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Taiheiki

1991 · 1 season

A stately, talky historical chronicle that rewards patience with slow-burning intrigue and the weight of shifting loyalties.

Created by
Eiji Yoshikawa
Genres
Drama
Overview
The drama centers on Ashikaga Takauji's rise to power, overthrowing the Kamakura shogunate and eventually establishing the Ashikaga shogunate.

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Created by
Eiji Yoshikawa
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • politics
  • war
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
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
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Created by
Eiji Yoshikawa
Written by
Shunsaku Ikehata
Starring
Hiroyuki Sanada, Hidekazu Akai, Michiko Ameku, Yasuo Daichi, Yasunori Danta, Denden, Akira Emoto, Takaaki Enoki
Length
1 seasons, 49 episodes, 45 min each
Network
NHK
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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