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Heart of a Samurai
7.2
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47 x 50m
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2009
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Ended
Overview
Tenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes. The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu.
Production began on April 27, 2007. The story is based on the novel Tenchijin by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted for screen by scriptwriter Eriko Komatsu. The series' music composer was Michiru Oshima.
The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports Uesugi Kagekatsu, who holds the destiny of Echigo province.
Cast
![Satoshi Tsumabuki pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FfU3MluyNl2WQFLGBW4MgEbw6uSX.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Satoshi Tsumabuki
![Hiroshi Abe pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F3W6eKcSxhA7WQC42n2vr2DBrvEv.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Hiroshi Abe
Kenshin Uesugi
![Michiko Kichise pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fg4p1tUilDR4ywKq3ntwfZn8HP4k.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Michiko Kichise
Oyū
![Saki Aibu pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F1OQAI3m9GMf3LBje434YY5t97yn.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Saki Aibu
Hanahime
![Masami Nagasawa pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fg5m4nwA95afODsscBkUEzX8Qq0Y.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Masami Nagasawa
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Kyoko Fukada
Yodo-dono
![Reiko Takashima pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fp6FfG2bCKHK8bVliQP335SOlRiz.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Reiko Takashima
Sentoin
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Anne Watanabe
Mego-hime Date
![Kazuki Kitamura pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fp8Z8rkMo8IdrKCogudLbMe35jkW.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Kazuki Kitamura
![Takako Tokiwa pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F2PKdxPz9BpwcaPjO4B9YSVx8b4S.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Takako Tokiwa
![Masanobu Takashima pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FeaTpDsH031VVmgzdxg8lTntVSQB.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Masanobu Takashima
![Misako Tanaka pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fb9eCtwWzrVPOLvt4o6ljtIvBzPx.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Misako Tanaka
![Shun Oguri pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F4tfrhvqp3IGHPATor0lYE9X9UD3.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Shun Oguri
![Shingo Katsurayama pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FrcqblQQjaBBPLhaSkosgUp3Gn2U.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Shingo Katsurayama
![Umika Kawashima pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F8paooOhKMBj6rz7wPtGD7GUrGO6.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Umika Kawashima
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