04/01/1998
The 37th NHK Taiga Drama is Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period. Born the seventh son of Lord Nariaki of Mito, Yoshinobu is named shogun when he is just 29 years old. With a wisdom and vision beyond his years, he tries to prolong the life of this 200-year-old dynasty which began with Ieyasu. However, he is unable to forestall the winds of revolution as clans in Choshu, Satsuma and Tosa, with the help of the Imperial Court, clamor for change.
Tohru Emori
as Hisamitsu Shimazu
Narushi Ikeda
as
Kenichi Yajima
as
Isao Sasaki
as
Hikari Ishida
as Mika
Ryūzō Hayashi
as
Bunta Sugawara
as Saisho Tokugawa
Masaaki Sakai
as
Chizuru Ikewaki
as
Ayako Wakao
as Yoshiko Tokugawa
Reiko Ōhara
as Ren
Kyôko Kishida
as Matsushima
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