is a Japanese
jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "historical drama, period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
''Jidaigeki'' show the lives of the samurai, farmers, crafts ...
or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1977 to 1978. It is based on
Eiji Yoshikawa
was a Japanese historical novelist. Among his best-known novels are revisions of older classics. He was mainly influenced by classics such as ''The Tale of the Heike'', ''Tale of Genji'', ''Water Margin'' and ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', m ...
's novel
Naruto Hichō.
The lead star is
Masakazu Tamura. Norizuki is an
Oniwaban
The or was a group of government-employed undercover agents (''onmitsu''), established by the 8th Tokugawa ''shōgun'', Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684–1751). They were under the direct command of the shōgun and were in charge of assassination of ...
of
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...
. He goes to
Awa Province to investigate a conspiracy in the
Tokushima Han. There was a remake broadcast in 2018.
Cast
*
Masakazu Tamura as Norizuki Gennojō
* Kyoko Mitsubayashi as Otsuna
*
Mieko Harada
is a Japanese actress. She has played various roles in many films and Japanese television drama series since 1974.
Career
Harada most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film '' Ran'', and further collaborated with him in h ...
as Chie
*
Kō Nishimura
was a Japanese actor.
Known in the Western world, West primarily for supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's ''The Bad Sleep Well'' and ''Yojimbo (film), Yojimbo'', Kihachi Okamoto's ''Sword of Doom'', Yoshitaro Nomura's ''Zero Focus ...
as Yoami
*
Hideo Takamatsu
was a Japanese actor from Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture. Takamatsu appeared in more than 120 films between 1948 and 2007.
Profile
In 1951, he signed his contract with Daiei film company. Two years later, Takamatsu made his film debut with ''Ikare ...
as Tendō Ikkaku
*
Takashi Yamaguchi as
Hiraga Gennai
was a Japanese polymath and ''rōnin'' of the Edo period. He was a pharmacologist, student of ''Rangaku'', author, painter and inventor well known for his '' Erekiteru'' (electrostatic generator), ''Kandankei'' (thermometer) and ''Kakanpu'' ...
*
Asami Kobayashi
Asami Kobayashi (; born 29 November 1953), which is the stage name for Toshiko Tanabe (), is a Japanese singer, actress and model.
Life and career
Born in Kōriyama, Kobayashi started her career as an idol while still at high school; she ma ...
as Oyone
*
Takeshi Kusaka
was a Japanese actor and Voice acting in Japan, voice actor from Toshima, Tokyo. He was the founder of the Shiki Theatre Company. He remarried with actress Fujiko Kimura in 2010.
Roles Live action films
*''Assassination (1964 film), Assassinatio ...
as Zeami
* Reo Morimoto as Mankichi
*
Shinjirō Ehara
was a Japanese actor. Ehara joined Toei Company and began his acting career with"Nagurikomi Nijyuohachinin shu". In 1957, he won Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year.
He died on 27 September 2022, aged 85.
Selected filmography Film
*'' Jun' ...
Magobei
*
Ichirō Arishima
was a Japanese comedian and actor. Nicknamed "The Japanese Charlie Chaplin, Chaplin", he is best known outside Japan for his appearance as Tako, the promoter of King Kong in ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'' (1962).
Biography
Arishima's real name w ...
as Monji no Tora
* Takuzō Kakuno
*
Kōjirō Kusanagi
was a Japanese actor.
Biography
He began acting at the Yoshi Hijikatas theatre Company after dropping out of Nihon University. Kusanagi made his film debut in 1953 in ''Yoake Mae'' directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. In 1956, he starred in ''Dar ...
as Togashi
* Seiji Matsuyama as Hayashi Keinosuke
References
1978 Japanese television series debuts
1970s drama television series
Jidaigeki television series
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