Tempest
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Details
- Title: テンペスト
- Title (romaji): Tempest
- Genre: Jidaigeki, historical
- Episodes: 10
- Broadcast network: NHK
- Broadcast period: 2011-Jul-17 to 2011-Sep-18
- Air time: Sunday 18:45
- Theme song: Tempest by Amuro Namie
Synopsis
The story takes place during the reign of the Ryukyu Kingdom (19th Century). Nakama plays Mazuru, a young woman who wants to complete her studies despite her gender restrictions, so she takes advantage of the disappearance of her step brother and disguises herself as an Eunuch named Son Neion, and passes the exam to be a royal govenrment's official. This is her first time having to play both a male and female character. Her supporting cast includes Tanihara Shosuke as her lover and Takaoka Saki as her enemy.
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Cast
- Nakama Yukie as Mazuru/Son Neion
- Tasaki Ayaka (田﨑アヤカ) as young Mazuru
- Tanihara Shosuke as Asakura Masahiro
- Tsukamoto Takashi as Kishaba Chokun
- Takaoka Saki as Ookimi Kikoe
- Kaneko Noboru as Son Shiyu
- Morinaga Yuki as young Shiyu
- Fujiki Hayato as Takara Zenzo
- Taira Tomi as Obaa
- Uehara Takako as Mamina
- Gackt as Jo Teigai
- Sometani Shota as Shotaio
- Nikaido Fumi as Omoedo
- Takahashi Kazuya as Shoikuo
- Wakamura Mayumi as the Queen
- Katase Rino as a chief court lady
- Yachigusa Kaoru as Queen's mother
- Okuda Eiji as Son Shishi
- Izumi Rika (ep7)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Novel Tempest by Ikegami Eiichi
- Screenwriter: Omori Sumio
- Producer: Okamoto Yukie (岡本幸江), Kashima Yoshiharu (鹿島由晴)
- Director: Yoshimura Yoshiyuki (吉村芳之), Tanaka Eiji (田中英治)
- Music: H. GARDEN
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