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Taira no Kiyomori

2012 · 1 season

A stately, serious historical epic that unfolds with slow political tension and moments of intimate family drama.

Genres
Action & adventure, Drama, War & politics
Starring
Kenichi Matsuyama, Kiichi Nakai, Shota Matsuda
Overview
Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a samurai. Together with his stepfather, he wiped out piracy along Japan's western coast, becoming a full-fledged warrior samurai. In an age when samurai were looked down on as members of the lower class, Kiyomori was skillful at winning the hearts and minds of the people. By rounding up surrendered pirates and achieving other successes, Kiyomori eventually became the de facto ruler of Japan.

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Genres
Action & adventure, Drama, War & politics
Starring
Kenichi Matsuyama, Kiichi Nakai, Shota Matsuda
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • ambition
  • family
  • betrayal
  • war
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, drama, war & politics
Written by
Yuki Fujimoto
Starring
Kenichi Matsuyama, Kiichi Nakai, Shota Matsuda, Arata Iura, Fumiyo Kohinata, Yudai Chiba, Hiroshi Tamaki, Rei Dan
Music
Takashi Yoshimatsu
Length
1 seasons, 50 episodes, 45 min each
Network
NHK BS Premium
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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