Heart of a Samurai
20091 Season50m episodes7.3
Drama
- Runtime
- 50m episodes
- Genre
- Drama
- Certificate
- TV-PG
- Origin
- JP
About
Tenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes. The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu. Production began on April 27, 2007. The story is based on the novel Tenchijin by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted for screen by scriptwriter Eriko Komatsu. The series' music composer was Michiru Oshima. The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports Uesugi Kagekatsu, who holds the destiny of Echigo province.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in South Korea.
Details
- Writing
- Eriko Komatsu
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Jan 4, 2009
- Network
- NHK BS1
- Studio
- NHK
Time to finish
39 hrs
47 episodes. About 6 weeks at an hour a night.
Cast
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Hiroshi Abe
Kenshin Uesugi
Michiko Kichise
Oyū
Saki Aibu
Hanahime
Masami Nagasawa
Kyoko Fukada
Yodo-dono
Reiko Takashima
Sentoin
Anne Watanabe
Mego-hime Date
Kazuki Kitamura
Takako Tokiwa
Masanobu Takashima
Misako Tanaka
Shun Oguri
Shingo Katsurayama
Umika Kawashima
Sumiko Fuji
Rin Aizawa
Michiko Kichise
Kyoko Fukada
Takashi Sasano
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