The 40th NHK Taiga Drama is Hojo Tokimune. It tells the dramatic and turbulent life of young shikken Hojo Tokimune, and his successful defense of Japan from invasion by Mongolia in the 1200's. It is a tragic story of betrayal and clan wars and Hojo Tokimune is at the center of it all. The main focus of the story is Hojo Tokiyori's older sons, their relationship, and their views and actions concerning Kublai Khan's attempted invasion. The two brothers, Tokimune and Tokisuke, are torn apart by politics.

A dramatization of Ryotaro Shiba's novel of the same title about the life of Kobayashi Sahē, a chiva...

A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hide...

Tells the story of the women surrounding Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the fifth shogun.

The drama tells the story of the Sanada family. Originally serving the Takeda Clan they ruled the no...

We're in Shamisen-bori of the bustling city of Edo. The officers of Guardhouse 36 monopolize the pop...

Dobu, an unconventional detective, teams up with Yoriki Samon to solve crimes in Yaoyacho, Edo, show...

Heiji is an undercover policeman in the city of Edo. He possesses a superior skill of throwing coins...

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Kōchiyama Sōshun serves as a cha-bōzu (He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters of ...

Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued a...

Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith...

Katsu Kaishū deals with end of the Edo period. Based on Kan Shimozawa's novels "Katsu Kaishū "

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Sozaburo Kanasugi is a samurai in the Kyushu countryside. After accepting a secret mission from his ...

In an alternative feudal Japan, a strange disease that only affects males caused a massive populatio...