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.

Cast

Tohru Emori

Hisamitsu Shimazu

Narushi Ikeda

Kenichi Yajima

Isao Sasaki

Hikari Ishida

Mika

Ryūzō Hayashi

Bunta Sugawara

Saisho Tokugawa

Masaaki Sakai

Chizuru Ikewaki

Ayako Wakao

Yoshiko Tokugawa