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Heart of a Samurai

Drama

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.

Date: 01/04/2009
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroshi Abe, Michiko Kichise, Saki Aibu, Masami Nagasawa, Kyoko Fukada, Reiko Takashima, Anne Watanabe, Kazuki Kitamura, Takako Tokiwa, Masanobu Takashima, Misako Tanaka, Shun Oguri, Shingo Katsurayama, Umika Kawashima, Sumiko Fuji, Rin Aizawa, Michiko Kichise, Kyoko Fukada, Takashi Sasano, Yoshino Kimura, Hiroshi Abe

Satoshi Tsumabuki as  in Heart of a Samurai Satoshi Tsumabuki

Hiroshi Abe as Kenshin Uesugi in Heart of a Samurai Hiroshi Abe

Michiko Kichise as Oyū in Heart of a Samurai Michiko Kichise

Saki Aibu as Hanahime in Heart of a Samurai Saki Aibu

Masami Nagasawa as  in Heart of a Samurai Masami Nagasawa

Kyoko Fukada as Yodo-dono in Heart of a Samurai Kyoko Fukada

Reiko Takashima as Sentoin in Heart of a Samurai Reiko Takashima

Anne Watanabe as Mego-hime Date in Heart of a Samurai Anne Watanabe

Kazuki Kitamura as  in Heart of a Samurai Kazuki Kitamura

Takako Tokiwa as  in Heart of a Samurai Takako Tokiwa

Masanobu Takashima as  in Heart of a Samurai Masanobu Takashima

Misako Tanaka as  in Heart of a Samurai Misako Tanaka

Shun Oguri as  in Heart of a Samurai Shun Oguri

Shingo Katsurayama as  in Heart of a Samurai Shingo Katsurayama

Umika Kawashima as  in Heart of a Samurai Umika Kawashima

Sumiko Fuji as  in Heart of a Samurai Sumiko Fuji

Rin Aizawa as  in Heart of a Samurai Rin Aizawa

Michiko Kichise as  in Heart of a Samurai Michiko Kichise

Kyoko Fukada as  in Heart of a Samurai Kyoko Fukada

Takashi Sasano as  in Heart of a Samurai Takashi Sasano

Yoshino Kimura as  in Heart of a Samurai Yoshino Kimura

Hiroshi Abe as  in Heart of a Samurai Hiroshi Abe