Aoi (TV series)

Aoi[1] (Japanese: 葵 徳川三代, Hepburn: Aoi Tokugawa Sandai) is a 2000 Japanese historical drama television series and the 39th NHK taiga drama. The series respectively stars Masahiko Tsugawa, Toshiyuki Nishida, and Onoe Tatsunosuke II as the first three Tokugawa shōguns. It aired from January 9 to December 17, 2000, and ran for a total of 49 episodes.[2]

Aoi
Written byJames Miki
Directed byAkihiko Shigemitsu
Mitsunobu Ozaki
Jō Satō
Kazutaka Watanabe
StarringMasahiko Tsugawa
Toshiyuki Nishida
Onoe Tatsunosuke II
Onoe Kikunosuke V
Miki Sakai
Joe Shishido
Shigeru Kōyama
Kyōko Mitsubayashi
Kuriko Namino
Kei Suma
Ryō Tamura
Nanako Ōkōchi
Minori Terada
Teruhiko Saigō
Ryunosuke Kaneda
Nakamura Baijaku II
Keizō Kanie
Isao Natsuyagi
Ryūzō Hayashi
Kirin Kiki
Nenji Kobayashi
Ken Utsui
Mayumi Ogawa
Mitsuko Kusabue
Isuzu Yamada
Tōru Emori
Shima Iwashita
Narrated byNakamura Baijaku II
Opening theme"Time of Destiny"
ComposerTaro Iwashiro
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes49
Production
Executive producerAtsushi Kawai
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkNHK
ReleaseJanuary 9 (2000-01-09) 
December 17, 2000 (2000-12-17)

Aoi is the first taiga drama to be fully filmed in high definition.[3]

Plot

The story begins with the battle of Sekigahara.

Cast

Tokugawa Shoguns

Tokugawa clan

  • Shima Iwashita as Ogō - wife of Hidetada
  • Isuzu Yamada as Odai no Kata - mother of Ieyasu
  • Kyōko Mitsubayashi as Acha no Tsubone
  • Minako Osanai as Oman no Kata
  • Michiko Godai as Lady Chaa
  • Kirin Kiki as Lady Kasuga
  • Miki Sakai as Tokugawa Masako
  • Yoko Moriguchi as Okaji no Kata
  • Nanako Ōkōchi as Senhime
    • Marika Matsumoto as young Senhime
  • Fujita Okamoto as Yūki Hideyasu
  • Hiroyuki Sakamoto as Matsudaira Tadateru
  • Lie Katō as Irohahime
  • Hayato Ōshiba as Tokugawa Yorifusa
  • Manabu Hamada as Hoshina Masayuki
  • Asumi Nakada as Haruhime
  • Yukie Nakama as Oraku
  • Gen Hongō as Tokugawa Yorinobu
  • Yūtarō Yamamoto as Nagatomimaru
  • Hideyuki Akabane as Tokugawa Yoshinao
  • Tomoyo Kurosawa as Ichihime

Fudai daimyo

  • Shigeru Kōyama as Honda Masanobu
  • Ikkei Watanabe as Honda Masazumi - the eldest son of Masanobu
  • Joe Shishido as Honda Tadakatsu - one of the Shitennō
  • Hiroshi Katsuno as Ii Naomasa - one of the Shitennō
  • Kōji Shimizu as Sakakibara Yasumasa - one of the Shitennō
  • Taro Ishida as Ōkubo Tadachika
  • Takashi Sasano as Torii Mototada
  • Ryūzō Hayashi as Doi Toshikatsu
  • Mizuho Suzuki as Itakura Katsushige
  • Masaki Terasoma as Itakura Shigemasa
  • Hiroshi Iwasaki as Sakai Tadayo
  • Katsumi Chō as Naitō Kiyonari
  • Saburo Ishikura as Aoyama Tadatoshi

Toyotomi

  • Onoe Kikunosuke V as Toyotomi Hideyori
  • Mayumi Ogawa as Yodo-dono - the second wife of Hideyoshi
    • Mei Kurokawa as Cha-cha (young Yodo, flashback)
  • Mitsuko Kusabue as Kōdai-in - the first wife of Hideyoshi
  • Mayuko Fukuda as Yuihime - the daughter of Hideyori
  • Nenji Kobayashi as Katagiri Katsumoto
  • Naoki Hosaka as Ōno Harunaga
  • Shingo Hiramatsu as Oda Uraku
  • Teruhiko Saigō as Sanada Yukimura
  • Hiroshi Hatanaka as Kimura Shigenari
  • Takayuki Sugō as Konishi Yukinaga
  • Yoshisada Sakaguchi as Nakamura Kazu'uji

Council of Five Elders

Go-Bugyō

  • Tōru Emori as Ishida Mitsunari
  • Shinichiro Mikami as Asano Nagamasa
  • Kei Satō as Mashita Nagamori
  • Toshio Kurosawa as Natsuka Masaie
  • Hiroshi Kamiyama as Maeda Gen'i

Ishida family

  • Masane Tsukayama as Ishida Masazumi
  • Taketoshi Naito as Ishida Masatsugu
  • Keiko Takahashi as Orin - wife of Mitsunari
  • Isao Natsuyagi as Shima Sakon

Eastern Army

Western Army

Kyōgoku

  • Akira Onodera as Kyōgoku Takatsugu
  • Kuriko Namino as Jōkō-in

Hosokawa

Imperial House

  • Hiroyuki Kinoshita as Emperor Go-Yōzei
  • Yasumasa Ōba as Emperor Go-Mizunoo
  • Minori Terada as Nijō Akizane
  • Junpei Morita as Sanjōnishi Sane'eda
  • Noriko Ogawa as Sadako
    • Aki Maeda as young Sadako
  • Norihiro Inoue as Kajūji Mitsutoyo
  • Kazutoyo Yoshimi as Karasumaru Mitsuhiro

Others

  • Nakamura Baijaku II as Tokugawa Mitsukuni, a.k.a. Mito Kōmon
  • Kazuyo Asari as Sassa Sukesaburō, a.k.a. Suke-san
  • Machiko Washio as Asaka Tanpaku, a.k.a. Kaku-san
  • Terence O'Brien as William Adams, a.k.a. Miura Anjin
  • Tim Knowles as Richard Cocks
  • Yatsuko Tan'ami as Kenshō-in, Takeda Shingen's daughter
  • Natsuko Migiwa as Maeda Matsu
  • Mikio Shimizu as Oda Nobukatsu
  • Noriko Shōji as a reporter (herself)
  • San'yūtei Rakutarō
  • Ryunosuke Kaneda as Tenkai
  • Hiroshi Ōkōchi as Konchiin Sūden

Staff

  • Music : Taro Iwashiro
  • Historical research : Shinzaburō Ōishi
  • Architectural research : Kiyoshi Hirai
  • Clothing research : Kiyoko Koizumi
  • Sword fight arranger : Kunishirō Hayashi

TV schedule

EpisodeTitleDirected byOriginal airdateRating
1"Sōkatsu Sekigahara" (総括関ヶ原, The Battle of Sekigahara)Akihiko ShigemitsuJanuary 9, 2000 (2000-01-09)22.6%
2"Hideyoshi no Yuigon" (秀吉の遺言, The Taiko's Last Will)January 16, 2000 (2000-01-16)22.6%
3"Gotairō Gobugyō" (五大老五奉行, Five Great Elders, Five Commissioners)January 23, 2000 (2000-01-23)21.5%
4"Gōwan 58 sai" (豪腕五十八歳, The Titan at 58)January 30, 2000 (2000-01-30)21.7%
5"Han-Shuryū" (反主流, Against the Mainstream)Mitsunobu OzakiFebruary 6, 2000 (2000-02-06)21.0%
6"Takokuseki gun" (多国籍軍, Loyalties)February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)20.0%
7"Dangai jō" (弾劾状, Writ of Censure)February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)18.1%
8"Tasūha kōsaku" (多数派工作, Strength in Numbers)February 27, 2000 (2000-02-27)18.7%
9"Fūun Ōgaki-jō" (風雲大垣城, Ōgaki Castle)March 5, 2000 (2000-03-05)17.9%
10"Zenshōsen" (前哨戦, Opening Skirmish)Akihiko ShigemitsuMarch 12, 2000 (2000-03-12)20.0%
11"Tenka Wakeme" (天下分け目, The Battle Begins)March 19, 2000 (2000-03-19)19.9%
12"Kassen Sekigahara" (合戦関ヶ原, Sekigahara Bloodbath)March 26, 2000 (2000-03-26)18.1%
13"Mitsunari Saigo" (三成最期, Mitsunari's End)April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02)16.0%
14"Yodo no Menmoku" (淀の面目, Yodo Loses Face)Mitsunobu OzakiApril 9, 2000 (2000-04-09)17.3%
15"Hanayome wa Sansai" (花嫁は三歳, The Three Year Old Bride)April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)16.1%
16"Hidetada no Himitsu" (秀忠の秘密, Hidetada's Secret)April 23, 2000 (2000-04-23)17.1%
17"Senhime Konrei" (千姫婚礼, Princess Sen Weds)April 30, 2000 (2000-04-30)17.1%
18"Ibo Kyōdai" (異母兄弟, Half Brothers)Akihiko ShigemitsuMay 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)16.7%
19"Shogun Hidetada" (将軍秀忠)May 14, 2000 (2000-05-14)17.2%
20"Nigen Seiji" (二元政治, Dual Rule)May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)17.7%
21"Idainaru Chichi" (偉大なる父, Peerless Father)Mitsunobu OzakiMay 28, 2000 (2000-05-28)17.6%
22"Ōgosho" (大御所)June 4, 2000 (2000-06-04)17.6%
23"Kyūchū Jūdaijiken" (宮中重大事件, Scandal in the Court)June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11)18.1%
24"Yabō no Rinkaku" (野望の輪郭, Outline of Ambition)Akihiko ShigemitsuJune 18, 2000 (2000-06-18)15.8%
25"Hideyori Jōraku" (秀頼上洛, Hideyori Goes to Kyoto)June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25)14.5%
26"Habatsu Kōsō" (派閥抗争, Factional Rivalry)July 2, 2000 (2000-07-02)17.7%
27"Hifun no Kaisen" (悲憤の開戦, Commencement of Hostilities)July 9, 2000 (2000-07-09)16.4%
28"Osaka Fuyu no Jin" (大坂冬の陣, Osaka Winter Campaign)Mitsunobu OzakiJuly 16, 2000 (2000-07-16)17.2%
29"Osaka Natsu no Jin" (大坂夏の陣, Osaka Summer Campaign)July 23, 2000 (2000-07-23)17.0%
30"Osaka-jō Enjō" (大坂城炎上, Osaka Castle Burns)July 30, 2000 (2000-07-30)19.3%
31"Tadateru Kandō" (忠輝勘当, Tadateru is Disowned)Akihiko ShigemitsuAugust 6, 2000 (2000-08-06)17.4%
32"Ieyasu no Shi" (家康の死, Ieyasu's Death)August 13, 2000 (2000-08-13)17.8%
33"Tōshō Daigongen" (東照大権現)August 20, 2000 (2000-08-20)18.4%
34"Gorakuin" (御落胤, Hidden Child)Jō SatōAugust 27, 2000 (2000-08-27)17.4%
35"Takechiyo no Kussetsu" (竹千代の屈折, Takechiyo's Lesson)September 3, 2000 (2000-09-03)18.9%
36"Kazuhime Judai" (和姫入内, Princess Kazu Enters the Court)Mitsunobu OzakiSeptember 10, 2000 (2000-09-10)19.2%
37"Tadanao no Ranshin" (忠直の乱心, Tadanao Goes Mad)September 17, 2000 (2000-09-17)20.8%
38"Utsunomiya Tsuri-tenjō" (宇都宮釣天井, Utsunomiya Trap Ceiling)Akihiko ShigemitsuOctober 1, 2000 (2000-10-01)19.4%
39"Shogun Iemitsu" (将軍家光)October 8, 2000 (2000-10-08)17.2%
40"Oyagokoro" (親ごころ, A Father's Love)Kazutaka WatanabeOctober 15, 2000 (2000-10-15)19.1%
41"Gotaimen" (御対面, The Meeting)October 22, 2000 (2000-10-22)15.1%
42"Nijō-jō Gyōkō" (二条城行幸, Imperial Visit)Akihiko ShigemitsuOctober 29, 2000 (2000-10-29)19.3%
43"Onna no Isshō" (女の一生, A Woman's Lifetime)November 5, 2000 (2000-11-05)17.2%
44"Ōji Kōtan" (皇子降誕, A Prince is Born)November 12, 2000 (2000-11-12)18.9%
45"Kasuga no Tsubone" (春日局)Jō SatōNovember 19, 2000 (2000-11-19)20.2%
46"Jotei Sokui" (女帝即位, Enthronement)Mitsunobu OzakiNovember 26, 2000 (2000-11-26)18.8%
47"San kyodai" (三兄弟, Three Brothers)December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03)19.0%
48"Saraba Hidetada" (さらば秀忠, Farewell Hidetada)Akihiko ShigemitsuDecember 10, 2000 (2000-12-10)17.3%
49"Meikun Zukuri" (名君づくり, The Making of a Wise Ruler)December 17, 2000 (2000-12-17)20.3%
Average rating 18.5% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).

References

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