Segodon (2018)
Segodon (2018)
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Ryohei Suzuki
Saigo Takamori

Eita Nagayama
Okubo Toshimichi

Yusuke Noda
Creator / Director

Mariko Hayashi
Novel

Harumi Fuuki
Original Music Composer

Miho Nakazono
Screenplay

藤原敬久
Producer

Munetaka Aoki
Hisamitsu Shimazu

Gota Watabe
Kichijiro Saigo

Tatsuki Ishikawa
Okubo Toshimichi (child)

Konomi Watanabe
Iwayama Ito (child)

Naoki Inukai
Oyama Kakunosuke (child)

Yūto Ikeda
Arimura Shunsai (child)

Kenshirou Katou
Murata Shinpachi (child)

Yuki Kurimoto
Saigo Koto (child)

Taketo Arai
Saigo Kichijiro (child)

Raita Ryu
Zusho Hirosato

Ikki Sawamura
Akayama Yukie

Kon Omura
Saigo Ryuemon

Gekidan Hitori
John Manjiro

Ryo Nishikido
Saigo Judo

Rinka Kakihara
Fuki (child)

Jun Itoda
Katsura Hisatake

Ai Hashimoto
Saigo Suga

Suzuki Taku
Heiroku

Sumie Sasaki
Ishi (Kumakichi's grandmother)

Toshiyuki Kitami
Ijuin Naogoro (Suga's father)

Masayuki Shionoya
Iwayama Naoatsu

Fujita Okamoto
Itagaki Yosaji

Kanako Nishikawa
unnamed courtesan

Rukito Nakamura
Nakamura Hanjiro (child)

Manabu Hamada
Sakoda Tomonoshin

Takeshi Kaga
Shimazu Narioki

Rumiko Koyanagi
Yura

Mitsuru Hirata
Okubo Jiemon

Mariko Fuji
Okubo Fuku

Naho Toda
Kiku

Michiko Tanaka
Tama

Taiyo Saito
Saigo Judo (child)

Tsukaji Muga
Kumakichi

Kumi Mizuno
Saigo Kimi

Nanami Sakuraba
Saigo Koto

Naohito Fujiki
Abe Masahiro

Yu Kayano
Saigo Yasu

Shinji Asakura
Hotta Masayoshi

Maika Hara
Saigo Taka

Yukiya Kitamura
Oyama Kakunosuke

Arata Horii
Murata Shinpachi

Shūichirō Masuda
Arima Shinshichi

Keiko Kitagawa
Atsu-hime (Oichi)

Yuu Tokui
Yamada Tamehisa

Naoki Matayoshi
Tokugawa Iesada

Towa Araki
Tokugawa Iemochi (child)

Yoko Minamino
Ikushima

Pinko Izumi
Honjuin

Mimura
Okubo Masu

Satoshi Jinbo
Nagano Shuzen

Mitsuomi Takahashi
Arimura Shunsai / Arimura Shinsai

Ken Watanabe
Shimazu Nariakira

Rin Takanashi
Fuki

Shota Matsuda
Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Shirō Sano
Ii Naosuke

Shunsuke Kazama
Hashimoto Sanai

Kanji Tsuda
Matsudaira Shungaku
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 7, 2018
Original Name西郷どん
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes47
Running Time45m
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
Scripted
taiga
japan
jidai geki
edo period
bakumatsu
slice of life
ishin shishi
Wiki.
Segodon (西郷どん, Mr. Saigō in Kagoshima dialect) is a 2018 Japanese historical drama television series and the 57th NHK taiga drama. It stars Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori, who has been dubbed the last true samurai.
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