Prince Shōtoku

In the late 6th century, the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Prince Shotoku, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions.

• Shunsaku IkehataWriter
• Mikio SatoDirector

• Masahiro MotokiPrince Shōtoku
• Miki NakataniTojiko no iratsume
• Akira TakaradaPrince Anahobe
• Sul Kyung-guYi Jin
• Ken OgataSoga no Umako
• Keiko MatsuzakaEmpress Suiko
• Masaya KatōEmperor Sushun
• Masaomi KondoEmperor Yōmei
• Akira TakaradaMononobe no Moriya
• Jun KunimuraHata no Kawakatsu
• Sabu KawaharaOtomo Kui
• Koji ImadaOno no Imoko