Het Meiji-tijdperk was er een van grote vernieuwing voor Japan, waar zwaarden en moord verboden waren. Veel overlevenden uit de tijd van de Revolutie leven echter nog steeds, op de loer in de schaduw en wachtend op een kans om hun moordzwaarden opnieuw te gebruiken. Alleen Kenshin Himura, voorheen een van de meest brutale moordenaars, hoopt de eer als zwaardvechter te behouden en in het nieuwe tijdperk te leven.
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.
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.
The chronicles of Sakamoto Ryoma, a pre-revolutionary who helped shape the face of modern Japan. In order to study swordsmanship, Ryoma heads for Edo where he meets many people who influence his thinking. He becomes close friends with men like Katsu Kaishu and Saigo Takamori and later establishes a naval training school in Kobe. Ryoma's controversial political views make him a target for shogunate assassins but his fervent belief in a classless society helps forge the Choshu-Satsuma alliance which ultimately brings about the Meiji Restoration.
Tien jaar zijn verstreken sinds het einde van Bakumatsu, een tijdperk van oorlog waarin burgers in opstand kwamen tegen het Tokugawa-shogunaat. De revolutionairen wilden een tijd van vrede creëren, en een bloeiend land vrij van onderdrukking. Het nieuwe tijdperk van Meiji is aangebroken, maar de vrede is nog niet bereikt. Zwaarden zijn verboden, maar er worden nog steeds mensen op straat vermoord. Weeskinderen van oorlogsveteranen kunnen nergens heen, terwijl de regering tevreden lijkt te zijn met het vullen van hun zakken met geld.
Ryoma ga Yuku is a five-hour epic which chronicles the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, a pre-revolutionary who helped shape the face of modern Japan. In order to study swordsmanship, Ryoma heads for Edo where he meets many people who influence his thinking. He becomes close friends with men like Katsu Kaishu and Saigo Takamori and later establishes a naval training school in Kobe. Ryoma's controversial political views make him a target for shogunate assassins but his fervent belief in a classless society helps forge the Choshu-Satsuma alliance which ultimately brings about the Meiji Restoration.
