The read
It runs long at 2h 50m.
Synopsis
With a mixture of drama, warlords, battles, love, tragedy all set with great music, this made for television movie has it all. Showing the rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu as portrayed by Matsudaira Ken (Abarenbo Shogun) this stunning portrait of an exciting era shows how the influence of three women played a pivotal role in the formation of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Brilliant performances by Nakamura Atsuo (Cold Wind Monjiro) and Nakamura Tamao (widow of Katsu Shintaro) highlight this production as such notables as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotami Hideyoshi, Lady Sena, Princess Asahi, and Lady Yodo jump from the pages of history all leading up to the Battle of Sekigahara that would change Japan forever!
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Kōsei SaitōDirector
- Kunio FujiiScreenplay
Cast
- Ken MatsudairaCast
- Reiko TakashimaCast
- Mayumi WakamuraCast
- Mari HoshinoCast
- Tsurutaro KataokaCast
- Shuji KashiwabaraCast
- Toru KazamaCast
- Tamao NakamuraCast
Stills
Themes
jidaigekitokugawa ieyasu