Heart of a Samurai

📊 Series Specifications

Network NHK BS1
Episode Runtime ~50 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 47
Original Language JA

Heart of a Samurai (2009)

⭐ 3.6 / 5 (7 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 47 Episodes 🏷️ Drama 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

Tenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes. The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu. Production began on April 27, 2007. The story is based on the novel Tenchijin by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted for screen by scriptwriter Eriko Komatsu. The series' music composer was Michiru Oshima. The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports Uesugi Kagekatsu, who holds the destiny of Echigo province.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 A Five-year-old Vassal
E2 Crybaby, Yoroku
E3 The Lord's First Love
E4 Older Woman (Person)
E5 Is Nobunaga a Demon?
E6 Now, the First Campaign
E7 Mother's Wish
E8 A Vicious Circle
E9 Kenshin Dies
E10 Two Adopted Children
E11 Otate no Ran
E12 Desperate Messenger
E13 Infiltration! Takeda's Camp
E14 Golden Pledge
E15 The Fall of the Castle
E16 Shingen's Daughter
E17 The Birth of Naoe Kanetsugu
E18 Soldiers of Honor
E19 The Strangeness of Honno-ji
E20 Hideyoshi's Trap
E21 Mitsunari's Tears
E22 Sanada Yukimura's Visit
E23 The Kabuto of Love
E24 Disoriented to Kyoto
E25 A Ruler's Temptation
E26 The Imperial Regent Is Remonstrated
E27 Yoroku and Yoshichi
E28 The One-Eyed Dragon of the North
E29 Unifying the Country
E30 The Women Pay Homage to Kyoto
E31 The War of Love
E32 The Destiny of an Heir
E33 Five Kanetsugu
E34 Farewell to Echigo
E35 Ieyasus Conspiracy
E36 The Greatest Secret Pact
E37 A Challenge to Ieyasu
E38 The Two Sekigahara
E39 Episode 39
E40 The Fall of the Uesugi
E41 The Uesugi's Path to Survival
E42 The Birth of the Shogun
E43 Saneyori's Banishment
E44 A Sad Bride
E45 To The Siege of Osaka
E46 Osaka Castle in Flames
E47 Displaying Love