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Taikouki

1965 · 1 season

A stately, old-fashioned historical chronicle that moves at a measured pace and rewards patience with a sweeping sense of a life unfolding.

Created by
Naoya Yoshida
Genres
Drama
Overview
Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan.

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Created by
Naoya Yoshida
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • power
    • war
    • loyalty
    • fate
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Naoya Yoshida
    Written by
    Sosuke Mogi
    Starring
    Sunaga Hiroshi, Ken Ogata, Shiho Fujimura, Yoshiko Mita, Chieko Naniwa, Masakazu Tamura, Shūji Sano, Kyū Sazanka
    Length
    1 seasons, 52 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    NHK
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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