Aoi (TV series)

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Aoi
Written by	James Miki
Directed by	Akihiko Shigemitsu; Mitsunobu Ozaki; Jō Satō; Kazutaka Watanabe
Starring	Masahiko 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 by	Nakamura Baijaku II
Opening theme	"Time of Destiny"
Composer	Taro Iwashiro
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	49
Production
Executive producer	Atsushi Kawai
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	NHK
Release	January 9 –; December 17, 2000

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 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

Masahiko Tsugawa as Tokugawa Ieyasu - the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate
Toshiyuki Nishida as Tokugawa Hidetada - the second shogun
Onoe Tatsunosuke II as Tokugawa Iemitsu - the third shogun
- Takayuki Yamada as young Iemitsu

Council of Five Elders

Go-Bugyō

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

Episode	Title	Directed by	Original airdate	Rating
1	"Sōkatsu Sekigahara" (総括関ヶ原, The Battle of Sekigahara)	Akihiko Shigemitsu	January 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 Ozaki	February 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 Shigemitsu	March 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 Ozaki	April 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 Shigemitsu	May 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 Ozaki	May 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 Shigemitsu	June 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 Ozaki	July 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 Shigemitsu	August 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 Satō	August 27, 2000 (2000-08-27)	17.4%
35	"Takechiyo no Kussetsu" (竹千代の屈折, Takechiyo's Lesson)	Jō Satō	September 3, 2000 (2000-09-03)	18.9%
36	"Kazuhime Judai" (和姫入内, Princess Kazu Enters the Court)	Mitsunobu Ozaki	September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10)	19.2%
37	"Tadanao no Ranshin" (忠直の乱心, Tadanao Goes Mad)	Mitsunobu Ozaki	September 17, 2000 (2000-09-17)	20.8%
38	"Utsunomiya Tsuri-tenjō" (宇都宮釣天井, Utsunomiya Trap Ceiling)	Akihiko Shigemitsu	October 1, 2000 (2000-10-01)	19.4%
39	"Shogun Iemitsu" (将軍家光)	Akihiko Shigemitsu	October 8, 2000 (2000-10-08)	17.2%
40	"Oyagokoro" (親ごころ, A Father's Love)	Kazutaka Watanabe	October 15, 2000 (2000-10-15)	19.1%
41	"Gotaimen" (御対面, The Meeting)	Kazutaka Watanabe	October 22, 2000 (2000-10-22)	15.1%
42	"Nijō-jō Gyōkō" (二条城行幸, Imperial Visit)	Akihiko Shigemitsu	October 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 Satō	November 19, 2000 (2000-11-19)	20.2%
46	"Jotei Sokui" (女帝即位, Enthronement)	Mitsunobu Ozaki	November 26, 2000 (2000-11-26)	18.8%
47	"San kyodai" (三兄弟, Three Brothers)	Mitsunobu Ozaki	December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03)	19.0%
48	"Saraba Hidetada" (さらば秀忠, Farewell Hidetada)	Akihiko Shigemitsu	December 10, 2000 (2000-12-10)	17.3%
49	"Meikun Zukuri" (名君づくり, The Making of a Wise Ruler)	Akihiko Shigemitsu	December 17, 2000 (2000-12-17)	20.3%
Average rating 18.5% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).

References

^ Clements, Jonathan; Tamamuro, Motoko (November 2003). The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 1-880656-81-7. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ "葵徳川三代とは?" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "大河ドラマ葵徳川三代". NHK名作選 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2019. 全編ハイビジョンで撮影された最初の「大河ドラマ」

External links

NHK website
Aoi at IMDb

[Guide-1] Clements, Jonathan; Tamamuro, Motoko (November 2003). The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 1-880656-81-7. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[2] "葵徳川三代とは?" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[3] "大河ドラマ葵徳川三代". NHK名作選 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2019. 全編ハイビジョンで撮影された最初の「大河ドラマ」

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