

TV series
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993, Japanese, on NHK.
The series tells The story of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû by forces from the Japanese domain of Satsuma, an event which changed the course of Ryukyuan history dramatically.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 23
- Episode length
- 43 min
- Status
- Ended in 1993
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Latest episode
S1 E23: Episode 23
Aired 13 June 1993
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Sumiko FujiCast · 23 ep
- Tomoko MariyaCast · 23 ep
- Akira KobayashiCast · 23 ep
- Isao HashizumeCast · 23 ep
- Toshio KakeiCast · 23 ep
- Kenichi HagiwaraCast · 23 ep
- Tohru EmoriCast · 23 ep
- Youki KudohCast · 23 ep
- Saori TsuchiyaCast · 23 ep
- Koujiro ShimizuCast · 23 ep
- Kanpei HazamaCast · 23 ep
- Mitsuko MoriCast · 23 ep
Details
- First aired
- 10 January 1993
- Last aired
- 13 June 1993
- Network
- NHK
- Original title
- 琉球の風 DRAGON SPIRIT
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands: quick answers
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How many seasons of Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands are there?
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands has 1 season and 23 episodes, about 43 minutes each.
Is Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands finished?
Yes. Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands ended in 1993, so you can watch the whole story.
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