Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV series)

Tokugawa Ieyasu
Genretaiga drama
Written byMieko Osanai
Directed byYasuo Shibuya
StarringSakae Takita
Shinobu Otake
Kōji Yakusho
Masaomi Kondō
Hiroshi Katsuno
Kimiko Ikegami
Shin Takuma
Ken Tanaka
Shinjirō Ehara
Taketoshi Naito
Mariko Fuji
Misako Tanaka
Kenji Takaoka
Minori Terada
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Misako Konno
Gō Wakabayashi
Yōsuke Natsuki
Yoichi Hayashi
Mikio Narita
Masahiko Tsugawa
Raita Ryū
Hiroyuki Nagato
Kaoru Yachigusa
Takeshi Kaga
Keiju Kobayashi
Tetsuya Takeda
Keiko Takeshita
Masako Natsume
Onoe Tatsunosuke I
Kōji Ishizaka
Opening themeNHK Symphony Orchestra
ComposerIsao Tomita
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes50
Production
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkNHK
ReleaseJanuary 9 (1983-01-09) –
December 18, 1983 (1983-12-18)

Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川 家康) is a 1983 Japanese television series. It is the 21st NHK taiga drama. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Sōhachi Yamaoka.[1][2]

Plot

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The work is set during the Sengoku period going into the early Edo period.

The story chronicles the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu from before his birth until his death.[3]

Production

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Production Credits

Casting

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Ieyasu

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Generally, due to the image of Tokugawa Ieyasu being petite and chubby, casting proved to be challenging. Before long, within the production team, the desire to create a new image of Ieyasu grew stronger, and the tall Sakae Takita was chosen for the role.[5]

Hideyoshi

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Due to the strong desire of Mieko Osanai, who is also a scriptwriter for Kinpachi-sensei, Tetsuya Takeda played the role of Hideyoshi. He was mentioned as one of the leading candidates for the role of Hideyoshi in the 1981 NHK Taiga drama Onna Taikōki as well.[6]

Nobunaga

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Initially, the role of Nobunaga was offered to popular singer and actor Kenji Sawada. However, he was too busy, and scheduling proved to be difficult. Eventually, just one week before the casting announcement, it was decided that he was unable to participate. NHK gave up on casting a big-name actor and instead, at the time still relatively unknown, chose Koji Yakusho for the role. From there, he quickly rose to fame and became a popular actor.[7]

Cast

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Starring role

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Council of Five Elders

Others

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TV schedule

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Episode Original airdate Title Directed by Rating
1 January 9, 1983 (1983-01-09) "Takechiyo Tanjō" (竹千代誕生) Makoto Ōhara 34.9%
2 January 16, 1983 (1983-01-16) "Ribetsu" (離別) Ikuo Katō 35.2%
3 January 23, 1983 (1983-01-23) "Hitojichi Ryakudatsu" (人質略奪) Maorimasa Matsumoto 33.0%
4 January 30, 1983 (1983-01-30) "Ninjū Mugen" (忍従無限) Makoto Ōhara 37.4%
5 February 6, 1983 (1983-02-06) "Hitojichi Kōkan" (人質交換) Ikuo Katō 36.0%
6 February 13, 1983 (1983-02-13) "Shiren no Toki" (試練の時) Maorimasa Matsumoto 35.5%
7 February 20, 1983 (1983-02-20) "Uijin" (初陣) Makoto Ōhara 36.2%
8 February 27, 1983 (1983-02-27) "Okehazama" (桶狭間) Ikuo Katō 35.9%
9 March 6, 1983 (1983-03-06) "Okazaki Nyūjō" (岡崎入城) Maorimasa Matsumoto 33.0%
10 March 13, 1983 (1983-03-13) "Mikawa Ikkō-ikki" (三河一向一揆) Makoto Ōhara 34.5%
11 March 20, 1983 (1983-03-20) "Kōbō no Shiro" (興亡の城) Masahide Kanetoshi 29.9%
12 March 27, 1983 (1983-03-27) "Jinsei no Kiro" (人生の岐路) Ikuo Katō 36.1%
13 April 3, 1983 (1983-04-03) "Mikatagahara Kassen" (三方ヶ原合戦) Makoto Ōhara 28.0%
14 April 10, 1983 (1983-04-10) "Chichi to Ko" (父と子) Maorimasa Matsumoto 30.2%
15 April 17, 1983 (1983-04-17) "Inbō" (陰謀) Masahide Kanetoshi 27.3%
16 April 24, 1983 (1983-04-24) "Mujō no Kaze" (無情の風) Ikuo Katō 33.3%
17 May 1, 1983 (1983-05-01) "Muketsu no Shōri" (無血の勝利) Kazutaka Kunihiro 27.8%
18 May 8, 1983 (1983-05-08) "Muhon Hakkaku" (謀叛発覚) Makoto Ōhara 33.2%
19 May 15, 1983 (1983-05-15) "Nagashino no Tatakai" (長篠の戦) Maorimasa Matsumoto 34.7%
20 May 22, 1983 (1983-05-22) "Nandai" (難題) Masahide Kanetoshi 32.4%
21 May 29, 1983 (1983-05-29) "Nobuyasu Tsuihō" (信康追放) Ikuo Katō 29.2%
22 June 5, 1983 (1983-06-05) "Rakka Ujō" (落花有情) Maorimasa Matsumoto 27.5%
23 June 12, 1983 (1983-06-12) "Azuchi eno Michi" (安土への道) Masahide Kanetoshi 35.0%
24 June 19, 1983 (1983-06-19) "Honnō-ji no Hen" (本能寺の変) Makoto Ōhara 31.4%
25 June 26, 1983 (1983-06-26) "Iga-goe" (伊賀越え) 35.1%
26 July 3, 1983 (1983-07-03) "Tsugi ni Fuku Kaze" (次に吹く風) Ikuo Katō 36.9%
27 July 10, 1983 (1983-07-10) "Komaki Nagakute no Tatakai" (小牧長久手の戦) Maorimasa Matsumoto 28.9%
28 July 17, 1983 (1983-07-17) "Kazumasa Shuppon" (数正出奔) Kazutaka Kunihiro 27.7%
29 July 24, 1983 (1983-07-24) "Mikawa no Iji" (三河の意地) Ikuo Katō 30.6%
30 July 31, 1983 (1983-07-31) "Ryōyū Taimen" (両雄対面) Makoto Ōhara 27.1%
31 August 7, 1983 (1983-08-07) "Tsuma naranu Haha" (妻ならぬ母) Masahide Kanetoshi 24.4%
32 August 14, 1983 (1983-08-14) "Ieyasu Edo-iri" (家康江戸入り) Kazutaka Kunihiro 24.5%
33 August 21, 1983 (1983-08-21) "Sen'un Ugoku" (戦雲動く) Maorimasa Matsumoto 23.5%
34 August 28, 1983 (1983-08-28) "Kachū no Hito" (渦中の人) Ikuo Katō 29.1%
35 September 4, 1983 (1983-09-04) "Taikō Shisu" (太閤死す) Makoto Ōhara 28.4%
36 September 11, 1983 (1983-09-11) "Bunretsu no Me" (分裂の芽) Maorimasa Matsumoto 29.6%
37 September 18, 1983 (1983-09-18) "Kyū-chō Mō-chō" (窮鳥猛鳥) Kōsaku Takahashi 29.8%
38 September 25, 1983 (1983-09-25) "Ki wa Jukusu" (機は熟す) Ikuo Katō 31.3%
39 October 2, 1983 (1983-10-02) "Sekigahara Zen'ya" (関ヶ原前夜) Makoto Ōhara 27.7%
40 October 9, 1983 (1983-10-09) "Sekigahara" (関ヶ原) 29.2%
41 October 16, 1983 (1983-10-16) "Shōgun Ieyasu" (将軍家康) Ikuo Katō 31.3%
42 October 23, 1983 (1983-10-23) "Sekai no Kaze" (世界の風) Maorimasa Matsumoto 28.8%
43 October 30, 1983 (1983-10-30) "Renpan-jō no Yume" (連判状の夢) Makoto Ōhara 30.1%
44 November 6, 1983 (1983-11-06) "Sōdō no Ne" (騒動の根) Ikuo Katō 29.6%
45 November 13, 1983 (1983-11-13) "Kyojō no Yobigoe" (巨城の呼び声) Maorimasa Matsumoto 30.3%
46 November 20, 1983 (1983-11-20) "Oi no Ketsudan" (老いの決断) Ikuo Katō 30.2%
47 November 27, 1983 (1983-11-27) "Osaka Fuyu no Jin" (大坂 冬の陣) Makoto Ōhara 30.6%
48 December 4, 1983 (1983-12-04) "Osaka Natsu no Jin" (大坂 夏の陣) Maorimasa Matsumoto 29.5%
49 December 11, 1983 (1983-12-11) "Rakujō" (落城) Ikuo Katō 31.3%
50 December 18, 1983 (1983-12-18) "Taihei eno Inori" (泰平への祈り) Makoto Ōhara 33.1%
Average rating 31.2% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).[8]

References

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  1. ^ "大河ドラマ 徳川家康 番組エピソード" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ^ "徳川家康とは" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "大河ドラマ 徳川家康" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ^ "冨田勲プロフィール". Columbia Music Entertainment. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "長身(185センチメートル)で面長の「最も家康に似ていない俳優滝田栄」が家康役に決定した。". AERA dot. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ "豊臣秀吉役の武田鉄矢さんは、小山内さんのイチ押しですぐ決まったんだそうですが". 松村邦洋今度は「どうする家康」を語る. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ "発表の1週間前に「出演はムリ」となってしまって。で、あわてて誰か新人でいこうって。". 松村邦洋今度は「どうする家康」を語る. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. ^ "ビデオリサーチ NHK大河ドラマ 過去の視聴率データ". Video Research (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 January 2006.
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