The drama is depicting the life and times in 17th and 18th century Japan during the rule of the eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune.
Noguchi Gorou
Tokugawa Yorimoto [Yoshimune's Half Brother]
Toshiyuki Nishida
Tokugawa Yoshimune
Hideji Ōtaki
Tokugawa Mitsusada [Yoshimune's father]
Takuro Tatsumi
Tokugawa Tsunanori [Yoshimune's Half Brother]
Yuki Saito
Tsuruhime [Tsunanori's Wife]
Akira Emoto
Tokugawa Munenao
Eighth Shogun Yoshimune is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1995 exploring themes of jidaigeki, taiga. Created by James Miki, it stars Noguchi Gorou, Toshiyuki Nishida, Hideji Ōtaki. The drama is depicting the life and times in 17th and 18th century Japan during the rule of the eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune.
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