TV series

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

1998 · 1 season

A stately, talky historical drama that asks you to follow a doomed statesman's uphill struggle with patience and attention.

Created by: Ryōtarō Shiba
Genres: Drama
Starring: Tohru Emori, Narushi Ikeda, Kenichi Yajima

Overview: The 37th NHK Taiga Drama is Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period. Born the seventh son of Lord Nariaki of Mito, Yoshinobu is named shogun when he is just 29 years old. With a wisdom and vision beyond his years, he tries to prolong the life of this 200-year-old dynasty which began with Ieyasu. However, he is unable to forestall the winds of revolution as clans in Choshu, Satsuma and Tosa, with the help of the Imperial Court, clamor for change.

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Created by: Ryōtarō Shiba
Genres: Drama
Starring: Tohru Emori, Narushi Ikeda, Kenichi Yajima

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
politics
betrayal
fate
trauma
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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