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==Details==
*'''Title:''' 妻は、くノ一
*'''Title (romaji):''' Tsuma wa, Kunoichi
*'''Also known as:''' My Wife is a Female Ninja; My Wife, a Ninja
*'''Genre:''' Historical, Romance, Slice of Life
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK BS Premium

==Season 1==
[[File:Tsumawa.jpg|thumb|400px|Tsuma wa, Kunoichi]]
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Episodes:''' 8
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2013-Apr-05 to 2013-May-24
*'''Air time:''' Friday 20:00-20:43
*'''Opening theme:''' ''Altair no Namida (アルタイルの涙) (Tears of Altair)'' by Yamazaki Masayoshi (山崎まさよし)

===Synopsis===
It is the late Edo period. Futaboshi Hikoma, the Hirado domain's astronomer, is a rather eccentric person whose only interests are the stars and sea. A beautiful bride Orie comes to him and Hikoma vows to himself to cherish her in his lifetime. However, in less than a month, his new wife disappears without a reason from this dreamlike married life. In truth, Orie is a female ninja that the shogunate has sent because of its suspicions about the domain's illegal trading and activities. The shogunate plots to punish and destroy the Hirado domain in a warning to various domains in the west. Not knowing this, Hikoma goes to Edo in search of his wife. He is introduced to Matsuura Seizan, the former feudal lord of the Hirado domain, by his old friend Senemon, but is told by Seizan that he will slay Orie if she appears. Hikoma declares that he will be his wife's shield if Seizan insists on snatching her away. In order to find Orie, Hikoma becomes an instructor at an elementary school and meets a boy called Tarokichi. On the other hand, queer phenomenon in which festival music can be heard occurs at Seizan's residence each night. Hikoma sees fireballs with his own eyes and starts to delve into the mystery with the school children. However, this gets them close to the heart of the shogunate's scheme...

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===Cast===
*[[Ichikawa Somegoro]] as Futaboshi Hikoma
*[[Takimoto Miori]] as Orie
*[[Tanaka Min]] as Matsuura Seizan
*[[Wakamura Mayumi]] as Masae
*[[Wada Soko]] as Kawamura Shinichiro
*[[Kajihara Zen]] as Futaboshi Ganjiro
*[[Horibe Keisuke]] as Senemon
*[[Nakamura Yasuhi]] as Harada Junnosuke
*[[Kurokawa Tomoka]] as Ocho
*[[Harada Mieko]] as Gori
*[[Sato Megumi]] as Oyumi
*[[Sugimoto Akira]] as Ohana

===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Novel ''Tsuma wa, Kunoichi'' by Kazano Machio (風野真知雄)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Kaneko Narito]] (金子成人)
*'''Producer:''' [[Nagai Junya]] (永井準哉), [[Nakajima Hitoshi]] (中嶋等)
*'''Production Company:''' Shochiku Co., Ltd.
*'''Director:''' [[Yamashita Tomohiko]] (山下智彦), [[Hattori Daiji]] (服部大二)
*'''Music:''' [[Nishiyama Hiroyuki]] (西山宏幸)

==Season 2==
[[File:Tsuma.jpg|thumb|210px|Tsuma wa, Kunoichi ~Saishusho~]]
*'''Title:''' 妻は、くノ一 ～最終章～
*'''Title (romaji):''' Tsuma wa, Kunoichi ~Saishusho~
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Episodes:''' 5
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2014-May-23 to Jun-20
*'''Air time:''' Friday 20:00
*'''Theme songs:''' ''Aoi Tapestry'' by Yamazaki Masayoshi

===Synopsis===
After having been reunited briefly with his wife Orie, Hikoma is desperately trying to locate his wife's whereabouts prior to his departure. Missing her husband, Orie decides to retire as a ninja...! What is destined for the lovestruck couple?

===Cast===
*[[Ichikawa Somegoro]] as Futaboshi Hikoma
*[[Takimoto Miori]] as Orie
*[[Tanaka Min]] as Matsuura Seizan
*[[Wakamura Mayumi]] as Masae
*[[Wada Soko]] as Kawamura Shinichiro
*[[Maiko]] as Shizuko
*[[Kajihara Zen]] as Futaboshi Ganjiro
*[[Horibe Keisuke]] as Senemon
*[[Kanai Yuta]] as Okudera Kanbe-e
*[[Segawa Ryo]] as Kangiburo
*[[Matsuo Reiko]] as Otsuru
*[[Takuma Takayuki]] as Sosuke
*[[Nakajima Hiroko]] as Hamaji

===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Novel ''Tsuma wa, Kunoichi'' by Kazano Machio (風野真知雄)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Kaneko Narito]] (金子成人)
*'''Producer:''' [[Saito Hiroyuki]] (齋藤寛之), [[Nakajima Hitoshi]] (中嶋等)
*'''Director:''' [[Hattori Daiji]] (服部大二), [[Yamashita Tomohiko]] (山下智彦)
*'''Music:''' [[Nishiyama Hiroyuki]] (西山宏幸), [[Ogasawara Hajime]] (小笠原肇)

==External Links==
*[http://www.nhk.or.jp/jidaigeki/kunoichi/ Season 1 official site]
*[http://www.nhk.or.jp/jidaigeki/kunoichi2/ Season 2 official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:妻は、くノ一#テレビドラマ|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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