Tenchijin

Tenchijin
Written by Eriko Komatsu
Starring Satoshi Tsumabuki
Kazuki Kitamura
Takako Tokiwa
Misako Tanaka
Masanobu Takashima
Shun Oguri
Tetsuji Tamayama
Masami Nagasawa
Manami Higa
Saki Aibu
Yusuke Kamiji
Yu Shirota
Mikihisa Azuma
Seishiro Kato
Kotaro Koizumi
Yoshizumi Ishihara
Yoshino Kimura
Kei Yamamoto
Akira Nakao
Kyoko Fukada
Shigeru Kōyama
Takeshi Katō
Ryuhei Matsuda
Takashi Sasano
Kōji Kikkawa
Reiko Takashima
Ken Utsui
Sumiko Fuji
Hiroshi Abe
Hiroki Matsukata
Theme music composer Kazuhiro Koizumi
Opening theme NHK Symphony Orchestra
Composer(s) Michiru Oshima
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 47
Production
Executive producer(s) Shinsuke Naito
Running time 45 x 45 minutes
2 x 75 minutes
Release
Original network NHK
Picture format NTSC 14:9 (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release January 4 – November 22, 2009

Tenchijin (天地人) is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It aired on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes.[1] The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu.

Production began on April 27, 2007. The story is based on the novel Tenchijin by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted for screen by scriptwriter Eriko Komatsu.[2] The series' music composer was Michiru Oshima.

The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports Uesugi Kagekatsu, who holds the destiny of Echigo province.

Staff

  • Original : Masashi Hisaka
  • Music : Michiru Oshima
  • Script : Eriko Komatsu, Kazue Matsushita
  • Historical research : Tetsuo Owada
  • Architectural research : Sei Hirai
  • Clothing research : Kiyoko Koizumi
  • Titling : Sōun Takeda
  • Production coordinator : Shinsuke Naitō
  • Casting : Yōichirō Takahashi
  • Narrator : Nobuko Miyamoto

Cast

Starring role

Naoe house

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 as Higuchi Yoshichi (childhood Saneyori)
  • Miro Ebato as Kita - Kanetsugu's sister

Uesugi clan

Uesugi retainers and their family members

  • Mikihisa Azuma as Izumisawa Hisahide
  • Sei Hiraizumi as Kuribayashi Masayori
  • Masayuki Suzuki as Fukazawa Toshishige
  • Shingo Katsurayama as Abe Masayoshi
  • Papaya Suzuki as Noborisaka Tōemon
  • Satoru Matsuo as Sakurai Haruyoshi
  • Minoru Matsumoto as Fukazawa Yashichirō
  • Yasuhiro Arai as Kitajō Takahiro
  • 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 priest, master of young Yoroku (Kanetsugu) and Kiheiji (Kagekatsu)

Oda clan

Toyotomi clan

Tokugawa clan

Mōri clan

Maeda clan

Takeda clan

Later Hōjō clan

Date clan

Sanada clan

Chōsokabe clan

Other

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 ISBN 978-4-14-923350-5(December 20, 2008)
  • NHK Taiga drama story Tenchijin latter part ISBN 978-4-14-923351-2(July 10, 2009)
  • NHK Taiga drama story Tenchijin last part ISBN 978-4-14-923352-9(October 24, 2009)
  • NHK Taiga drama, Historical handbook, Tenchijin ISBN 978-4-14-910693-9(December 20, 2008)
  • Sōun Takeda - Writing about Samurai ISBN 978-4-8356-1743-5(September 30, 2009)
Novel
  • Tenchijin First volume ISBN 978-4-14-005503-8(September 26, 2009)
  • Tenchijin Last volume ISBN 978-4-14-005504-5(September 26, 2009)
  • Tenchijin, New Edition, First volume ISBN 978-4-14-005553-3(November 14, 2008)
  • Tenchijin, New Edition, Latter volume ISBN 978-4-14-005554-0(November 14, 2008)
  • Tenchijin, New Edition, Last volume ISBN 978-4-14-005555-7(November 14, 2008)

References

  1. ↑ It is an unusual Taiga Drama as the final episode will be broadcast as early as November, due to first phase of Saka no Ue no Kumo, a series of NHK Special Drama, being broadcast from November 29 to December 27
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-10-06.

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