is a 2009 Japanese super historical drama television series, and the 48th
taiga drama of
NHK. It aired every Sunday from January 4 to November 22, 2009, spanning 47 episodes.
[It is an unusual Taiga Drama as the final episode will be broadcast as early as November, due to the first phase of '']Saka no Ue no Kumo
, or "Clouds Above the Hill" is a Japanese historical novel by Shiba Ryōtarō originally published serially from 1968 to 1972 in eight volumes. A three-year NHK television special drama series based on the novel and also entitled '' Saka no U ...
'', a series of NHK Special Drama, being broadcast from November 29 to December 27. The drama centers on the life of 16th century
samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of History of Japan#Medieval Japan (1185–1573/1600), medieval and Edo period, early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retai ...
Naoe Kanetsugu, played by
Satoshi Tsumabuki.
Production began on April 27, 2007. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by
Masashi Hisaka and was adapted by
Eriko Komatsu
is a feminine/neutral Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Eriko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*恵梨子, "blessing, pear, child"
*恵理子, "blessing, reason, child"
*絵里子, "picture, hometown, child"
*絵 ...
, with
Michiru Ōshima as series composer. The fourth episode of the series, , is the highest-rated episode of any Japanese drama in 2009.
Plot
The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by
Uesugi Kenshin
, later known as was a Japanese ''daimyō''. He was born in Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of the most powerful ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Know ...
in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with
righteousness
Righteousness is the quality or state of being morally correct and justifiable. It can be considered synonymous with "rightness" or being "upright". It can be found in Indian religions and Abrahamic traditions, among other religions, as a theolog ...
. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports
Uesugi Kagekatsu
was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' during the Sengoku and Edo periods. He was the adopted son of Uesugi Kenshin and Uesugi Kagetora’s brother in law.
Early life and rise
Kagekatsu was the son of Nagao Masakage, the head of the Ueda Nagao ...
, who holds the destiny of
Echigo province
was an old provinces of Japan, old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It bordered on Uzen Province, Uzen, Iwashiro Province, Iwashiro, Kōzuke Province, Kōzuke, Shinano Province, Shinano, and Etchū Province, ...
.
Production
Production Credits
*Script –
Eriko Komatsu
is a feminine/neutral Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Eriko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*恵梨子, "blessing, pear, child"
*恵理子, "blessing, reason, child"
*絵里子, "picture, hometown, child"
*絵 ...
,
Kazue Matsushita
*Based on the novel by –
Masashi Hisaka
*Narrator –
Nobuko Miyamoto
*Music –
Michiru Ōshima
*Historical research –
Tetsuo Owada
*Action director –
Kunishirō Hayashi
*Architectural research – Sei Hirai
*Clothing research – Kiyoko Koizumi
*Titling –
Sōun Takeda
*Production coordinator –
Shinsuke Naitō
*Casting –
Yōichirō Takahashi
is a Japanese film and television director who has mostly worked at NHK. His film '' Nichiyobi wa Owaranai'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
The 53rd Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ra ...
Production for ''Tenchijin'' began on April 27, 2007. The usual taiga drama production would have one-third of the expected number of scripts finished before shooting begins. Afterwards, audience reception is taken into account as the rest of the series is written.
Cast
Starring role
*
Satoshi Tsumabuki as
Naoe Kanetsugu - born as Yoroku, then renamed as Higuchi Kanetsugu
**
Seishiro Kato as Higuchi Yoroku (childhood Kanetsugu)
Naoe house
*
Takako Tokiwa as
Osen
*
Michiko Kichise as Oyū - Osen's elder sister
*
Joe Shishido as
Naoe Kagetsuna
*
Shinji Yamashita as
Naoe Nobutsuna - Osen's first husband
*
Hisako Manda
is a Japanese actress.
She represented Japan at Miss Universe 1978 in Acapulco, Mexico, but did not advance to the semifinals.
Selected filmography
Film
* ''Maison Ikkoku: Apartment Fantasy'' (1986)
* ''Florence My Love'' (1991)
* '' The Inu ...
as Oman - Osen's mother
*
Seishiro Kato as Naoe Kanematsu (childhood Naoe Kaneaki - Kanetsugu's son - double role)
Higuchi house
*
Masanobu Takashima as
Higuchi Sōemon - Kanetsugu's father
*
Misako Tanaka as
Ofuji - Kanetsugu's mother.
*
Kotaro Koizumi as
Ōkuni Saneyori - Kanetsugu's younger brother
**
Homare Mabuchi
is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward or a midfielder. Regarded by many as one of the greatest female footballers of all time and the greatest Asian female footballer of all time, Sawa had a professional club care ...
as Higuchi Yoshichi (childhood Saneyori)
*
Miro Ebato
Miro or Miró may refer to:
Companies
* Miro Company, a French game manufacturer
* Miro Technologies, a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) software supplier from California
* Pinnacle Systems, Miro Video series of the video capture cards
* M ...
as
Kita
Kita or KITA may refer to:
People
* Kita (surname)
* Kita Alexander (born 1996), Australian singer-songwriter
* João Leithardt Neto, Brazilian footballer nicknamed Kita
* Sampsa Astala, Finnish musician whose stage name is Kita
Places In Jap ...
- Kanetsugu's sister
Uesugi clan
*
Kazuki Kitamura as
Uesugi Kagekatsu
was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' during the Sengoku and Edo periods. He was the adopted son of Uesugi Kenshin and Uesugi Kagetora’s brother in law.
Early life and rise
Kagekatsu was the son of Nagao Masakage, the head of the Ueda Nagao ...
*
Tetsuji Tamayama as
Uesugi Kagetora
*
Hiroshi Abe as
Uesugi Kenshin
, later known as was a Japanese ''daimyō''. He was born in Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of the most powerful ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Know ...
-
foster father
Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home ( residential child care community, treatment center, etc.), or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent" or with a family m ...
of Kagekatsu and Kagetora
*
Saki Aibu
is a Japanese actress. She is represented by Box Corporation.
Personal life
Aibu was born in Hyōgo prefecture. On May 3, 2016, she announced her marriage through her office.
Filmography
Drama
*'' Water Boys'' (Fuji TV, 2003) as Atsumi Hayak ...
as
Hanahime
*
Manami Higa as
Kikuhime
*
Reiko Takashima as
Sentōin
*Jin Maki as
Usami Sadamitsu
also known as Usami Sadayuki (宇佐美定行) (1489 – August 11, 1564) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Uesugi clan of Echigo Province
was an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the ...
Uesugi retainers and their family members
*
Mikihisa Azuma as
Izumisawa Hisahide
*
Sei Hiraizumi as
Kuribayashi Masayori
*
Masayuki Suzuki
Masayuki Suzuki (鈴木雅之, ''Suzuki Masayuki'', born September 22, 1956, in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer best known as a former member of group Rats & Star (previously called ''Chanels''), and for performing the opening themes for the ...
as
Fukazawa Toshishige Fukazawa (written: 深澤) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Masahiro Fukazawa, Japanese sportsperson
* Shichirō Fukazawa, Japanese writer
*Masao Fukazawa
Masao (written: 正雄, 正夫, 正生, 正男, 正郎, 雅� ...
*
Shingo Katsurayama as
Abe Masayoshi
was a Japanese '' daimyō'' of the mid- Edo period, who ruled the Oshi Domain.
Masayoshi served as '' Kyoto Shoshidai''.
, -
1769 births
1808 deaths
Daimyo
Kyoto Shoshidai
{{Daimyo-stub ...
*
Papaya Suzuki
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese celebrity most famous for his dancing and for his afro hairstyle.
He originally intended to be a singer, but gave up due to a drastic gain in weight. According to his official web site, he is 17 ...
as
Noborisaka Tōemon
*
Satoru Matsuo
is a Japanese actor and voice actor, known for starring in '' Shin Godzilla'', ''Attack on Titan
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities s ...
as
Sakurai Haruyoshi
Sakurai may refer to:
__NOTOC__ Places
* Sakurai, Nara, a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan
** Sakurai Line, a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in Nara Prefecture
** Sakurai Station (Nara), a railway station in Sakurai, Nara ...
*
Minoru Matsumoto
Minoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實, born 1946), Japanese former president of Nintendo of America
* Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実, 1917–1999), Japanese actor
* Minoru Fujita ...
as
Fukazawa Yashichirō
*
Yasuhiro Arai as
Kitajō Takahiro
*
Kunishirō Hayashi as
Kamiizumi Hidetsuna
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, (上泉 信綱), born Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Fujiwara-no-Hidetsuna, (c.1508 – 1572/1577) was a samurai in Japan's Sengoku period famous for creating the Shinkage-ryū school of combat. He is also well known as Kamiizumi Iseno ...
*
Kei Yamamoto as
Yoshie Munenobu
*
Nobuaki Kakuda as
Kakizaki Haruie
*
Takejō Aki as Kayo
*
Shunsuke Sugiyama as Nishiyama Kanzaemon
*
Takeshi Katō as Hokkō Zenshuku, a
Zen
Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...
priest, master of young Yoroku (Kanetsugu) and Kiheiji (Kagekatsu)
Oda clan
*
Kōji Kikkawa as
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese '' daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unif ...
*
Shingo Tsurumi as
Akechi Mitsuhide
, first called Jūbei from his clan and later from his title, was a Japanese ''samurai'' general of the Sengoku period best known as the assassin of Oda Nobunaga. Mitsuhide was a bodyguard of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and later a successful general under ...
*
Shun Sugata as
Shibata Katsuie
Toyotomi clan
*
Takashi Sasano as
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and '' daimyō'' ( feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the C ...
*
Sumiko Fuji
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actress. She began acting in the 1960s under the name , becoming famous as the female lead in yakuza films opposite such stars as Kōji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura. She even starred in her own series as the s ...
as
Nene
*
Shun Oguri as
Ishida Mitsunari
Ishida Mitsunari (, 1559 – November 6, 1600) was a Japanese samurai and military commander of the late Sengoku period of Japan. He is probably best remembered as the commander of the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the ...
*
Kyōko Fukada
is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko.
Possible writings
The final syllable "ko" is typically written with the kanji character for child, 子. It is a common suffix to female names in Japan.
The first sy ...
as
Yodo
*
Hidekazu Mashima as
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
was a daimyō during the Sengoku period of Japan. He was the nephew and retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the unifier and ruler of Japan from 1590 to 1598. Despite being Hideyoshi's closest adult, male relative, Hidetsugu was accused of atrociti ...
*
Go Wakabayashi as
Shima Sakon
*
Yoshizumi Ishihara as
Fukushima Masanori
*
Takamasa Suga as
Ukita Hideie
*
Hisayuki Nakajima
Hisayuki (written: 久行, 久之 or 永行) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese yakuza member
*, Japanese long-distance runner
*, Japanese golfer
*, Japanese anime director, screenwriter and write ...
as
Asano Nagamasa
*
Tsutomu Takahashi as
Katō Kiyomasa
*
Ryuhei Numata as
Mashita Nagamori
was a ''daimyō'' in Azuchi–Momoyama period, and one of the '' Go-Bugyō'' appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Also called Niemon (仁右衛門) or by his court title, Uemon-no-jō (右衛門尉). He was sent to Korea as one of the Three Burea ...
*
Tatsuhiro Yanase as
Maeda Gen'i
was a Buddhist priest from Mt. Hiei, retainer of Oda Nobunaga and later one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's '' Go-Bugyō'', along with Ishida Mitsunari, Asano Nagamasa, Mashita Nagamori and Natsuka Masaie. He entered the service of Oda Nobunaga some ...
*
Tomoya Nakamura as
Toyotomi Hideyori
*
Umika Kawashima as
Senhime (Ep. 46)
**Momoko Tanabe as young senhime (Ep. 45)
*
Masayuki Kikuchi as
Natsuka Masaie
was a daimyō in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. He was served Niwa Nagahide and later Hideyoshi. He was one of the ''Go-Bugyō'', or ''five commissioners'', appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Biography
He was born in Owari Province. Masaie served ...
*
Kanji Tsuda as
Ōtani Yoshitsugu
*
Hiroshi Yamada as
Konishi Yukinaga
Tokugawa clan
*
Hiroki Matsukata as
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fel ...
*
Akinori Nakagawa as
Tokugawa Hidetada
*
Seiji Matsuyama as
Honda Masanobu
*
Taro Kawano
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as
Sakakibara Yasumasa
*
Masato Nagamori
Masato (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Masato (kickboxer) (born 1979), Japanese former welterweight kickboxer, won K-1 WORLD MAX kickboxing tournament in 2003, 2008
*Masato A ...
as
Ii Naomasa
*
Daisuke Iijima as
Sakai Tadatsugu
*
Ippei Kanie
Ippei (written: ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese badminton player
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese manga artist and anime producer
*, Japanese interpreter for the Los ...
as
Honda Masazumi
*
Masaya Kikawada as
Honda Masashige
*
Yukijiro Hotaru as
Tōyama Yasumitsu
*
Atsuko Hirata
Atsuko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Atsuko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*惇子, "kind, child"
*淳子, "pure, child"
*敦子, "kindliness, child"
*篤子, "f ...
as
Asahi no kata
Mōri clan
*
Akira Nakao as
Mōri Terumoto
*
Takahiro Mizuma as
Mōri Hidemoto
*
Tadashi Yokouchi as
Kobayakawa Takakage
*
Yūsuke Kamiji
is a Japanese actor, singer, and tarento. In the music world, he is known simply as .
Biography
Kamiji graduated from Yokohama Senior High School. He belonged to the baseball club while in school, and played catcher. He and Daisuke Matsuzak ...
as
Kobayakawa Hideaki
Maeda clan
*
Ken Utsui as
Maeda Toshiie
*
Onoe Matsuya II as
Maeda Toshinaga
Takeda clan
*
Ichikawa Emiya II may refer to:
Places
* Ichikawa, Chiba, a city in Chiba, Japan
**Ichikawa Gakuen
is a large (2500 students) private school in Moto-kita-kata (本北方), Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. The school is sometimes mistaken for a public school due to its na ...
as
Takeda Katsuyori
was a Japanese '' daimyō'' of the Sengoku period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. He was son in law of Hojo Ujiyasu.
Early life
He was the son of Shingen by the daugh ...
*
Shun Ōide as
Kōsaka Masanobu
Later Hōjō clan
*
Goro Ibuki as
Hōjō Ujimasa
*
Yu Kamiki as
Hōjō Ujinao
*
Isao Sasaki as
Daidōji Masashige
was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period. He was one of the most important vassals of the Go-Hōjō clan.
In 1590, when Siege of Odawara began, Matsuida Castle Masashige was defending was surrounded by Toyotomi's large army, ...
Date clan
*
Ryuhei Matsuda as
Date Masamune
was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful ''daimyō'' in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all ...
*
Anne Watanabe as
Princess Mego - Date Masamune's wife
*
Yuta Sone as
Katakura Kagetsuna
Sanada clan
*
Yū Shirota
is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of ''Hana-Kimi'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in the '' Prince of Tennis Musicals'', Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon M ...
as
Sanada Yukimura
*
Ryo Iwamatsu as
Sanada Masayuki
*
Masami Nagasawa as
Hatsune - Sanada Yukimura's older sister.
*
Yuji Shirakura as
Sarutobi Sasuke - a fictional
ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included reconnaissance, espionage, infiltration, deception, ambush, bodyguarding and their fighting skills in martial arts, including ninjutsu.Kawakami, pp ...
.
Chōsokabe clan
*
Seiichi Kawano
Seiichi (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese karateka
*, Japanese cult member
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese philosopher
*, Japanese art di ...
as
Chōsokabe Morichika
was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Once the ruler of Tosa Province, his fief was revoked by Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara. His childhood name was Sen'yumaru (千熊丸).
Biography
...
Other
*
Shigeru Kōyama as
Sen no Rikyū
*
Yoshino Kimura as Oryō, Rikyū's daughter
TV schedule
Soundtrack and books
Soundtrack
*''NHK Taiga Drama Tenchijin Original Soundtrack Vol.1'' (February 18, 2009)
*''NHK Taiga Drama Tenchijin Original Soundtrack Vol.2'' (August 26, 2009)
*''NHK Taiga Drama Tenchijin Original Soundtrack Vol.3'' (October 21, 2009)
Books
;Official guide
*''NHK Taiga Drama Story Tenchijin First Part'' (December 20, 2008)
*''NHK Taiga Drama Story Tenchijin Latter Part'' (July 10, 2009)
*''NHK Taiga Drama Story Tenchijin Last Part'' (October 24, 2009)
*''NHK Taiga Drama, Historical Handbook, Tenchijin'' (December 20, 2008)
*''Sōun Takeda - Writing about Samurai'' (September 30, 2009)
;Novel
*''Tenchijin First Volume'' (September 26, 2009)
*''Tenchijin Last Volume'' (September 26, 2009)
*''Tenchijin, New Edition, First Volume'' (November 14, 2008)
*''Tenchijin, New Edition, Latter Volume'' (November 14, 2008)
*''Tenchijin, New Edition, Last Volume'' (November 14, 2008)
Notes
References
External links
NHK website*
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