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Tsukahara Bokuden

Tsukahara Bokuden

20118.51 Season7 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Takahara is a legendary figure in the Warring States Period of Japan. He was born in Kagoshima, the sacred place of sword. He learned the art of Taidao in Kagoshima from childhood. He had faced many life-and-death battles in his life, but he had never been injured at one time. In this new play, the story will be unfolded centering on the youth period of Sakahara, which has never been shown on the big screen before.

Created by Naoya Takayama
Written by Naoya Takayama, Mutsumi Yamamoto
Produced by Ichiryu Kunihisa, Kashima Yoshiharu
NetworksNHK BS PremiumNHK

Top Cast

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Shinemon Tsukahara

Narimi Arimori

Narimi Arimori

Mitsu

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

Sozui Ise

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Samon Yamazaki

Takaaki Enoki

Takaaki Enoki

Genzaburou Okutsu

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Takakuni Hosokawa

Kotomi Kyono

Kotomi Kyono

Kano

Chiaki Kuriyama

Chiaki Kuriyama

Mahiro / Narration (voice)

Akifumi Miura

Akifumi Miura

Kansuke Yamamoto

Themes & Keywords

jidaigeki

About Tsukahara Bokuden

Tsukahara Bokuden is a drama series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of jidaigeki. Created by Naoya Takayama, it stars Masato Sakai, Narimi Arimori, Akira Nakao. Takahara is a legendary figure in the Warring States Period of Japan. He was born in Kagoshima, the sacred place of sword. He learned the art of Taidao in Kagoshima from childhood. He had faced many life-and-death battles in his life, but he had never been injured at one time. In this new play, the story will be unfolded centering on the youth period of Sakahara, which has never been shown on the big screen before.

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