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Tenchijin

Tenchijin (天地人) is a 2009 Japanese super historical drama television series, and the 48th taiga dramaofNHK. It aired every Sunday from January 4 to November 22, 2009, spanning 47 episodes.^{[Note 1]} The drama centers on the life of 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu, played by Satoshi Tsumabuki.

Production began on April 27, 2007. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted by Eriko Komatsu, with Michiru Ōshima as series composer.^[1] The fourth episode of the series, “An Older Woman” (「年上の女（ひと）」), is the highest-rated episode of any Japanese drama in 2009.^[2]

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.

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Production Credits

Production for Tenchijin began on April 27, 2007.^{[citation needed]} The usual taiga drama production would have one-third of the expected number of scripts finished before shooting begins. Afterwards, audience reception is taken into account as the rest of the series is written.^[3]

• Satoshi TsumabukiasNaoe Kanetsugu - born as Yoroku, then renamed as Higuchi Kanetsugu
  • Seishiro Kato as Higuchi Yoroku (childhood Kanetsugu)

• Takako TokiwaasOsen
• Michiko Kichise as Oyū - Osen's elder sister
• Joe ShishidoasNaoe Kagetsuna
• Shinji YamashitaasNaoe Nobutsuna - Osen's first husband
• Hisako Manda as Oman - Osen's mother
• Seishiro Kato as Naoe Kanematsu (childhood Naoe Kaneaki - Kanetsugu's son - double role)

• Masanobu TakashimaasHiguchi Sōemon - Kanetsugu's father
• Misako TanakaasOfuji - Kanetsugu's mother.
• Kotaro KoizumiasŌkuni Saneyori - Kanetsugu's younger brother
  • Homare Mabuchi as Higuchi Yoshichi (childhood Saneyori)
• Miro EbatoasKita - Kanetsugu's sister

• Kazuki KitamuraasUesugi Kagekatsu
• Tetsuji TamayamaasUesugi Kagetora
• Hiroshi AbeasUesugi Kenshin - foster father of Kagekatsu and Kagetora
• Saki AibuasHanahime
• Manami HigaasKikuhime
• Reiko TakashimaasSentōin
• Jin Maki as Usami Sadamitsu

• Mikihisa AzumaasIzumisawa Hisahide
• Sei HiraizumiasKuribayashi Masayori
• Masayuki SuzukiasFukazawa Toshishige
• Shingo KatsurayamaasAbe Masayoshi
• Papaya SuzukiasNoborisaka Tōemon
• Satoru MatsuoasSakurai Haruyoshi
• Minoru MatsumotoasFukazawa Yashichirō
• Yasuhiro AraiasKitajō Takahiro
• Kunishirō HayashiasKamiizumi Hidetsuna
• Kei YamamotoasYoshie Munenobu
• Nobuaki KakudaasKakizaki Haruie
• Takejō Aki as Kayo
• Shunsuke Sugiyama as Nishiyama Kanzaemon
• Takeshi Katō as Hokkō Zenshuku, a Zen priest, master of young Yoroku (Kanetsugu) and Kiheiji (Kagekatsu)

• Kōji KikkawaasOda Nobunaga
• Shingo TsurumiasAkechi Mitsuhide
• Shun SugataasShibata Katsuie

• Takashi SasanoasToyotomi Hideyoshi
• Sumiko FujiasNene
• Shun OguriasIshida Mitsunari
• Kyōko FukadaasYodo
• Hidekazu MashimaasToyotomi Hidetsugu
• Go WakabayashiasShima Sakon
• Yoshizumi IshiharaasFukushima Masanori
• Takamasa SugaasUkita Hideie
• Hisayuki NakajimaasAsano Nagamasa
• Tsutomu TakahashiasKatō Kiyomasa
• Ryuhei NumataasMashita Nagamori
• Tatsuhiro YanaseasMaeda Gen'i
• Tomoya NakamuraasToyotomi Hideyori
• Umika KawashimaasSenhime (Ep. 46)
  • Momoko Tanabe as young senhime (Ep. 45)
• Masayuki KikuchiasNatsuka Masaie
• Kanji TsudaasŌtani Yoshitsugu
• Hiroshi YamadaasKonishi Yukinaga

• Hiroki MatsukataasTokugawa Ieyasu
• Akinori NakagawaasTokugawa Hidetada
• Seiji MatsuyamaasHonda Masanobu
• Taro KawanoasSakakibara Yasumasa
• Masato NagamoriasIi Naomasa
• Daisuke IijimaasSakai Tadatsugu
• Ippei KanieasHonda Masazumi
• Masaya KikawadaasHonda Masashige
• Yukijiro HotaruasTōyama Yasumitsu
• Atsuko HirataasAsahi no kata

• Akira NakaoasMōri Terumoto
• Takahiro MizumaasMōri Hidemoto
• Tadashi YokouchiasKobayakawa Takakage
• Yūsuke KamijiasKobayakawa Hideaki

• Ken UtsuiasMaeda Toshiie
• Onoe Matsuya IIasMaeda Toshinaga

• Ichikawa Emiya IIasTakeda Katsuyori
• Shun ŌideasKōsaka Masanobu

• Goro IbukiasHōjō Ujimasa
• Yu KamikiasHōjō Ujinao
• Isao SasakiasDaidōji Masashige

• Ryuhei MatsudaasDate Masamune
• Anne WatanabeasPrincess Mego - Date Masamune's wife
• Yuta SoneasKatakura Kagetsuna

• Yū ShirotaasSanada Yukimura
• Ryo IwamatsuasSanada Masayuki
• Masami NagasawaasHatsune - Sanada Yukimura's older sister.
• Yuji ShirakuraasSarutobi Sasuke - a fictional ninja.

• Seiichi KawanoasChōsokabe Morichika

• Shigeru KōyamaasSen no Rikyū
• Yoshino Kimura as Oryō, Rikyū's daughter

• NHK Taiga Drama Tenchijin Original Soundtrack Vol.1 (February 18, 2009)
• NHK Taiga Drama Tenchijin Original Soundtrack Vol.2 (August 26, 2009)
• NHK Taiga Drama Tenchijin Original Soundtrack Vol.3 (October 21, 2009)

Official guide

• NHK Taiga Drama Story Tenchijin First Part ISBN 978-4-14-923350-5 (December 20, 2008)
• NHK Taiga Drama Story Tenchijin Latter Part ISBN 978-4-14-923351-2 (July 10, 2009)
• NHK Taiga Drama Story Tenchijin Last Part ISBN 978-4-14-923352-9 (October 24, 2009)
• NHK Taiga Drama, Historical Handbook, Tenchijin ISBN 978-4-14-910693-9 (December 20, 2008)
• Sōun Takeda - Writing about Samurai ISBN 978-4-8356-1743-5 (September 30, 2009)

Novel

• Tenchijin First Volume ISBN 978-4-14-005503-8 (September 26, 2009)
• Tenchijin Last Volume ISBN 978-4-14-005504-5 (September 26, 2009)
• Tenchijin, New Edition, First Volume ISBN 978-4-14-005553-3 (November 14, 2008)
• Tenchijin, New Edition, Latter Volume ISBN 978-4-14-005554-0 (November 14, 2008)
• Tenchijin, New Edition, Last Volume ISBN 978-4-14-005555-7 (November 14, 2008)

• NHK website
• TenchijinatIMDb