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8.3 1 Seasons • 49 Episodes

Yoshitsune - Season 1

Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005. The 44th Taiga Drama, the original work is by Miyao Tomiko, screenplay by Kaneko Narito and starring Hideaki Takizawa.

Top Cast

  • Hideaki Takizawa

    Hideaki Takizawa

    Minamoto no Yoshi-tsune

  • Mari Natsuki

    Mari Natsuki

    Tango no Tsubone (Emperor's concubine)

  • Akira Nakao

    Akira Nakao

    Kajiwara Kagetoki

  • Izumi Inamori

    Izumi Inamori

    Tokiwa Gozen (Yoshitsune's Mother)

  • Kiyotaka Nanbara

    Kiyotaka Nanbara

    Ise no Saburou (Yoshitsune's vassal)

  • Shun Oguri

    Shun Oguri

    Kagesue Kajiwara

  • Hiroshi Abe

    Hiroshi Abe

    Taira no Tomomori (Kiyomori's 4th son)

  • Masaya Katō

    Masaya Katō

    Minamoto no Yoshitomo (Yoshitsune and Yoritomo's father)

  • Maki Goto

    Maki Goto

    Yoshiko

Overview

Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005. The 44th Taiga Drama, the original work is by Miyao Tomiko, screenplay by Kaneko Narito and starring Hideaki Takizawa.

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