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Reach Beyond The Blue Sky
is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi, a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". The series is the 60th NHK taiga drama, premiered on February 14, 2021. Cast People of Chiaraijima village Shibusawa family *Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi (also known as Eijirō, Eiichirō, Tokudayū, Tokutarō) **Masahito Kobayashi as young Eiichi * Kaoru Kobayashi as Shibusawa Ichirōemon, Eiichi's father *Emi Wakui as Shibusawa Ei, Eiichi's mother * Eri Murakawa as Shibusawa Naka, Eiichi's older sister **Nanoha Oda as young Naka *Ryōko Fujino as Shibusawa Tei, Eiichi's younger sister **Honoka Yoshida as young Tei *Kengo Kora as Shibusawa Kisaku (later known as Shibusawa Seiichirō), Eiichi's cousin **Shūto Ishikawa as young Kisaku *Riko Narumi as Shibusawa Yoshi, Kisaku's wife *Sei Hiraizumi as Shibusawa Sōsuke, Eiichi's uncle *Mayumi Asaka as Shibusawa Masa, Eiichi's aunt *Rina Ono as Shibusaw ...
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Ryo Yoshizawa
is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough roles include Yūichi Katagiri in the ''Tomodachi Game'' live-action television drama and films and Okita Sogo in the ''Gintama'' live-action films. He is known for his expressive eyes and natural acting style. He is also known for his roles in ''tokusatsu'', including his role as Ryūsei Sakuta, the Kamen Rider Meteor in ''Kamen Rider Fourze''. Career In the beginning of 2011, Yoshizawa made his debut in ''Sign'' with other amuse actors like Dori Sakurada and Takuya Uehara. In the second half of that year, he starred in ''Kingyo Club''. He went on to portray Ryūsei Sakuta in ''Kamen Rider Fourze'', making his debut in the seventeenth episode. Yoshizawa was interviewed on his role by '' Uchūsen'', the interview being featured in the 135th issue. Yoshizawa revealed his inspiration behind his character's split personality and his first experience in ADR recording. Yoshizawa compared his character to that of Light Yagami from ''Death ...
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Kin'ya Kitaōji
is a Japanese actor. Biography Early life He was born in Kyoto, son of '' jidaigeki'' film star Ichikawa Utaemon, and graduated from Waseda University School of Letters, Arts and Sciences II in Tokyo. Acting career Kin'ya made his debut with his father in the 1956 Toei film ''Oyakodaka'' in the role of Katsu Kaishū. He is a contemporary of, and was taken to be a rival of, Hiroki Matsukata, who was also the son of a famous actor ( Jūshirō Konoe). In 1964, Kin'ya made his first appearance on stage in ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. The 1960s and 1970s saw him in many contemporary roles. He appeared in '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima'' and '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode'' as well as ''Karei naru Ichizoku''. The title role in the 1975 film ''Takehisa Yumeji'' was his. On television, Kitaōji portrayed Miyamoto Musashi in the Nippon Television show of the same name. A major historical role was Sakamoto Ryōma in the year-long p ...
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Tokugawa Nariaki
Tokugawa Nariaki (徳川 斉昭, April 4, 1800 – September 29, 1860) was a prominent Japanese ''daimyō'' who ruled the Mito Domain (now Ibaraki Prefecture) and contributed to the rise of nationalism and the Meiji Restoration. Biography Clan leader Nariaki was the 3rd son of Tokugawa Harutoshi, the seventh-generation ''daimyō'' of Mito. The family headship first passed to Harutoshi's eldest son Narinobu, before being passed on to Nariaki in 1829. Nariaki was also leader of the '' Jōi'' (expel the barbarian) party and made a Bakufu adviser on national defence. His childhood name was Torasaburo (虎三郎) later changed to Keisaburo (敬三郎). Bakufu official Nariaki was put in charge of Bakufu efforts to defend the country against encroaching foreigners. His own view was that the bakufu should strengthen its military and fight the foreigners, and was at odds with Ii Naosuke on the issue. He was pro-emperor and favored imperial restoration. Nariaki also greatly expan ...
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Mito Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Hitachi Province in modern-day Ibaraki Prefecture."Hitachi Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com
retrieved 2013-5-15.
In the , Mito was a and abstraction based on periodic surveys and projected agricultural yields. In ...
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Hozumi Nobushige
Baron was a Japanese statesman and jurist of the Meiji period. Hozumi was born in Uwajima Domain, Iyo Province (present-day Ehime Prefecture) as the second son to a family of ''kokugaku'' scholars. He graduated from the ''Kaisei Gakko'', (the forerunner to Tokyo Imperial University), and studied overseas from 1876-1881. He first traveled to Great Britain, where he attended the University of London and obtained a license as a barrister. He then traveled to Germany, where he attended the Humboldt University of Berlin. On his return to Japan, he accepted a post as a professor of German law and of comparative law at Tokyo Imperial University. Together with a group of fellow lawyers, he was a founder of the English Law School, the forerunner of Chuo University, in 1885. In 1888, he was awarded the first doctorate of law in Japan (法学博士). Together with Ume Kenjirō and Tomii Masaaki, he was requested to draft Japan’s Civil Code in 1898. One of his most accomplished st ...
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Keizo Shibusawa
Viscount was a Japanese businessman, central banker, philanthropist and folklorist. He was the 16th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). Early life Shibusawa was born in Tokyo. He was the grandson of Shibusawa Eiichi.Tamaki, Norio. (1995). Career Shibusawa was Governor of the Bank of Japan from March 18, 1944 – October 9, 1945. He left the bank to serve as Finance Minister in the brief post-war government of Kijūrō Shidehara in 1945-1946. "Major Posts Filled in Jap Cabinet; Shaping Into Conservative Body,"
''The Argus'' (Australia). 9 October 1945, p. 1; retrieved 2011-08-21 The dissolution of the Japanese '''' was ...
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Mayumi Asaka
(born September 6, 1955) is a Japanese actress. One of her television roles was as the ninja Sagiri in the jidaigeki ''Abarenbo Shogun.'' As of 2005, she is still active in television commercials. On August 31, 2006, she played a guest-star role in the prime-time series ''Shin Kasōken no Onna File 8'' on TV Asahi. She also guest-starred in the episode of Mito Komon for broadcast on August 20, 2007 (season 37, episode 20). A year later, Mayumi appeared in a TV Tokyo Wednesday night mystery show, ''Ryokō Sakka Chaya Jirō'' #8. Filmography Films *'' The Complex'' (2013), Hitomi's mother *''Love and the Grand Tug-of-war'' (2021) *''Fragments of the Last Will'' (2022) *'' Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022'' (2022), Masayo Hoshino Television *''Ultraman Taro'' (1973) *''The Emperor's Cook'' (1980), Mitsu *'' Dr. Coto's Clinic'' (2003–06), Masayo Hoshino *''Last Friends'' (2008), Yoko Kishimoto *''Reach Beyond the Blue Sky is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Ryo Yo ...
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Sei Hiraizumi
is a Japanese actor. In 1964, Hiraizumi joined Daiei Film company and started his acting career. In the 1970s to early 1980s, he appeared in a lot of jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest villain actor. Hiraizumi starred as Koichi Matsudo in '' L: Change the WorLd'' and he also starred in '' Osaka Tough Guys''. Filmography Film * '' Daimajin Okoru'' (1966) * ''Nemuri Kyōshirō Burai Hikae'' (1967) * ''The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch'' (1968) * ''Yakuza Zessyō'' (1970) * ''Ryoma Ansatsu'' (1974) * '' Tokyo Blackout'' (1987) * '' Violent Cop'' (1989) * ''Edo Jō Tairan'' (1991) *''Like a Rolling Stone'' (1994) * '' Osaka Tough Guys'' (1995) * '' Haru'' (1996) * '' Hana and Alice'' (2004) * ''Nobody Knows'' (2004) * ''Chameleon'' (2008) * '' L: Change the WorLd'' (2008) * ''Gold Medal Man'' (2016) * ''Shin Godzilla'' (2016) * ''Weathering with You'' (2019), Detective Yasui (voice) * ''189'' (2021) * ''Soul at Twenty'' (2022) * ''My Small Land'' (2022) * ' ...
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Riko Narumi
is a Japanese actress and model. Filmography Films Television Photobooks * ''12sai'' (Littele More, 28 June 2005) * ''14sai no Koibana'' (Shufunotomo, 23 March 2007) * ''Natural Pure'' (Kadokawa Media House, 12 June 2007) * ''Rico Days'' (Wani Books, 5 September 2012) Video games *Prince of Persia ''Prince of Persia'' is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner. It is built around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous Prince, set in ancient and medieval Persia. The first two games i ... (Elika in Japanese dub) References External linksNarumi Rikoat Ken On Entertainment * {{DEFAULTSORT:Narumi, Riko 1992 births Japanese child actresses Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese female models Living people People from Kawasaki, Kanagawa Ken-On artists ...
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Eri Murakawa
is a Japanese actress associated with Amuse, Inc. She attended Omiya Junior High School and Hinode High School. Filmography Drama *'' Kaze no Haruka'' (2005) *''My Boss My Hero'' (2006) *'' Sexy Voice and Robo'' (2007) *''Good Job'' (2007) *'' Rookies'' (2008) *''Detective Yuri Rintaro'' (2020), Yumi Nagoshi *''Reach Beyond the Blue Sky'' (2021), Shibusawa Naka Movies *''Load 88'' (2004) *''Koibumi'' (2004) *''Little DJ'' (2007) *''We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia.'' (2011) *''Kashin'' (2016) *''Birds Without Names is a 2017 Japanese drama film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Towako leads an idle life alongside Jinji Sano, in his fifties, a man a ...'' (2017) *''Coming Home'' (2020) *''Sabakan'' (2022) References External links * Official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Murakawa, Eri 1987 births Living people Japanese televisio ...
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Shibusawa Eiichi
was a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". He spearheaded the introduction of Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many economic reforms including use of double-entry accounting, joint-stock corporations and modern note-issuing banks. He founded the first modern bank based on joint stock ownership in Japan. The bank was aptly named The First National Bank (''Dai Ichi Kokuritsu Ginkō'', now merged into Mizuho Bank) and had the power to issue its own notes. Through this bank, he founded hundreds of other joint stock corporations in Japan. Many of these companies still survive to this day as quoted companies in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which Shibusawa also founded. The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry was founded by him as well. He was also involved in the foundation of many hospitals, schools, universities (including the first women's university), the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and charit ...
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