Heart of a Samurai
Tenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes. 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. 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.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.A Five-year-old Vassal
04-01-200950m - Ep 2
2.Crybaby, Yoroku
11-01-200950m - Ep 3
3.The Lord's First Love
18-01-200950m - Ep 4
4.Older Woman (Person)
25-01-200950m - Ep 5
5.Is Nobunaga a Demon?
01-02-200950m - Ep 6
6.Now, the First Campaign
08-02-200950m - Ep 7
7.Mother's Wish
15-02-200950m - Ep 8
8.A Vicious Circle
22-02-200950m - Ep 9
9.Kenshin Dies
01-03-200950m - Ep 10
10.Two Adopted Children
08-03-200950m - Ep 11
11.Otate no Ran
15-03-200950m - Ep 12
12.Desperate Messenger
22-03-200950m - Ep 13
13.Infiltration! Takeda's Camp
29-03-200950m - Ep 14
14.Golden Pledge
05-04-200950m - Ep 15
15.The Fall of the Castle
12-04-200950m - Ep 16
16.Shingen's Daughter
19-04-200950m - Ep 17
17.The Birth of Naoe Kanetsugu
26-04-200950m - Ep 18
18.Soldiers of Honor
03-05-200950m - Ep 19
19.The Strangeness of Honno-ji
10-05-200950m - Ep 20
20.Hideyoshi's Trap
17-05-200950m - Ep 21
21.Mitsunari's Tears
24-05-200950m - Ep 22
22.Sanada Yukimura's Visit
31-05-200950m - Ep 23
23.The Kabuto of Love
07-06-200950m - Ep 24
24.Disoriented to Kyoto
14-06-200950m - Ep 25
25.A Ruler's Temptation
21-06-200950m - Ep 26
26.The Imperial Regent Is Remonstrated
28-06-200950m - Ep 27
27.Yoroku and Yoshichi
05-07-200950m - Ep 28
28.The One-Eyed Dragon of the North
12-07-200950m - Ep 29
29.Unifying the Country
19-07-200950m - Ep 30
30.The Women Pay Homage to Kyoto
26-07-200950m - Ep 31
31.The War of Love
02-08-200950m - Ep 32
32.The Destiny of an Heir
09-08-200950m - Ep 33
33.Five Kanetsugu
16-08-200950m - Ep 34
34.Farewell to Echigo
23-08-200950m - Ep 35
35.Ieyasus Conspiracy
30-08-200950m - Ep 36
36.The Greatest Secret Pact
06-09-200950m - Ep 37
37.A Challenge to Ieyasu
13-09-200950m - Ep 38
38.The Two Sekigahara
20-09-200950m - Ep 39
39.Episode 39
27-09-200950m - Ep 40
40.The Fall of the Uesugi
04-10-200950m - Ep 41
41.The Uesugi's Path to Survival
11-10-200950m - Ep 42
42.The Birth of the Shogun
18-10-200950m - Ep 43
43.Saneyori's Banishment
25-10-200950m - Ep 44
44.A Sad Bride
01-11-200950m - Ep 45
45.To The Siege of Osaka
08-11-200950m - Ep 46
46.Osaka Castle in Flames
15-11-200950m - Ep 47
47.Displaying Love
22-11-200950m
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