Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998)
Plot.
The 37th NHK Taiga Drama is Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period. Born the seventh son of Lord Nariaki of Mito, Yoshinobu is named shogun when he is just 29 years old. With a wisdom and vision beyond his years, he tries to prolong the life of this 200-year-old dynasty which began with Ieyasu. However, he is unable to forestall the winds of revolution as clans in Choshu, Satsuma and Tosa, with the help of the Imperial Court, clamor for change.
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Cast & Crew.
Masahiro Motoki
Yoshinobu, Tokugawa
Bunta Sugawara
Saisho Tokugawa
Ayako Wakao
Yoshiko Tokugawa
Tohru Emori
Hisamitsu Shimazu
Ryūzō Hayashi
Actor
Chizuru Ikewaki
Actress
Hikari Ishida
Mika
Kyōko Kishida
Matsushima
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 4, 1998
Original Name徳川慶喜
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes49
Running Time50m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
jidai geki
Scripted
taiga
Wiki.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu is a Japanese fiction series that features Masahiro Motoki in the role of Shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa.