The Tempest

The Tempest

2011•1h 13m•5.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(2)

Set in the Ryukyu Kingdom during the latter days of the Tokugawa shogunate, a woman takes the guise of a Eunuch to pass a government examination. She eventually becomes a government official still in the disguise of a man.

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Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 17, 2011

Last Aired

September 18, 2011

Networks

NHK G

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2011-07-17

First Episode

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2011-07-24

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2011-07-31

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2011-08-07

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2011-08-14

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2011-08-21

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 2011-08-28

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 2011-09-04

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 2011-09-11

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2011-09-18

Cast

Yukie Nakama

Yukie Nakama

Manazuru / Neon Son

Shosuke Tanihara

Shosuke Tanihara

Masahiro Asakura

Takashi Tsukamoto

Takashi Tsukamoto

Asanobu Kisyaba

Eiji Okuda

Eiji Okuda

Son Shishi

Saki Takaoka

Saki Takaoka

Ookimi Kikoe

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Takako Uehara

GACKT

GACKT

Jyo Teigai

Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

King's mother

Mayumi Wakamura

Mayumi Wakamura

Queen

Kazuya Takahashi

Kazuya Takahashi

King Shoiku

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