was a Japanese television drama.

Synopsis

The series follows the story of Mochizuki Kotaro, a mild-mannered, unmanly high school student. While visiting a library one day, he encounters Himiko, a mysterious librarian who recommends to him an ancient book about a heroic general from the

Sengoku The was the period in Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as the period's start ...

period, which occurred 400 years ago. Kotaro notices that he has the same name and age as the general described in the book and experiences a flashback. Kotaro later mentions the book to his father, who tells him that he may be the descendant of a powerful

samurai The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century AD, the imperial court d ...

. At that moment, Kotaro receives a message from his childhood friend Ai, telling him that their classmate Nakamura Tsuyoshi is in trouble. He rushes to the scene but does not have the courage to help, until another flashback transforms him into a samurai.

Cast

Haruma Miura was a Japanese actor and singer. He made his acting debut in the television drama ''Agri'' (1997) and rose to popularity after starring in the film ''Koizora'' (2007), winning Newcomer of the Year at the 31st Japan Academy Prize. In the follo ...

as Mochizuki Kotaro *

Yu Shirota is a Japanese actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, Hana-Kimi'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in the ''Tenimyu, Prince of Tennis Musicals'', Tux ...

as Nakamura Tsuyoshi *

Anne Watanabe is a Japanese fashion model, actress and singer, the daughter of film actor Ken Watanabe and his first wife Yumiko. In her modeling work, she is known by the mononym Anne.Kuhn, Anthony"For Japanese Women, The Past Is The Latest Fad" Career Wat ...

as Nagasawa Ai **

Wakana Aoi is a Japanese actress and former singer. In March 2017, she landed the lead role in NHK's 97th Asadora, '' Laugh It Up!'', which aired from October 2017 to March 2018. Career 2009–2012: Early career Aoi was scouted in Harajuku, Tokyo, in her ...

as young Nagasawa Ai *

Ohgo Suzuka is a Japanese actress. Biography Ohgo was born in Zama, Kanagawa. She began acting in 2000 when she was seven, then joined Sunflower (Himawari), a theatrical company. She debuted with the company at the Meiji-za in ''Story of a National Thief ...

as Mochizuki Yuna *

Ryoko Kobayashi is a Japanese actress. Filmography Movies *'' Hinokio'' (2005), Sumire *''Kamen Rider The First'' (2005), Miyoko Harada *'' Helen the Baby Fox'' (2006), Misuzu Yajima *''Leaving the Scene'' (2019) *''Pornographer: Playback'' (2021) *''My Fat ...

as Minami Yurika *

Dori Sakurada is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Ryoma Echizen as part of the third generation Seigaku cast in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musicals, '' Tenimyu'', and also for the role of Suguru Niragi in Netflix's survival drama ...

Tomo Yanagishita is a Japanese former actor. He was a member of the acting group D-Boys. Yanagishita joined the unit D-Date (D☆DATE) of the same agency as a new member. It was announced at the last performance of the live tour in Tokyo Dome City Hall on June 2 ...

as Wada Daisuke *

Aoi Nakabeppu is a Japanese fashion model and actress who is affiliated with Horipro. Biography In 2005, Nakabeppu won the 30th ''Horipro Tarento Scout Caravan Quasi Grand Prix'' award, and debuted in the entertainment industry in the wake. In 2006, she had ...

*Mikako Ichikawa as Miki Sayaka *Saki Matsuda as Kisaragi Hidemi *Nobuaki Kaneko as Motoyama Hiroshi *Akio Kaneda *Midoriko Kimura *Mimura as Watanuki Himiko *

Shigeru Muroi is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 19th Hochi Film Awards for '' Izakaya Yūrei''. She is known for her role as Reiko Onda on Yappari Neko ga Suki series. she also starred in two television drama series ...

as Kamei Kyoko *Goro Kishitani as Mochizuki Shinji

Production credits

*Screenwriter: Yumiko Inoue. *Chief producer: Yuko Hazeyama. *Producer: Tetsuhiro Ogino, Masahiro Uchiyama. *Directors: Toya Sato, Ryuichi Inomata. *Music: Yugo Kanno.

References

External links

Webpage
at NTV. {{DEFAULTSORT:Samurai Haisukuru Japanese drama television series Japanese high school television series Nippon Television dramas 2009 Japanese television series debuts 2009 Japanese television series endings Japanese television series about teenagers Television shows written by Yumiko Inoue