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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Tohru Emori, Narushi Ikeda, Kenichi Yajima, Isao Sasaki, Hikari Ishida, Ryūzō Hayashi
Crew: Tamukai Seiken, Joji Yuasa
Country: JP
Studio: NHK
Runtime: 50:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Jan 04, 1998
Last air date: Dec 06, 1998
Episode: 49 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 10
