Dokuganryū Masamune
Japanese TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japanese TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dokuganryū Masamune (独眼竜政宗) is a 1987 Japanese historical television series. It is the 25th NHK taiga drama.[1] The broadcast received an average viewer rating of 39.7 percent in the Kanto area with the highest viewing rating of 47.8%.[2] The drama was adapted from the novel of Sōhachi Yamaoka.[3]
| Dokuganryū Masamune | |
|---|---|
Cover of Disc 5 DVD Release | |
| Genre | Historical, Jidaigeki |
| Written by | James Miki |
| Directed by | Katsuji Nakamura |
| Starring | Ken Watanabe Tomokazu Miura Teruhiko Saigō Junko Sakurada Yasuko Sawaguchi Hiroyuki Sanada Kanako Higuchi Eiji Okuda Hironobu Nomura Chosuke Ikariya Takanori Jinnai Hiroshi Katsuno Yoichi Hayashi Shigeru Kōyama Mikiko Otonashi Renji Ishibashi Minori Terada Raita Ryū Kei Tani Ryūnosuke Kaneda Ryō Ikebe Isao Yamagata Kumiko Akiyoshi Hideji Ōtaki Yoshio Harada Kaoru Yachigusa Masahiko Tsugawa Shima Iwashita Kin'ya Kitaōji Shintaro Katsu |
| Narrated by | Seiji Kasai |
| Opening theme | NHK Symphony Orchestra |
| Composer | Shin’ichirō Ikebe |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | January 1987 – December 1987 |
The drama takes place during the late Sengoku and early Edo periods.
It chronicles the life of Date Masamune, from before his birth until his death.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan in 1590, but Date Masamune did not abandon his ambition to rule the nation at every possible opportunity.
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| Episode | Original airdate | Title | Directed by | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 4, 1987 | "Birth" (誕生, Tanjō) | Masahiro Higuchi | 28.7% |
| 2 | January 11, 1987 | "Fudō Myō'ō" (不動明王, Fudō Myō'ō) | 36.9% | |
| 3 | January 18, 1987 | "Parental Love" (親ごころ, Oya Gokoro) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 40.7% |
| 4 | January 25, 1987 | "Coming-of-age Ceremony" (元服, Genpuku) | 37.9% | |
| 5 | February 1, 1987 | "Megohime" (愛姫, Megohime) | Masahiro Higuchi | 42.0% |
| 6 | February 8, 1987 | "Handmaidens Punishment" (侍女成敗, Jijo Seibai) | 45.8% | |
| 7 | February 15, 1987 | "First Battle" (初陣, Uijin) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 43.0% |
| 8 | February 22, 1987 | "Young Warrior" (若武者, Wakamusha) | 45.2% | |
| 9 | March 1, 1987 | "Ambition" (野望, Yabō) | Masahiro Higuchi | 43.4% |
| 10 | March 8, 1987 | "A Man's Ability" (男の器量, Otoko no Kiryō) | 43.7% | |
| 11 | March 15, 1987 | "Slaughter of Eight Hundred" (八百人斬り, Happyakunin-giri) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 46.9% |
| 12 | March 22, 1987 | "Terumune's Cold-blooded Tragedy" (輝宗無残, Terumune Muzan) | 43.1% | |
| 13 | March 29, 1987 | "Hitotoribashi" (人取橋, Hitotori-bashi) | Yoshiki Nishimura | 41.2% |
| 14 | April 5, 1987 | "Declared Victor" (勝ち名乗り, Kachinanori) | Masahiro Higuchi | 36.5% |
| 15 | April 12, 1987 | "Mego and Neko" (めごとねこ, Mego to Neko) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 35.9% |
| 16 | April 19, 1987 | "Enemy of the North and South" (南北の敵, Nanboku no Teki) | 35.1% | |
| 17 | April 26, 1987 | "Court Service" (宮仕え, Miyazukae) | Yukinori Kida | 40.3% |
| 18 | May 3, 1987 | "Lady of the East's Stand" (お東、居座る, Ohigashi, Isuwaru) | Masahiro Higuchi | 36.9% |
| 19 | May 10, 1987 | "Great Migration" (大移動, Dai-idō) | Yoshiki Nishimura | 35.0% |
| 20 | May 17, 1987 | "Decisive Battle, Suriagehara" (決戦、摺上原, Kessen, Suriagehara) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 44.7% |
| 21 | May 24, 1987 | "A Mother's Strife" (修羅の母, Shura no Haha) | 36.5% | |
| 22 | May 31, 1987 | "Kill My Younger Brother" (弟を斬る, Otōto wo Kiru) | Masahiro Higuchi | 38.6% |
| 23 | June 7, 1987 | "To Odawara" (小田原へ, Odawara e) | 39.9% | |
| 24 | June 14, 1987 | "Ruler of the Nation" (天下人, Tenkabito) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 39.2% |
| 25 | June 21, 1987 | "Mego as Hostage" (人質、めご, Hitojichi, Mego) | 37.2% | |
| 26 | June 28, 1987 | "Desperate Situation" (絶体絶命, Zettai Zetsumei) | Yoshiki Nishimura | 39.7% |
| 27 | July 5, 1987 | "Golden Cross" (黄金の十字架, Ōgon no Jūjika) | 37.1% | |
| 28 | July 12, 1987 | "Competition of Wits" (知恵くらべ, Chie Kurabe) | Masahiro Higuchi | 45.5% |
| 29 | July 19, 1987 | "Demotion" (左遷, Sasen) | 41.0% | |
| 30 | July 26, 1987 | "Dandy" (伊達者, Datesha) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 35.1% |
| 31 | August 2, 1987 | "Blessed With Children" (子宝, Kodakara) | 36.3% | |
| 32 | August 9, 1987 | "Hidetsugu's Downfall" (秀次失脚, Hidetsugu Shikkyaku) | Yoshiki Nishimura | 35.2% |
| 33 | August 16, 1987 | "False Accusations" (濡れ衣, Nureginu) | Masahiro Higuchi | 37.5% |
| 34 | August 23, 1987 | "Taikō's Death" (太閤の死, Taikō no Shi) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 36.8% |
| 35 | August 30, 1987 | "Shigezane Disappears" (成実失踪, Shigezane Shissō) | 36.6% | |
| 36 | September 6, 1987 | "Decisive Battle" (天下分け目, Tenka Wakeme) | Yoshiki Nishimura | 36.9% |
| 37 | September 13, 1987 | "One Million Koku Fantasy" (幻の百万石, Maboroshi no Hyakuman-goku) | Akio Suwabe | 43.0% |
| 38 | September 20, 1987 | "Sendai Castle Construction" (仙台築城, Sendai Chikujō) | Yukinori Kida | 39.7% |
| 39 | September 27, 1987 | "Iroha Marries" (五郎八、嫁ぐ, Iroha, Totsugu) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 38.8% |
| 40 | October 4, 1987 | "Great Shipbuilding" (大船造り, Ōfuna-zukuri) | 32.9% | |
| 41 | October 11, 1987 | "Embarking Overseas" (海外雄飛, Kaigai Hiyū) | Masahiro Higuchi | 41.3% |
| 42 | October 18, 1987 | "Attack on Ōsaka" (大坂攻め, Ōsaka-zeme) | 42.3% | |
| 43 | October 25, 1987 | "Neko, To Uwajima" (ねこ、宇和島へ, Neko, Uwajima e) | Yukinori Kida | 43.7% |
| 44 | November 1, 1987 | "Ōsaka's Summer Siege" (大坂夏の陣, Ōsaka Natsu no Jin) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 40.8% |
| 45 | November 8, 1987 | "Two Fathers" (ふたりの父, Futari no Chichi) | Akio Suwabe | 44.1% |
| 46 | November 15, 1987 | "Divorce Notice" (離縁状, Rienjō) | Masahiro Higuchi | 41.5% |
| 47 | November 22, 1987 | "Vice Shōgun of the World" (天下の副将軍, Tenka no Fuku-shōgun) | Yukinori Kida | 38.9% |
| 48 | November 29, 1987 | "Date-style Perverseness" (伊達流へそ曲がり, Date-ryū Hesomagari) | Yoshiyuki Yoshimura | 40.7% |
| 49 | December 6, 1987 | "I Miss My Mother" (母恋い, Hahagoi) | 44.2% | |
| 50 | December 13, 1987 | "Peaceful Death" (大往生, Daiōjō) | Masahiro Higuchi | 47.8% |
| Average rating 39.7% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region). | ||||
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