Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

January 4, 1998

Last aired

December 6, 1998

Episodes

49

Network

NHK

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

NHK

Creator

Ryōtarō Shiba

Homepage

Official site