Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Original title: 徳川慶喜

• 1998
• •
• Ended

• Drama

★ 10.0 TMDB Rating · 1 votes

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.

Created by

Ryōtarō Shiba

Seasons

1

Episodes

49

Episode length

~50m

First aired

Jan 4, 1998

Networks

NHK

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan