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Jun Matsumoto cast as lead in 2023 Taiga drama

Jun Matsumoto has been cast in the lead role in the NHK Taiga drama 'Dousuru Ieyasu' to air in 2023.

'Dousuru Ieyasu' is the 62nd NHK Taiga dram ...

Much like Sei Hiraizumi, it seemed like this guy was everything.

Masahiko Tsugawa passes away from heart failure

Actor Masahiko Tsugawa passed away on August 4th from heart failure. He was 78 y ...

Title: 西郷どん
Title (romaji): Segodon
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Jidaigeki
Episodes: 47
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2018-Jan-07 to 2018-Dec-??
Air time: Sunday 20:00

Synopsis ...

Aoi Tokugawa Sandai is hands down the best Taiga I have seen. It had a great script by noted Taiga screenwriter James Miki and a cast--headed by Tsugawa Masahiko, Iwashita Shima, and Nishida Tosh ...

Of all the taigas I've seen, this one, "Toshie to Matsu" and "Musashi" would be my "besto 3". By an amazing coincidence, all three had casts consisting of excellent a ...

Hiroki Hasegawa to star in TBS 2017 Spring drama

Hasegawa Hiroki will be starring in the new TBS Spring 2017 drama "Chiisana Kyojin" (The Little Giant) which will be shown from April in t ...

Haru Kuroki to star in new NHK drama

Kuroki Haru will be starring in the upcoming NHK drama "Mi wo tsukushi ryourijou" (Devoted Cookbook) which begins its run from 13 May in the Saturday ...

Sadao Abe and Kyoko Fukada to star in TBS 2017 Winter drama

Abe Sadao and Fukada Kyoko will be playing a married couple in the upcoming TBS Winter 2017 drama "Gekokujou Juken" (The exam ...

TOKIO named special ambassadors for Tokyo 2020 Olympics/Paralympics flag tour

TOKIO has been named the special ambassadors for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics / Paralympics Flag Tour as announced by the T ...

Naohito Fujiki to star in Asahi TV Special

Fujiki Naohito will be starring in the upcoming TV Asahi drama SP "Eiko Kyouju no Jikenbo" (The Case File of Professor Eiko) which will be show ...

Erika Sawajiri to star in 2-part "Ooku" drama special in January

Sawajiri Erika will be acting in her first period drama when she appears in the 2-part "Ooku" drama SPs to be s ...

Veteran yakuza actor Bunta Sugawara passes away at 81

Kyodo Dec 1, 2014

Renowned actor Bunta Sugawara, who won fame portraying the grittiness and cruelty of small-time gangsters, died Friday ...

Mao Inoue to star in 2015 NHK Taiga

NHK has officially announced that actress Inoue Mao will be starring in their Taiga drama for 2015 entitled "Hana Moyu".

Inoue previously starred i ...

If you want to watch a good version of The 47 Ronin you need to check out Mizoguchi Kenji's 1941 version

That's certainly one of the more famous versions.

I'd also recommend Fukasaku Kinji's 197 ...

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Episode 16, Meisa Kuroki has arrived, ready to kick some ass!!

There's a couple actors in this that I've never been real big fans of Kotaro Koizumi as ...

Starting a thread on the 2013 taiga, 'Yae no Sakura' (mostly to wash the taste of 'Taira no Kiyomori' out of my mouth)

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Synopsis:

Yae (Haruka Ayase) ...

In spite of the best (or worst depending on your point of view) efforts of 'Taira no Kiyomori' there will be a Taiga next year:

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'Yae no Sakura' wit ...

In spite of the best (worst?) efforts of "Taira no Kiyomori" the Taiga format manages to survive. Unfortunately, NHK still persists in not giving a real actor the lead role. Crazy

V6' ...

New Jidaigeki film by Takashi Miike coming out this week in the US.

Hara-kiri: Death of a Samurai

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/harakirideathofasamurai/

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Japan Academy Award Winners

�gYoukame no Semi�h wins in 10 categories at 35th Japan Academy Prize

March 2, 2012

The 35th Japan Academy Prize award ceremony was held on Friday. Although most ...