Musashi werd wees toen hij nog geen tien was en groeide op in de vechtsporten. Tijdens de Slag bij Sekigahara vecht hij aan de kant van de verliezende Toyotomi-troepen, maar ontsnapt aan de vijand terwijl ze jagen op de overwonnen soldaten. Vervolgens zwerft hij jarenlang door het platteland om het zwaard onder de knie te krijgen. Terwijl zijn roem zich door het hele land verspreidt, zoeken mannen hem op om hun vaardigheden tegen hem te testen - met name Sasaki Kojiro die het opneemt tegen Musashi in het ultieme duel in Ganryujima.
Takechiyo (die later Tokugawa Ieyasu wordt) werd geboren als de zoon van een arme en machteloze daimyo. Takechiyo verloor zijn vader tijdens een oorlog. Hij groeide eenzaam op en weg van zijn moeder. Takechiyo had geen idee wat zijn toekomst zou brengen. Dan heeft hij een dramatische ontmoeting met de jonge Oda Nobunaga.
Saigo Takamori, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, was born to a poor, low-ranking samurai family in the Satsuma domain (present day Kagoshima Prefecture). His simple honesty caught the attention of its charismatic feudal lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Nariakira. Nariakira’s assertion that the love of people is what will enrich and strengthen the nation captivated Saigo who took on Nariakira’s secret mission and eventually became a key person for Satsuma. Not a portrait of him survives today and much of his life is a mystery. He is a man who was twice exiled and thrice married. He overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate with exceptional bravery and action. Although he accomplished the restoration, he lost his life in a fight with the new Meiji government.
Fumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively and tries to keep up Shoin Yoshida's will. Shoin Yoshida is her older brother and intellectual.
A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga. With an extraordinary combination of intelligence, bravery and military skill, Hideyoshi rose to near-absolute power and greatly expanded upon Nobunaga's unification of Japan's warlords. This series also focused on Hideyoshi's personal life, particularly his relationships with his mother and his wife, and the pair's rivalry for influence over him.
Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
Een drama dat zich midden in de Heian-periode afspeelt en het leven afbeeldt van Murasaki Shikibu, die geboorte gaf aan 'Genji Monogatari', dat latere generaties de grootste vrouwenliteratuur ooit noemden.
Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005. The 44th Taiga Drama, the original work is by Miyao Tomiko, screenplay by Kaneko Narito and starring Hideaki Takizawa.
Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a samurai. Together with his stepfather, he wiped out piracy along Japan's western coast, becoming a full-fledged warrior samurai. In an age when samurai were looked down on as members of the lower class, Kiyomori was skillful at winning the hearts and minds of the people. By rounding up surrendered pirates and achieving other successes, Kiyomori eventually became the de facto ruler of Japan.
The drama begins in August 1945, three days after the end of the Pacific war. A freight train completely jam-packed with passengers heads for Aomori from devastated Tokyo. On the train is Takahara Miki and her sister Sachi. Miki and Sachi are the daughters of a wealthy landlord living in a village in the Tsugaru area in Aomori prefecture, but they have been living in Tokyo since before the war to attend school. After seeing her village does not have a doctor, Miki is determined to become a rural doctor.
Nadat Taira no Kiyomori aan de macht is gekomen, wordt de Minamoto-clan verbannen. Minamoto no Yoritomo ontmoet Masako, de zus van Hōjō Yoshitoki, en trouwt later met haar. Na dit huwelijk beginnen de wielen van Yoshitoki's lot te draaien.
Spanning over 50 episodes, we follow the historical fiction of the Sanada clansmen as they plotted and fought their ways to survive the changing political alliances during the Warring States Period of Japan.
Kazutoyo lived during the end of the Sengoku period (1546-1605). He was the first feudal lord of the fief of Tosa on the island of Shikoku. He served Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Chiyo (1557-1617) was his wife, and was known in history for her dedication and devotion to her husband (like Matsu was to Toshiie in Toshiie to Matsu). She is the daughter of a samurai who served the feudal lord Asai.
Katsu Kaishū deals with end of the Edo period. Based on Kan Shimozawa's novels "Katsu Kaishū "
Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This was the first taiga drama to concentrate on the lives of commoners and the reviled merchant class of the Tokugawa period. It documents the rise and fall of the merchant city of Sakai, as seen by its most famous resident, the semilegendary Luzon.
Het 41e NHK Taiga-drama is Toshiie voor Matsu. Tijdens het turbulente tijdperk van de Strijdende Staten waren het leven en de carrière van één man verweven met de drie grote generaals uit de Japanse geschiedenis: Nobunaga, Hideyoshi en Ieyasu. Met politieke kennis en de steun van zijn uiterst loyale vrouw klom Maeda Toshiie op naar de tweede plaats in het shogunaat en bouwde een leengoed op dat Echizen, Noto en Kaga omvatte.
Princess Go was the youngest of the most famous three sisters in Japanese history, who each led a remarkable life in an age of turmoil and civil war. Go loses her parents in the war, marries three times, and feuds with her own sister in competing for power. Go's husband becomes the second Tokugawa Shogun and she ensures her prominence as she gives birth to a son who later becomes the third Shogun and a daughter, a wife of the Emperor. The drama describes the age of the civil war through the eyes of Princess Go, who plays a significant part in establishing the age of peace that lasts over 200 years in Japan.
Shinsengumi! is a Taiga drama television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period.
Centered around Masujiro Omura, who became a commander for the Choshu clan, and founded the modern Japanese millitary system.