Tokugawa Yoshinobu

(1998)

★ 10 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1998

Runtime: 50 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 司馬遼太郎

Cast: 江守徹, 池田成志, 矢島健一, Исао Сасаки, 石田ひかり, 林隆三, Бунта Сугавара, 堺正章, 池脇千鶴, 若尾文子

Plot

The 37th NHK Taiga Drama is Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period. Born the seventh son of Lord Nariaki of Mito, Yoshinobu is named shogun when he is just 29 years old. With a wisdom and vision beyond his years, he tries to prolong the life of this 200-year-old dynasty which began with Ieyasu. However, he is unable to forestall the winds of revolution as clans in Choshu, Satsuma and Tosa, with the help of the Imperial Court, clamor for change.