Shinsengumi

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Table of contents

1 Details 2 Synopsis 3 Cast 4 Production Credits 5 Trivia 6 Notes 7 Awards 7.1 43rd The Television Award 7.2 8th Nikkan Sports Drama Award (Jul-Sep 2004) 8 External Links

Details

• Title: 新選組！
• Title (romaji): Shinsengumi!
• Episodes: 49 episodes plus 1 special (2006-Jan-03)
• Genre: Jidaigeki, chambara action
• Viewership ratings: ep1=26.3 high=26.3 avg=17.4(all Kanto #s)
• Broadcast network: NHK
• Broadcast period: 2004-Jan-11 to 2004-Dec-12
• Broadcast time: Sunday at 20:00
• Original Soundtrack (OST): Shinsengumi! OST

Synopsis

The 43rd NHK Taiga Drama is Shinsengumi!. The arrival of Commodore Perry’s "Black Ships" rudely awakened Japan from 300 years of peaceful isolation from the world. Men set their eyes beyond Japan and began to demand change in society. Old clashed with the new, and thus began an age of turmoil. Amidst this confusion, one group remained true to the old ways and risked their lives to preserve the traditional shogunate system. Led by their charismatic captain, Kondo Isami, the Shinsengumi upheld the code of honor of the samurai. Tales abound of the feats of men like Kondo, Hijikata Toshizo, Saito Hajime, and Okita Soji. This NHK taiga drama brings to life the passion and glory of these men who lived during the most turbulent time in Japanese history. Full of pathos, action-packed, this is a series not to be missed by chambara fans. --- written by groink

Cast

• Katori Shingo as Kondo Isami
• Yamamoto Koji as Hijikata Toshizou
• Fujiwara Tatsuya as Okita Soji
• Yamaguchi Tomomitsu as Nagakura Shinpachi
• Odagiri Joe as Saito Hajime
• Sakai Masato as Yamanami Keisuke
• Kobayashi Takashi as Inoue Genzaburo
• Sawaguchi Yasuko as Okita Mitsu
• Yuka as Miyukidayu
• Nakamura Kantaro (中村勘太郎) as Toudou Heisuke
• Yamamoto Taro as Harada Sanosuke
• Sato Koichi as Serizawa Kamo
• Tabata Tomoko as Kondo Tsune
• Asada Miyoko as Sato Nobu
• Kohinata Fumiyo as Sato Hikogoro
• Suzuki Kyoka as Oume
• Nogiwa Yoko as Kondo Fude
• Fukiishi Kazue as Yagi Hide
• Matsukane Yoneko as Yagi Masa
• Tanaka Kunie (田中邦衛) as Kondo Shusuke
• Nakamura Shido as Takimoto Sutesuke
• Ishiguro Ken as Katsura Kogoro
• Ikeuchi Hiroyuki as Kusako Genzui
• Eguchi Yosuke as Sakamoto Ryoma
• Ono Takehiko as Kojima Shikanosuke
• Ihara Tsuyoshi as Sasaki Tadasaburo
• Kabira Jiei as Heusken (ep 6)
• Iwasaki Kaneko (岩崎加根子) as Natsu
• Haba Yuichi as Yamaoka Tetsutaro
• Fujiki Takashi (藤木孝) as Matsudaira Chikaranosuke
• Noda Hideki (野田秀樹) as Katsu Kaishu
• Namase Katsuhisa as Tonouchi Yoshio
• Shirai Akira as Kiyokawa Hachiro
• Ibuki Goro (伊吹吾朗) as Kasuya Shingoro
• Shoji Utae (正司歌江) as Hisa
• Tsutsui Michitaka as Matsudaira Katamori
• Asari Yosuke
• Tanihara Shosuke as Ito Okura
• Ito Shiro as Yagi Gennojo
• Aso Kumiko
• Yashima Norito
• Kikukawa Rei
• Ukaji Takashi
• Yasumura Yamato (保村大和)
• Suzuki Sawa
• Nakamura Shunta
• Hino Yojin
• Hashimoto Jun
• Takuma Takayuki
• Aijima Kazuyuki as Niimi Nishiki
• Tanaka Tetsushi
• Kimura Yuichi
• Ohkura Koji
• Sato B-saku
• Sakata Tadashi
• Takasugi Ko
• Kubo Akira
• Matsumoto Tamaki
• Yamazaki Shigenori (SP)
• Yashiba Toshihiro (SP)

Production Credits

• Screenwriter: Mitani Koki
• Produced by:
• Directed by:
• Music by: Hattori Takayuki

Trivia

• Shinsengumi took 370 days of filming.
• Katori Shingo secretly lost 10 kg for the filming of the last scene.

Notes

• NHK aired a three-part encore Shinsengumi! Highlights series in early January 2006. This special version is a rearrangement of 49 episodes tracing the footsteps of Shinsengumi, as seen by Mitsu, elder sister of Okita Soji who is one of important members of Shinsengumi. At the end of each part, Katori Shingo and other members in the drama will have a casual talk to introduce memories and stories during the production. All three parts aired on 2006-Jan-03: (Part 1) 15:20-16:35, (Part 2) 16:45-17:59, and (Part 3) 19:30-20:45. All times JST.
• NHK aired a sequal of Shinsengumi! on 2006-Jan-03 21:00-22:30 (JST). This sequel portrays the last day of Hijikata Toshizo, Vice Commander of Shinsengumi.

Awards

43rd The Television Award

• Best Drama
• Best Leading Actor: Katori Shingo
• Best Supporting Actor: Yamamoto Koji (1st), Sato Koichi (3rd)
• Best Script: Mitani Koki
• Best Theme song: John Ken Nuzzo - "Shinsengumi" Main Theme
• Best Casting

8th Nikkan Sports Drama Award (Jul-Sep 2004)

• Best Drama
• Best Leading Actor: Katori Shingo
• Best Supporting Actor: Sakai Masato (2nd), Yamamoto Koji (3rd), Fujiwara Tatsuya (4th)
• Best Supporting Actress: Suzuki Sawa (8th), Tabata Tomoko (9th)

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia
• JDorama.com (http://www.jdorama.com/drama.857.htm)

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