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Yae's Sakura

Yae's Sakura

20137.91 Season50 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese television series. It is the 52nd NHK taiga drama. The story focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase.

Created by Mutsumi Yamamoto
Written by Mutsumi Yamamoto, Tomoko Yoshizawa, Junko Oyama
Produced by Shunichi Higuchi
NetworksNHK BS1NHK GNHK BS PremiumNHK

Top Cast

Haruka Ayase

Haruka Ayase

Yae Niijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Kakuma Yamamoto

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Saku Yamamoto

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Gonpachi Yamamoto

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Joseph Hardy Neesima

Eiji Okuda

Eiji Okuda

Shōzan Sakuma

Izumi Inamori

Izumi Inamori

Teru Matsudaira

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Tanomo Saigo

Go Ayano

Go Ayano

Katamori Matsudaira

Kyoko Hasegawa

Kyoko Hasegawa

Higuchi Ura

Themes & Keywords

japankyoto, japanjidaigekiedo periodmeiji period1860staigabakumatsuaizuwakamatsumilitary nurseboshin warbyakkotai

About Yae's Sakura

Yae's Sakura is a drama series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of japan, kyoto, japan, jidaigeki, edo period, meiji period, 1860s. Created by Mutsumi Yamamoto, it stars Haruka Ayase, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Jun Fubuki. Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese television series. It is the 52nd NHK taiga drama. The story focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase.

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