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Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005. The 44th Taiga Drama, the original work is by Miyao Tomiko, screenplay by Kaneko Narito and starring Hideaki Takizawa.
Castfull cast & details
Hideaki TakizawaMinamoto no Yoshi-tsune
Mari NatsukiTango no Tsubone (Emperor's concubine)
Akira NakaoKajiwara Kagetoki
Izumi InamoriTokiwa Gozen (Yoshitsune's Mother)Kiyotaka Nanbara
Kiyotaka NanbaraIse no Saburou (Yoshitsune's vassal)
Shun OguriKagesue Kajiwara
Hiroshi AbeTaira no Tomomori (Kiyomori's 4th son)
Masaya KatōMinamoto no Yoshitomo (Yoshitsune and Yoritomo's father)Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Child of DestinyJanuary 9, 2005— - S01E02
My Father KiyomoriJanuary 16, 2005— - S01E03
A Son of the GenjiJanuary 23, 2005— - S01E04
Episode 4January 30, 2005— - S01E05
The O-hashi Bridge in GojoFebruary 6, 2005— - S01E06
My Older Brother YorimotoFebruary 13, 2005— - S01E07
The Dream CapitalFebruary 20, 2005— - S01E08
PartingFebruary 27, 2005— - S01E09
Yoshitsune's BeginningMarch 6, 2005— - S01E10
Father's ShadowMarch 13, 2005— - S01E11
The Eve of the StormMarch 20, 2005— - S01E12
The Arrogant HeikeMarch 27, 2005— - S01E13
The Rise of the GenjiApril 3, 2005— - S01E14
Farewell to OshuOctober 4, 2005— - S01E15
BrothersApril 17, 2005— - S01E16
A Test of TimeApril 24, 2005— - S01E17
Benkei's WeaknessMay 1, 2005— - S01E18
Kiyomori's DeathMay 8, 2005— - S01E19
Words to My BrotherMay 15, 2005— - S01E20
Yorimoto's HostageMay 22, 2005— - S01E21
Ready For BattleMay 29, 2005— - S01E22
The Fateful Trip to KyotoJune 5, 2005— - S01E23
Kuro and YoshinakaJune 12, 2005— - S01E24
War-torn KyotoJune 19, 2005— - S01E25
Yoshinaka's DeathJune 26, 2005— - S01E26
A Path of BloodshedJuly 3, 2005— - S01E27
Miracle at IchinotaniJuly 10, 2005— - S01E28
The Cold-Hearted YorimotoJuly 17, 2005— - S01E29
Mother's WillJuly 24, 2005— - S01E30
The Hands of EvilJuly 31, 2005— - S01E31
Fly Over to YashimaAugust 7, 2005— - S01E32
The Battle at YashimaAugust 14, 2005— - S01E33
Run, Benkei!August 21, 2005— - S01E34
A Secret Letter to YoshikoAugust 28, 2005— - S01E35
The Final Battle at DannouraSeptember 4, 2005— - S01E36
UncertaintySeptember 11, 2005— - S01E37
The Heike's Final SecretSeptember 18, 2005— - S01E38
Distant KamakuraSeptember 25, 2005— - S01E39
The Koshigoe-Jo LetterOctober 2, 2005— - S01E40
Tears of BloodOctober 9, 2005— - S01E41
Severed Brotherly TiesOctober 16, 2005— - S01E42
The Kamakura ConspiracyOctober 23, 2005— - S01E43
Night Attack at HorikawaOctober 30, 2005— - S01E44
Farewell ShizukaNovember 6, 2005— - S01E45
Land of DreamsNovember 13, 2005— - S01E46
Oh, ShizukaNovember 20, 2005— - S01E47
The Ataka BarrierNovember 27, 2005— - S01E48
The Death of a TitanDecember 11, 2005— - S01E49
To a New CountryDecember 18, 2005—
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