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Nobunaga
GenreHistorical, Jidaigeki
Screenplay bySeiken Tamukai
Directed byAkihiko Shigemitsu, etc.
Narrated byRancieux Christophe
Music byNHK Symphony Orchestra
Opening themeKurōda Mōri
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes49
Production
Executive producerHirofumi Watanabe
ProducerMasatsugu Yagi
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkNHK
ReleaseJanuary 5 –
December 13, 1992

Nobunaga: King of Zipang (Japanese: 信長 KING OF ZIPANGU) is the 30th Taiga drama that premiered in 1992 on NHK.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The broadcast received an average viewer rating of 24.6 percent in the Kanto area with the highest viewing rating of 33.0%.[7]

Plot[edit]

The drama is set during the Sengoku period.

The story covers the life of Oda Nobunaga from young childhood to his unexpected end, as narrated by the European missionary Luís Fróis from an outsider's perspective into 16th century Japan.[1]

Cast[edit]

Starring role[edit]

Oda clan[edit]

Nobunaga's vassals and their associations[edit]

Other daimyō/warlords[edit]

Jesuits/European missionaries[edit]

Others[edit]

Fictional characters[edit]

  • Mikijirō Hira as Kano Zuiten, secondary main character and the Oda clan's diviner
  • Kazuma Matsubara as Kihachi, Hideyoshi's close pal
  • Ikuko Yamamoto as Matsu, Rui's maid and Zuiten's mistress
  • Yasuo Kawaguchi as Anjō Nagaie
  • Chikako Ōyama as Yone/An/Yasu, Nagaie's concubine who became Nobuhide's concubine
  • Mai Okamoto as Ryū, Nobunaga's sister who became Saitō Yoshikatsu's wife
  • Masuyo Iwamoto as Kanae, Lady Tsukiyama's maid
  • Arihiro Hase as Yoshikichi
  • Kōichi Asuka as Munekichi
  • Morooka Moro as Diogo
  • Tetsuo Morishita as Shōemon
  • Ōsamu Katō as Sano Gen'uemon
  • Hiroshi Makita as Nagara Shinkurō

Production staff[edit]

TV schedule[edit]

Episode Original airdate Title Directed by
1 January 5, 1992 (1992-01-05) "Zipang" (ジパング, Zipangu) Akihiko Shigemitsu
2 January 12, 1992 (1992-01-12) "Father's Death" (親父の死, Oyaji no shi)
3 January 19, 1992 (1992-01-19) "The Dispute Starts" (抗争のはじまり, Kōsō no hajimari)
4 January 26, 1992 (1992-01-26) "Ritual Suicide" (切腹, Seppuku)
5 February 2, 1992 (1992-02-02) "Dōsan the Viper" (まむしの道三, Mamushi no Dōsan)
6 February 9, 1992 (1992-02-09) "First Step to Becoming a Daimyō" (大名への第一歩, Daimyō e no daīppo) Ryūichi Komatsu
7 February 16, 1992 (1992-02-16) "An Eye for an Eye" (目には目を, Me ni wa me o)
8 February 23, 1992 (1992-02-23) "The Dwelling of an Oni" (鬼の栖, Oni no Su) Takeshi Shibata
9 March 1, 1992 (1992-03-01) "Dōsan's Defeat and Death" (道三敗死, Dōsan haishi) Akihiko Shigemitsu
10 March 8, 1992 (1992-03-08) "Family Dispute" (骨肉の争い, Kotsuniku no arasoi) Takashi Komatsu
11 March 15, 1992 (1992-03-15) "Younger Brother" (弟よ, Otōtoyo) Akihiko Shigemitsu
12 March 22, 1992 (1992-03-22) "Unification of Owari" (尾張統一, Owari Tōitsu) Ryūichi Komatsu
13 March 29, 1992 (1992-03-29) "Battle of Okehazama (Part One)" (桶狭間の戦い (前), Okehazama no Tatakai (mae)) Akihiko Shigemitsu
14 April 5, 1992 (1992-04-05) "Battle of Okehazama (Part Two)" (桶狭間の戦い (後), Okehazama no Tatakai (go))
15 April 12, 1992 (1992-04-12) "Family Issues" (家庭の問題, Katei no mondai) Takeshi Shibata
16 April 19, 1992 (1992-04-19) "Warrior Spirit" (神の戦士たち, Kami no Senshitachi) Akihiko Shigemitsu
17 April 26, 1992 (1992-04-26) "Yōkai of Christmas" (妖怪のクリスマス, Yōkai no Kurisumasu) Ryūichi Komatsu
18 May 3, 1992 (1992-05-03) "Peace Treaty" (和平同盟, Wahei Dōmei)
19 May 10, 1992 (1992-05-10) "Nobunaga Goes North" (信長北上, Nobunaga hokujō) Yoshiki Nishimura
20 May 17, 1992 (1992-05-17) "Portuguese Jesuit Fróis" (伴天連フロイス, Bateren Furoisu) Ryūichi Komatsu
21 May 24, 1992 (1992-05-24) "Shōgun Assassination" (将軍暗殺, Shōgun Ansatsu) Akihiko Shigemitsu
22 May 31, 1992 (1992-05-31) "Mino Strategy" (美濃攻略, Mino Kōryaku) Tōru Kagata
23 June 7, 1992 (1992-06-07) "March to Kyoto" (京への道, Kyō e no michi) Takashi Komatsu
24 June 14, 1992 (1992-06-14) "Tenka Fubu" (天下布武, Tenka Fubu) Akihiko Shigemitsu
25 June 21, 1992 (1992-06-21) "Ambition" (野望, Yabō) Ken Okada
26 June 28, 1992 (1992-06-28) "I Saw Nobunaga" (信長を見た, Nobunaga o mita) Akihiko Shigemitsu
27 July 5, 1992 (1992-07-05) "Confrontation" (対決, Taiketsu)
28 July 12, 1992 (1992-07-12) "Grudges of the People" (人の恨み, Hito no Urami) Takashi Komatsu
29 July 19, 1992 (1992-07-19) "Battle of Anegawa" (姉川の合戦, Anegawa no Kassen) Shigemitsu Yukihiko
30 August 2, 1992 (1992-08-02) "Shinigami" (死神, Shinigami) Takashi Komatsu
31 August 9, 1992 (1992-08-09) "Setting Mt. Hiei Ablaze" (比叡山焼き打ち, Hieizan Yakiuchi) Takeshi Shibata
32 August 16, 1992 (1992-08-16) "Zuiten" (随天, Zuiten) Akihiko Shigemitsu
33 August 23, 1992 (1992-08-23) "Nobunaga Siege Network" (信長包囲作戦, Nobunaga Hōi Sakusen) Kunio Yoshikawa
34 August 30, 1992 (1992-08-30) "Surrounded by Enemies on All Sides" (四面楚歌, Shimensoka) Takashi Komatsu
35 September 6, 1992 (1992-09-06) "Ashikaga Shogunate's Downfall" (足利幕府滅亡, Ashikaga Bakufu Metsubō) Akihiko Shigemitsu
36 September 13, 1992 (1992-09-13) "Azai-Asakura Attack" (浅井朝倉攻め, Azai Asakura Seme) Ken Okada
37 September 20, 1992 (1992-09-20) "Take Over the World" (天下を取る, Tenka o toru) Akihiko Shigemitsu
38 September 27, 1992 (1992-09-27) "Battle of Nagashino" (長篠の戦い, Nagashino no Tatakai)
39 October 4, 1992 (1992-10-04) "Transfer of Family Headship" (家督譲与, Katoku Jōyo) Takashi Komatsu
40 October 11, 1992 (1992-10-11) "Dream Castle" (夢の城, Yume no Shiro) Akihiko Shigemitsu
41 October 18, 1992 (1992-10-18) "Portuguese Christians Prepared for Life-or-Death" (伴天連決死行, Bateren Kesshikō)
42 October 25, 1992 (1992-10-25) "Bad Rumours" (悪い噂, Warui Uwasa) Takashi Komatsu
43 November 1, 1992 (1992-11-01) "Ieyasu's Tragedy" (家康の悲劇, Ieyasu no Higeki)
44 November 8, 1992 (1992-11-08) "I Am God" (余は神である, Yo wa Kami de aru) Akihiko Shigemitsu
45 November 15, 1992 (1992-11-15) "The Earth is Round" (地球は丸い, Chikyū wa marui)
46 November 22, 1992 (1992-11-22) "A Seminary at Mt. Azuchi" (安土山神学校, Azuchiyama Shingakkō)
47 November 29, 1992 (1992-11-29) "Country-wide Subjugation Campaign" (全国平定作戦, Zenkoku Heitei Sakusen)
48 December 6, 1992 (1992-12-06) "King of Zipang" (キングオブジパング, Kingu obu Zipangu)
49 December 13, 1992 (1992-12-13) "Honnō-ji Incident" (本能寺の変, Honnōji no Hen)
Average rating 24.6% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "大河ドラマ 信長 KING OF ZIPANGU". NHK (in Japanese).
  2. ^ Eye-ai: A Magazine on Japanese Culture and Entertainment · Issues 179-201. the University of California: Riverfield Incorporated. 1992. pp. 39, 45.
  3. ^ Daigaku, Jōchi (1992). Milward, Peter (ed.). The Mutual Encounter of East and West, 1492-1992. the University of Michigan: Renaissance Institute. p. 3.
  4. ^ a b Clements, Jonathon; Tamamuro, Motoko (2003). The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. Stone Bridge Press.
  5. ^ Matsumura, Kunihiro (9 December 2022). 松村邦洋今度は「どうする家康」を語る (in Japanese). President Inc.
  6. ^ a b NHK大河ドラマ・ストーリー「信長」 [NHK Taiga Drama Story: Nobunaga] (in Japanese). Japan Broadcasting Corporation Publishing. 1992.
  7. ^ a b "過去の視聴率データ NHK大河ドラマ". Video Research (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 December 2001.

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