is a 2009 Japanese super historical drama television series, and the 48th taiga drama of

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. It aired every Sunday from January 4 to November 22, 2009, spanning 47 episodes.It is an unusual Taiga Drama as the final episode will be broadcast as early as November, due to the first phase of '' Saka no Ue no Kumo'', a series of NHK Special Drama, being broadcast from November 29 to December 27. The drama centers on the life of 16th century

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Naoe Kanetsugu was a Japanese samurai of the 16th–17th centuries. The eldest son of Higuchi Kanetoyo, Kanetsugu was famed for his service to two generations of the Uesugi ''daimyōs''. He was also known by his court title, Yamashiro no Kami (山城守) or ...

, played by

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. Production began on April 27, 2007. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted by Eriko Komatsu, with

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as series composer. The fourth episode of the series, , is the highest-rated episode of any Japanese drama in 2009.

Plot

The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by

Uesugi Kenshin , later known as was a Japanese ''daimyō''. He was born in Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of the most powerful ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Known as ...

in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with

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. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports

Uesugi Kagekatsu was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' during the Sengoku and Edo periods. He was the adopted son of Uesugi Kenshin and Uesugi Kagetora’s brother in law. Early life and rise Kagekatsu was the son of Nagao Masakage, the head of the Ueda Nagao c ...

, who holds the destiny of

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Production

Production Credits *Script – Eriko Komatsu, Kazue Matsushita *Based on the novel by – Masashi Hisaka *Narrator –

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*Music –

*Historical research –

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*Action director –

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*Architectural research – Sei Hirai *Clothing research – Kiyoko Koizumi *Titling – Sōun Takeda *Production coordinator – Shinsuke Naitō *Casting – Yōichirō Takahashi Production for ''Tenchijin'' began on April 27, 2007. The usual taiga drama production would have one-third of the expected number of scripts finished before shooting begins. Afterwards, audience reception is taken into account as the rest of the series is written.

Cast

Starring role

- born as Yoroku, then renamed as Higuchi Kanetsugu **

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as Oyū - Osen's elder sister *

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as Naoe Nobutsuna - Osen's first husband * Hisako Manda as Oman - Osen's mother *

as Naoe Kanematsu (childhood Naoe Kaneaki - Kanetsugu's son - double role)

Higuchi house

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as Higuchi Sōemon - Kanetsugu's father *

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* Hiroshi Abe as

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of Kagekatsu and Kagetora *

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Uesugi retainers and their family members

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priest, master of young Yoroku (Kanetsugu) and Kiheiji (Kagekatsu)

Oda clan

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Toyotomi clan

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* Sumiko Fuji as Nene *

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as Natsuka Masaie *

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Tokugawa clan

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Mōri clan

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Maeda clan

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Takeda clan

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Later Hōjō clan

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as Daidōji Masashige

Date clan

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as Princess Mego - Date Masamune's wife * Yuta Sone as

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Sanada clan

* Yū Shirota as

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- a fictional

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Chōsokabe clan

* Seiichi Kawano as Chōsokabe Morichika

Other

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as Oryō, Rikyū's daughter

TV schedule

Soundtrack and books

Soundtrack

*''NHK Taiga Drama Tenchijin Original Soundtrack Vol.1'' (February 18, 2009) *''NHK Taiga Drama Tenchijin Original Soundtrack Vol.2'' (August 26, 2009) *''NHK Taiga Drama Tenchijin Original Soundtrack Vol.3'' (October 21, 2009)

Books

;Official guide *''NHK Taiga Drama Story Tenchijin First Part'' (December 20, 2008) *''NHK Taiga Drama Story Tenchijin Latter Part'' (July 10, 2009) *''NHK Taiga Drama Story Tenchijin Last Part'' (October 24, 2009) *''NHK Taiga Drama, Historical Handbook, Tenchijin'' (December 20, 2008) *''Sōun Takeda - Writing about Samurai'' (September 30, 2009) ;Novel *''Tenchijin First Volume'' (September 26, 2009) *''Tenchijin Last Volume'' (September 26, 2009) *''Tenchijin, New Edition, First Volume'' (November 14, 2008) *''Tenchijin, New Edition, Latter Volume'' (November 14, 2008) *''Tenchijin, New Edition, Last Volume'' (November 14, 2008)

Notes

References

External links

NHK website
* {{Taiga drama Taiga drama 2009 Japanese television series debuts 2009 Japanese television series endings Jidaigeki Television shows based on Japanese novels Television series set in the 16th century Television series set in the 17th century Cultural depictions of Uesugi Kenshin Cultural depictions of Akechi Mitsuhide Cultural depictions of Oda Nobunaga Cultural depictions of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Cultural depictions of Tokugawa Ieyasu Cultural depictions of Date Masamune Cultural depictions of Sanada clan Television shows set in Niigata Prefecture Television shows set in Yamagata Prefecture Television shows set in Fukushima Prefecture