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Tokugawa Ieyasu

1983 · 1 season

A stately, patient historical chronicle that rewards attention with the slow accumulation of a whole life.

Genres
Drama, War & politics
Overview
The story chronicles the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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Genres
Drama, War & politics
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • ambition
  • war
  • loyalty
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, war & politics
Created by
Makoto Ohara, Mieko Osanai, Sōhachi Yamaoka
Written by
Mieko Osanai
Starring
Sakae Takita, Terumi Azuma, Kimiko Ikegami, Hiroyuki Nagato, Yōsuke Natsuki, Sei Hiraizumi, Koji Yakusho, Takao Itō
Length
1 seasons, 50 episodes, 44 min each
Network
NHK
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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