Yoshitsune

Premise

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.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

• Hideaki Takizawa as Minamoto no Yoshi-tsune
• Mari Natsuki as Tango no Tsubone (Emperor's concubine)
• Akira Nakao as Kajiwara Kagetoki
• Izumi Inamori as Tokiwa Gozen (Yoshitsune's Mother)
• Kiyotaka Nanbara as Ise no Saburou (Yoshitsune's vassal)
• Shun Oguri as Kagesue Kajiwara
• Hiroshi Abe as Taira no Tomomori (Kiyomori's 4th son)
• Masaya Katō as Minamoto no Yoshitomo (Yoshitsune and Yoritomo's father)

Supporting cast

• Maki Goto as Yoshiko
• Misa Uehara
• Tetsuro Tamba as Minamoto no Yorimasa (Gen-ji)
• Akihiro Miwa as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
• Naho Toda
• Ren Osugi as Minamoto no Yuki-ie
• Kiichi Nakai as Kamakura's first Sho-Gun
• Yui Natsukawa as Akiko (Tomomori's wife)
• Keiko Matsuzaka as Taira no Tokiko (Kiyomori's wife)
• Naomi Zaizen as Houjou Masako (Yoritomo's wife)
• Tsubasa Imai as Nasu no Yoichi
• Satomi Ishihara as Shizuka-Gozen

Episodes

This series spans 1 season with 49 episodes.

Production

Release

References

1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
2. IMDb
3. Official Website
4. EpisodeTime Show Page