Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Original title: 源義経

• 1966
• •
• Ended

• Drama

The chronicles of the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 - May 17th, 1189). He was a late Heian and early Kamakura general of the Minamoto clan of Japan. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo. His older brother Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura shogunate.

Seasons

1

Episodes

52

Episode length

~45m

First aired

Jan 2, 1966

Networks

NHK

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan