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Ōgon no Hibi

Ōgon no Hibi

19781 Season51 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This was the first taiga drama to concentrate on the lives of commoners and the reviled merchant class of the Tokugawa period. It documents the rise and fall of the merchant city of Sakai, as seen by its most famous resident, the semilegendary Luzon.

Created by Shiroyama Saburo
Written by Shiroyama Saburo, Shin'ichi Ichikawa, Shūkei Nagasaka
Produced by Susumu Kondo
NetworksNHK

Top Cast

Matsumoto Hakuō II

Matsumoto Hakuō II

Luzon Sukezaemon

Komaki Kurihara

Komaki Kurihara

Mio

Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi Nezu

Ishikawa Goemon

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Sen no Rikyū

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Imai Sōkyū

Ryūzō Hayashi

Ryūzō Hayashi

Imai Sōkun

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Tsuda Sōgyū

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Yukiyo Toake

Yukiyo Toake

Nene

Shiho Fujimura

Shiho Fujimura

Yodo-dono

Themes & Keywords

historical dramarenzokutaiga

About Ōgon no Hibi

Ōgon no Hibi is a drama series that first aired in 1978 exploring themes of historical drama, renzoku, taiga. Created by Shiroyama Saburo, it stars Matsumoto Hakuō II, Komaki Kurihara, Jinpachi Nezu. Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This was the first taiga drama to concentrate on the lives of commoners and the reviled merchant class of the Tokugawa period. It documents the rise and fall of the merchant city of Sakai, as seen by its most famous resident, the semilegendary Luzon.

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