Tsuma wa, Kunoichi
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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
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Historical, Romance, Slice of Life
- Episodes: 8
- Viewership ratings:
- Broadcast network: NHK
- Broadcast period: 2013-Apr-05 to ?
- Air time: Friday 20:00-20:43
- Theme songs:
- Opening theme:Yamazaki Masayoshi (山崎まさよし) Altair no Namida (アルタイルの涙) (Tears of Altair)
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...
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
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)