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: Sundays 18:45
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.
Cast
- Nakama Yukie as Mazuru/Son Neion
- Tanihara Shosuke as Asakura Masahiro
- Takaoka Saki as Ookimi Kikoe
- Tsukamoto Takashi
- Gackt
- Takahashi Kazuya
- Wakamura Mayumi
- Kaneko Noboru
- Uehara Takako
- Kobayashi Sachiko
- Katase Rino
- Yachigusa Kaoru
- Okuda Eiji
Production Credits
- Original writing: Novel Ikegami Eiichi
- Screenwriter: Habara Daisuke
- Director: Tsutsumi Yukihiko
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