Tempest
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Details
- Title: テンペスト
- Title (romaji): Tempest
- Genre: Jidaigeki, historical
- Episodes:
- Broadcast network: NHK
- Broadcast period: 2011-Jul-17 start
- Air time: Sundays 18:45
Synopsis
The Tempest is based on a 2008 bestselling novel by writer Eiichi Ikegami. The story takes place in the late 19th century, during the reign of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Nakama plays a young woman who, for the sake of her country, poses as a eunuch to become an elite bureaucrat, while also dealing with problems as a woman. 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
- Tanihara Shosuke
- Saki Takaoka
- Tsukamoto Takashi
- Gackt
- Kazuya Takahashi
- Wakamura Mayumi
- Kaneko Noboru
- Uehara Takako
- Sachiko Kobayashi
- Katase Rino
- Yachigusa Kaoru
- Okuda Eiji
Production Credits
- Original writing (novel):
- Director: