Heart of a Samurai

Heart of a Samurai (2009)

7.3 50 min 1 season TV Show
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.

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Cast

Satoshi Tsumabuki Satoshi Tsumabuki
Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe Kenshin Uesugi
Michiko Kichise Michiko Kichise Oyū
Saki Aibu Saki Aibu Hanahime
Masami Nagasawa Masami Nagasawa
Kyoko Fukada Kyoko Fukada Yodo-dono
Reiko Takashima Reiko Takashima Sentoin
Anne Watanabe Anne Watanabe Mego-hime Date
Kazuki Kitamura Kazuki Kitamura
Takako Tokiwa Takako Tokiwa
Masanobu Takashima Masanobu Takashima
Misako Tanaka Misako Tanaka

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