Tenchijin - 2009 NHK Taiga Drama
47 Episodes
Directed by: KATAOKA Keiji etc.
Cast: TSUMABUKI Satoshi, MATSUKATA Hiroki, MATSUDA Ryuhei etc.
The 48th NHK Taiga drama is Tenchijin, based on Hisaka Masashi's novel of the
same name. The story centers on Naoe Kanetsugu, a loyal and devoted samurai in
Echigo Province in the 16th century.
Kanetsugu was trained in his early childhood by
Uesugi Kenshin and after his death, served Kenshin's adopted son Kagekatsu and is
known for his extreme loyalty to the Uesugi family.
He also made every effort to protect
the people of Echigo with a strong sense of justice and genuine sympathy toward
commoners.
Episodes 1 to 47 on 8 discs, packed in a small CD cake box without artwork.
2009 - Color - Widescreen
Japanese with English subtitles.
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