Suruga Dainagon'' (the major counsellor of Suruga), ...
began to fight over the inheritance. The Yagyu clan of Edo led by
Yagyū Munenori
was a Japanese daimyo, swordsman, and martial arts writer, founder of the Edo branch of Yagyū Shinkage-ryū, which he learned from his father Yagyū "Sekishūsai" Muneyoshi. This was one of two official sword styles patronized by the Tokugaw ...
supported the Iemitsu side, and Iemitsu was appointed third
shogun
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakur ...
.
But
Nobutsuna Matsudaira feared Yagyu clan and tried not to let them hold great power. On the other hand, Shōshō Ayamaro Karasuma, who tried to divide the Tokugawa shogunate due to the conflict between Iemitsu and Tadaynaga, has not given up that hope.
Anti -
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
forces appeared one after another, and challenged the battle for the Tokugawa shogunate.
Yagyu Jubei and his subordinates defeated the enemies one by one as they were ordered by
Nobutsuna Matsudaira and
Yagyu Munenori, but Jubei gradually questions the politics of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Cast
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Shinichi Chiba
, known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.
Born in Fuku ...
as
Jūbei Mitsuyoshi Yagyū
*
So Yamamura
was a Japanese actor and film director. He was also known by the name Satoshi Yamamura, while his actual birth name is Koga Hirosada. Yamamura graduated from University of Tokyo. In 1942, Yamamura and Isao Yamagata formed the ''Bunkaza Theatre ...
as
Tajima-no-kami Munenori Yagyū
*
Etsuko Shihomi
Etsuko (written: 悦子, 英津子, えつ子, えつこ in hiragana or エツコ in katakana) is a feminine Japanese given name. The most common meaning is joy child. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese football player
*, Japanese c ...
as Akane Yagyū
*
Yūki Meguro as Samon Tomonori Yagyū
*
Hiroyuki Sanada
is a Japanese actor and martial artist. He is best known to international audiences for his roles as Genbu in ''Ninja in the Dragon's Den'' (1982), Ryuji Takayama in '' Ring'' (1998), Seibei Iguchi in ''The Twilight Samurai'' (2002), Ujio in ' ...
as Sasuke
*
Mikio Narita
was a Japanese actor. He was most famous for playing villains.
He often worked with Kinji Fukasaku.
Narita graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company acting school and joined Daiei Film. His career as a screen actor started in 1963. His film debut ...
as Shōshō Ayamaro Karasuma
*
Ryo Tamura Ryo may refer to:
* Ryō, a gold currency unit in pre-Meiji Japan Shakkanhō system
* Ryō (actress) (born 1973), Japanese model, actress, and singer
* Ryō (given name), a unisex Japanese given name
* Ryo, Georgia Ryo is an unincorporated communit ...
as
Iemitsu Tokugawa
Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光, August 12, 1604 – June 8, 1651) was the third ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lady Kasuga was his wet nurse, who a ...
*
Etsushi Takahashi
was a Japanese actor from Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture. Takahashi often worked with Kihachi Okamoto and Satsuo Yamamoto.
After graduating Rikkyo University, Takahashi joined NHK acting school. In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company's act ...
as Izu-no-kami
Nobutsuna Matsudaira
*
Jirō Yabuki
also known as Jirō Chiba is a retired Japanese actor. His older brother is Sonny Chiba. He is known for playing the role of Kazuya Taki in the tokusatsu superhero series '' Kamen Rider''.
He started his acting career at the Bungakuza theatre ...
as Fuchikari
*
Seizō Fukumoto
(3 February 1943 – 1 January 2021) was a Japanese actor.
Biography
He started acting at age 15 in Kyoto, the capital of Japanese cinema. A specialist in film and television jidaigeki set in the Edo period, he most often played a rōnin, but in ...
as Kitano
*
Yumi Takigawa
is a Japanese actress and singer. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1974.
Selected filmography Film
Television
Awards
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Takigawa, Yumi
1951 births
Living people
Singers from Tok ...
as Okuni
*
Asao Koike
was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing yakuza roles. He is also known as voice actor. In 1950, he joined the Bungakuza Theatre Company. In 1963, he left the Bungakuza Theatre Company and established the Kumo Theatre Company. He appe ...
as Negoro Sagenta
*
Mariko Okada
is a Japanese stage and film actress who starred in films of directors Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita and others. She was married to film director Yoshishige Yoshida.
Biography
Okada was born the daughter of silent film actor ...
as
Lady Kasuga
was a Japanese noble lady and politician from a prominent Japanese samurai family of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. Born Saitō Fuku (斉藤福), she was a daughter of Saitō Toshimitsu (who was a retainer of Akechi Mitsuhide). She was t ...
Episodes
See also
*''
Shogun's Samurai
''Shogun's Samurai'', known in Japan as , is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is the first of two period films by Fukasaku starring Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba as Jūbei Mitsuyoshi Yagyū, the ...
'' (1978)
External links
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References
1978 Japanese television series debuts
1970s drama television series
Jidaigeki television series
Cultural depictions of Yagyū clan
Cultural depictions of Tokugawa Iemitsu
Cultural depictions of Date Masamune
Television series set in the 17th century
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