TV series
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1998, Japanese, on NHK. Created by Ryōtarō Shiba.
The 37th NHK Taiga Drama is Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period. Born the seventh son of Lord Nariaki of Mito, Yoshinobu is named shogun when he is just 29 years old. With a wisdom and vision beyond his years, he tries to prolong the life of this 200-year-old dynasty which began with Ieyasu. However, he is unable to forestall the winds of revolution as clans in Choshu, Satsuma and Tosa, with the help of the Imperial Court, clamor for change.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 49
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended in 1998
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Latest episode
S1 E49: Episode 49
Aired 6 December 1998
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Ryōtarō ShibaCreator
- Tohru EmoriHisamitsu Shimazu · 49 ep
- Narushi IkedaCast · 49 ep
- Kenichi YajimaCast · 49 ep
- Isao SasakiCast · 49 ep
- Hikari IshidaMika · 49 ep
- Ryūzō HayashiCast · 49 ep
- Bunta SugawaraSaisho Tokugawa · 49 ep
- Masaaki SakaiCast · 49 ep
- Chizuru IkewakiCast · 49 ep
- Ayako WakaoYoshiko Tokugawa · 49 ep
- Reiko ŌharaRen · 49 ep
- Kyôko KishidaMatsushima · 49 ep
Details
- First aired
- 4 January 1998
- Last aired
- 6 December 1998
- Network
- NHK
- Original title
- 徳川慶喜
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Tokugawa Yoshinobu has 1 season and 49 episodes, about 50 minutes each.
Is Tokugawa Yoshinobu finished?
Yes. Tokugawa Yoshinobu ended in 1998, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created Tokugawa Yoshinobu?
Tokugawa Yoshinobu was created by Ryōtarō Shiba and stars Tohru Emori, Narushi Ikeda, Kenichi Yajima.