Taiga drama (大河ドラマ) is the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white Hana no Shōgai, starring kabuki actor Onoe Shōroku and Takarazuka star Awashima Chikage, the network has hired a producer, director, writer, music director, and actors for the series. The 45-minute show airs on the NHK General network every Sunday at 8:00 p.m., with rebroadcasts on Saturday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. Satellite, HDTV digital satellite, and NHK World Premium broadcasts are also available. NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo NHK (, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), or the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japans public broadcaster. ... A historical novel a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author. ... The oldest Kabuki theatre in Japan: the Minamiza in Kyoto The Kabukiza in Ginza is one of Tokyos leading kabuki theaters. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Current series

• Atsuhime (2008)- Starring Aoi Miyazaki. Aoi plays the role of Tenshōin, the wife of Tokugawa Iesada (1824-1858), the 13th Shogun. She will also be the youngest lead artist in taiga drama history, beating Hideaki Takizawa's record when he starred in Yoshitsune.

Aoi Miyazaki (宮崎あおい Miyazaki Aoi; born 30 November 1985 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. ... Tokugawa Iesada (徳川 家定 Tokugawa Iesada, 1824–1858) was the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who held office for only 5 years, from 1853 to 1858. ... Hideaki Takizawa , born March 29, 1982) is a Japanese actor and a member of the J-pop duo Tackey & Tsubasa from Tokyo, Japan. ... Yoshitsune and Benkei Viewing Cherry Blossoms, by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, 1885 Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経) (1159-1189) was a late Heian and early Kamakura period general of the Minamoto clan of Japan. ...

Upcoming series

• Tenchijin (2009)- Cast list and summary not available.
• Saka no Ueno Kumo (Fall 2009)- Originally set for a 2006 broadcast, but the suicide of the series' scriptwriter caused a delay in production.

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List of series

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21st Century Taiga Drama

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Recent series

The set of Ryūkyū no Kaze (1993) is now a park in Okinawa.

• Fūrin Kazan (2007). Based on Inoue Yasushi's best-selling historical novel, this drama is the story of Yamamoto Kansuke, a warrior who has achieved high rank in warlord Takeda Shingen's army by not-so-honorable means.
• Kōmyō-ga-tsuji: Yamauchi Kazutoyo no Tsuma. Kamikawa Takaya plays the role of Yamauchi Kazutoyo, the military commander and daimyo who founded the Tosa han and built Kochi Castle. Nakama Yukie plays the role of Chiyo, the ever-supporting wife of Kazutoyo. The story by Shiba Ryotaro spans the closing years of the Sengoku period, the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and the beginning of the Edo period.
• Yoshitsune (2005). Takizawa Hideaki stars in the title role as Minamoto no Yoshitsune; Matsudaira Ken plays Musashibō Benkei. The screenplay is by Kaneko Naruto, based on the original by Miyao Tomiko. Vladimir Ashkenazy conducted the NHK Symphony Orchestra in the theme music by Iwashiro Tarō. NHK's first Taiga drama on the subject was in 1966.
• Shinsengumi! (2004). Katori Shingo appeared as Kondō Isami; Yamamoto Kōji played Hijikata Toshizō; Fujiwara Tatsuya played the tragic young Okita Sōji.
• 武蔵 MUSASHI (2003). Kabuki actor Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII (now Ichikawa Ebizō XI) held the lead role as the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, whose lives spanned the end of the sengoku and the beginning of the Edo periods. The series was based on the Yoshikawa Eiji novel that forms the basis for most modern fiction based on the events of Musashi's life. This was the first Taiga Drama to have its title in both kanji and the Latin alphabet.
• Toshiie and Matsu (2002). Karasawa Toshiaki as Maeda Toshiie and Matsushima Nanako as Matsu recounted the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate from the point of view of an outside daimyo.
• Hōjō Tokimune (2001). Kyogen actor Izumi Motoya played the lead character, heading a cast that included Watanabe Ken. Major events in the series included the Mongol Invasions of Japan.
• Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000). Veteran actor Tsugawa Masahiko, who turned sixty in the year 2000, reprised the role of Tokugawa Ieyasu, which he had assumed in the 1987 Taiga drama and has played on other occasions. Nishida Toshiyuki played his son Hidetada. Nishida has nine other roles in Taiga dramas to his credit, including the lead in Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune. Charles Dutoit conducted the NHK Symphony Orchestra in the performance of the title music.
• Genroku Ryōran (1999). Kabuki actor Nakamura Kankurō V played Oishi Kuranosuke in this sweeping story of the Genroku period during which the events of the Forty-seven Ronin occurred.

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Yukie Nakama (仲間 由紀恵 Nakama Yukie, b. ... Ryotaro Shiba (司馬遼太郎 Shiba Ryōtarō), born Teiichi Fukuda (福田 定一 Fukuda Teiichi, 1923-1996), is best known for his novels and essays based on historical events in Japan. ... “Sengoku” redirects here. ... The Azuchi-Momoyama period (Japanese: 安土桃山時代, Azuchi-Momoyama-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1568 to 1600. ... The Edo period ), also called Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868. ... Yoshitsune by Kikuchi Yosai Yoshitsune and Benkei Viewing Cherry Blossoms, by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Minamoto no Yoshitsune () (1159 – June 15, 1189) was a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. ... Ken Matsudaira (松平 健 Matsudaira Ken, born November 28, 1953) is a Japanese actor from Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. ... Benkei as portrayed in Kabuki plays. ... 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See also

• Japanese television programs
• Japanese television dramas
• jidaigeki

Japanese television programs are mostly broadcast in Japan, although satellite and cable services outside Japan offer TV shows selected to fit local tastes. ... Japanese dramas (Japanese: ドラマ dorama; J-dramas; from English drama) are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. ... Jidaigeki (時代劇) is a genre of film and television in Japan. ...

External links

• NHK Taiga drama listing on DramaWiki
• http://tv.yahoo.co.jp/tv_show/nhk/furinkazan/index.html