Shibusawa Eiichi was born in 1840 to a farmer’s family. He grew up helping his family with work, which was to manufacture and sell indigo production and also silk farming. He left his hometown at the age of 23 and began working for the government. He later traveled to Paris and learned about banking. Upon his return to Japan, he helped build up the first modern bank in Japan. He eventually became a founder or supporter to about 500 companies and was involved with about 600 public services, including education for women.
Sozaburo Kanasugi is a samurai in the Kyushu countryside. After accepting a secret mission from his ...
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the ...
Historical drama about the life of Saigō Takamori and his involvement with the Meiji Restoration.
Kazutoyo lived during the end of the Sengoku period (1546-1605). He was the first feudal lord of the...
A young Tokugawa Mitsukuni (Yamamoto Koji) meets a homeless orphan Ryosuke (Kurokawa Souya). Surpris...
Osome is an ex-actress who lost her parents in a fire when she was 6-years old. She then is separate...
Men from different backgrounds became friends at a young age, and because of this they became confli...
Utagawa Hiroshige, along with Katsushika Hokusai, is widely recognized in the world of Ukiyo-e, Japa...
Set at the end of the Edo period, the series depicts Kumo's family with his wife, Kame, their 11-yea...
Mini-drama with a historical character having a smartphone.
Koheita, a newly appointed magistrate, never shows his face in the magistrate's office, instead spen...
Humanistic detective stories that took place in an inn called 'Kawasemi'.
The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's lif...
Shinjiro Katsuragi is a samurai informally known as Momotaro. Unlike the traditional samurai, Momota...
Ooka Echizen is the commissioner of the two-acre Minami-machi Magistrate’s Office, located in Edo Ca...
The drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616). Takechiyo (...
The nerve-racking events of a cold winter's day, seen from two different perspectives. The odd episo...
The 37th NHK Taiga Drama is Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu...
Nezu no Hamakichi used to be a renowned detective. He had lost his job and been banished from Edo af...