Series · Drama
Heart of a Samurai (2009)
★ 7.3 · 7 votes1 season · 47 episodesDrama2009
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.
- Writers
- Eriko Komatsu
- Network
- NHK BS1
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- First aired
- January 4, 2009
- Status
- Ended
- Original title
- 天地人
Cast
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Saki AibuHanahime
Masami Nagasawa
Reiko TakashimaSentoin
Anne WatanabeMego-hime Date
Kazuki Kitamura
Takako Tokiwa
Michiko KichiseOyū
Masanobu Takashima
Kyoko FukadaYodo-dono
Hiroshi Abe
Misako Tanaka
Shun Oguri
Shingo Katsurayama
Umika Kawashima
Sumiko Fuji
Rin Aizawa
Takashi Sasano
Yoshino Kimura
Manami Higa
Episodes
0/47 watched- Episode 1: A Five-year-old Vassal50 min · Jan 4, 2009
- Episode 2: Crybaby, Yoroku50 min · Jan 11, 2009
- Episode 3: The Lord's First Love50 min · Jan 18, 2009
- Episode 4: Older Woman (Person)50 min · Jan 25, 2009
- Episode 5: Is Nobunaga a Demon?50 min · Feb 1, 2009
- Episode 6: Now, the First Campaign50 min · Feb 8, 2009
- Episode 7: Mother's Wish50 min · Feb 15, 2009
- Episode 8: A Vicious Circle50 min · Feb 22, 2009
- Episode 9: Kenshin Dies50 min · Mar 1, 2009
- Episode 10: Two Adopted Children50 min · Mar 8, 2009
- Episode 11: Otate no Ran50 min · Mar 15, 2009
- Episode 12: Desperate Messenger50 min · Mar 22, 2009
- Episode 13: Infiltration! Takeda's Camp50 min · Mar 29, 2009
- Episode 14: Golden Pledge50 min · Apr 5, 2009
- Episode 15: The Fall of the Castle50 min · Apr 12, 2009
- Episode 16: Shingen's Daughter50 min · Apr 19, 2009
- Episode 17: The Birth of Naoe Kanetsugu50 min · Apr 26, 2009
- Episode 18: Soldiers of Honor50 min · May 3, 2009
- Episode 19: The Strangeness of Honno-ji50 min · May 10, 2009
- Episode 20: Hideyoshi's Trap50 min · May 17, 2009
- Episode 21: Mitsunari's Tears50 min · May 24, 2009
- Episode 22: Sanada Yukimura's Visit50 min · May 31, 2009
- Episode 23: The Kabuto of Love50 min · Jun 7, 2009
- Episode 24: Disoriented to Kyoto50 min · Jun 14, 2009
- Episode 25: A Ruler's Temptation50 min · Jun 21, 2009
- Episode 26: The Imperial Regent Is Remonstrated50 min · Jun 28, 2009
- Episode 27: Yoroku and Yoshichi50 min · Jul 5, 2009
- Episode 28: The One-Eyed Dragon of the North50 min · Jul 12, 2009
- Episode 29: Unifying the Country50 min · Jul 19, 2009
- Episode 30: The Women Pay Homage to Kyoto50 min · Jul 26, 2009
- Episode 31: The War of Love50 min · Aug 2, 2009
- Episode 32: The Destiny of an Heir50 min · Aug 9, 2009
- Episode 33: Five Kanetsugu50 min · Aug 16, 2009
- Episode 34: Farewell to Echigo50 min · Aug 23, 2009
- Episode 35: Ieyasus Conspiracy50 min · Aug 30, 2009
- Episode 36: The Greatest Secret Pact50 min · Sep 6, 2009
- Episode 37: A Challenge to Ieyasu50 min · Sep 13, 2009
- Episode 38: The Two Sekigahara50 min · Sep 20, 2009
- Episode 3950 min · Sep 27, 2009
- Episode 40: The Fall of the Uesugi50 min · Oct 4, 2009
- Episode 41: The Uesugi's Path to Survival50 min · Oct 11, 2009
- Episode 42: The Birth of the Shogun50 min · Oct 18, 2009
- Episode 43: Saneyori's Banishment50 min · Oct 25, 2009
- Episode 44: A Sad Bride50 min · Nov 1, 2009
- Episode 45: To The Siege of Osaka50 min · Nov 8, 2009
- Episode 46: Osaka Castle in Flames50 min · Nov 15, 2009
- Episode 47: Displaying Love50 min · Nov 22, 2009
