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==Details==
 
==Details==
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*'''Name:''' 武蔵
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*'''Name (romaji):''' Musashi
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*'''Genre:''' Taiga drama, {{Jidaigeki|historical}}
 
*'''Episodes:''' 49
 
*'''Episodes:''' 49
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*'''Viewership ratings:''' avg=16.7 (Kanto)
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2003-02-05 to ?
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2003-Jan-05 to 2003-Dec-07
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*'''Air time:''' Sunday 20:00
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==Synopsis==
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The 42nd NHK Taiga Drama is ''MUSASHI''. Many Japanese history buffs are familiar with [[Wikipedia:The Book of Five Rings|''The Book of Five Rings'']] written by [[Wikipedia:Miyamoto Musashi|Miyamoto Musashi]] in the 17th century. Musashi's treatise on strategy and the way to lead instantly became the business executive's bible when the translated version hit the bookstores more than three hundred years later.
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In 2003, the story of this legendary swordsman-philosopher-painter comes to life in the NHK Taiga Drama ''MUSASHI''. Based on the famous biography written by [[Yoshikawa Eiji]], this taiga drama boasts a list of stars that reads like a Who's Who of screen and television.
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Orphaned before he was ten years old, Musashi (his real name is Takezo, so you'll hear his childhood friends call him by that name) grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Sekigahara|Battle of Sekigahara]], he fights on the side of the losing [[Wikipedia:Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi]] forces, but eludes the enemy as they hunt down the vanquished soldiers. He then spends years wandering the countryside mastering the sword, becoming a stronger samurai. As his fame spreads throughout the nation, men seek him out to test their skills against him--most notably [[Wikipedia:Sasaki Kojiro|Sasaki Kojiro]] who faces Musashi in the ultimate '''Duel at Ganryujima'''.
  
==Cast & Credits==
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''--KIKU-TV, re-written by groink''
===Directed by===
 
:[[Ozaki Mitsunobu]]
 
  
===Based on the writings of===
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==User/Viewer Ratings==
:[[Yoshikawa Eiji]]
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<vote type=1/>
  
===Scriptwriter===
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==Cast==
:[[Kamata Toshio]]
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[[File:Musashi_correlation_groink.jpg|thumb|300px|Correlation Chart]]
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*[[Ichikawa Ebizo]] as Miyamoto Musashi
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**[[Masuda Takahisa]] as young Musashi
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*[[Tsutsumi Shinichi]] as Honiden Matahachi
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**[[Uchiyama Masato]] as young Matahachi
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*[[Yonekura Ryoko]] as Otsu
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*[[Matsuoka Masahiro]] as Sasaki Kojiro
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*[[Miyazawa Rie]] as Oshino
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*[[Nakai Kiichi]] as Yagyu Munenori
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*[[Wakui Emi]] as Orin
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*[[Uchiyama Rina]] as Akemi
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*[[Kitano Takeshi]] as Shinmen Munisai
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*[[Katase Rino]] as Oko
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*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yae / Koto
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*[[Mizuno Miki]] as Katsu
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*[[Watase Tsunehiko]] as Takuan
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*[[Takashima Masanobu]] as Yagyu Hyougonosuke
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*[[Terajima Shinobu]] as Aya
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*[[Kitamura Kazuo]] as Tokugawa Ieyasu
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*[[Fujita Makoto]] as Yagyu Sekishusai
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*[[Enoki Takaaki]] as Yoshioka Seijuro
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*[[Emori Toru]] as Akaneya Genzo
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*[[Abe Hiroshi]] as Gion Touji
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*[[Miura Haruma]] as Jotaro
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*[[Nagasawa Toshiya]]
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*[[Nishida Toshiyuki]] as Hanbei
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*[[Watanabe Dai]] as Toyotomi Hideyori
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*[[Hashimoto Manami]] as Princess Sen
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*[[Endo Kenichi]] as Harada Kyusetsu
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*[[Tanaka Yoji]] as Katayama Yuki
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*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kojima Bizen
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*[[Natsuyagi Isao]] as Hosokawa Tadatoshi
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*[[Fukuchi Asami]] as Oshofu
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*[[Wakao Ayako]] as [[Wikipedia:Yodo-dono|Yodo-dono]]
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*[[Deai Masayuki]] (ep13)
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*[[Ogawa Tamaki]] (ep40-41)
  
===Cast===
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==Production Credits==
:[[Ichikawa Ebizo]] as Miyamoto Musashi
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Kamata Toshio]]
:[[Tsutsumi Shinichi]] as Honiden Matahachi
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*'''Based on the writings of:''' [[Yoshikawa Eiji]]
:[[Yonekura Ryoko]] as Otsu
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*'''Director:''' [[Ozaki Mitsunobu]]
:[[Matsuoka Masahiro]] as Sasaki Kojiro
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*'''Theme and BGM music:''' by [[Wikipedia:Ennio Morricone|Ennio Morricone]]
:[[Miyazawa Rie]] as Oshino
 
:[[Nakai Kiichi]] as Yagyu Munenori
 
:[[Uchiyama Rina]] as Akemi
 
:[[Kitano Takeshi]] as Shinmen Munisai
 
:[[Katase Rino]] as Oko
 
:[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yae
 
:[[Watase Tsunehiko]] as Takuan
 
:[[Takashima Masanobu]] as Yagyu Hyougonosuke
 
:[[Terashima Shinobu]] as Aya
 
:[[Takashima Masanobu]] as Yagyu Hyougonosuke
 
:[[Kitamura Kazuo]] as Tokugawa Ieyasu
 
:[[Fujita Makoto]] as Yagyu Sekishusai
 
:[[Enoki Takaaki]] as Seijuro
 
:[[Emori Toru]] as Akaneya Genzo
 
:[[Abe Hiroshi]] as Gion Touji
 
  
==Other Resources==
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==Notes==
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*MUSASHI is the first NHK taiga drama ever to have its name consist of roman characters in the NHK catalog. In all other taiga dramas up to this point (2005), romanization of the series' names occured after production.
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==External Links==
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*[[Wikipedia:ja:武蔵 MUSASHI|Japanese Wikipedia]]
 
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.742.htm JDorama.com]
 
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.742.htm JDorama.com]
 
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353079 imdb.com]
 
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353079 imdb.com]
  
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[[Category:JDrama2003]]
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[[Category:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama2003]] [[Category:NHK]] [[Category:NHK Taiga]]

Latest revision as of 00:04, 24 March 2022

Musashi

Details

  • Name: 武蔵
  • Name (romaji): Musashi
  • Genre: Taiga drama, historical
  • Episodes: 49
  • Viewership ratings: avg=16.7 (Kanto)
  • Broadcast network: NHK
  • Broadcast period: 2003-Jan-05 to 2003-Dec-07
  • Air time: Sunday 20:00

Synopsis

The 42nd NHK Taiga Drama is MUSASHI. Many Japanese history buffs are familiar with The Book of Five Rings written by Miyamoto Musashi in the 17th century. Musashi's treatise on strategy and the way to lead instantly became the business executive's bible when the translated version hit the bookstores more than three hundred years later.

In 2003, the story of this legendary swordsman-philosopher-painter comes to life in the NHK Taiga Drama MUSASHI. Based on the famous biography written by Yoshikawa Eiji, this taiga drama boasts a list of stars that reads like a Who's Who of screen and television.

Orphaned before he was ten years old, Musashi (his real name is Takezo, so you'll hear his childhood friends call him by that name) grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing Toyotomi forces, but eludes the enemy as they hunt down the vanquished soldiers. He then spends years wandering the countryside mastering the sword, becoming a stronger samurai. As his fame spreads throughout the nation, men seek him out to test their skills against him--most notably Sasaki Kojiro who faces Musashi in the ultimate Duel at Ganryujima.

--KIKU-TV, re-written by groink

User/Viewer Ratings

3.56
(9 votes)

Cast

Correlation Chart

Production Credits

Notes

  • MUSASHI is the first NHK taiga drama ever to have its name consist of roman characters in the NHK catalog. In all other taiga dramas up to this point (2005), romanization of the series' names occured after production.

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