Yoshitsune (NHK Taiga Drama)

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Takizawa Hideaki as Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Japanese Title: Yoshitsune

• Aired in Japan, 2005
• Language: Japanese

Synopsis

The 2005 NHK Taiga drama details the legendary life of Yoshitsune, and his rise from young orphan to powerful Genji general. The second Taiga drama to feature Yoshitsune, the first being 1966's Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

Character List

• Minamoto Yoshitsune
• Musashibo Benkei
• Ise Saburo
• Suruga Jiro
• Kisanta
• Taira Kiyomori
• Taira Shigemori
• Taira Munemori
• Kajiwara Kagetoki
• Ex-Emperor Go-Shirakawa
• Minamoto Yoritomo

Purchase Links

• Available English subtitled through kurotokagi.com