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Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

1966•45m
Drama

The chronicles of the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 - May 17th, 1189). He was a late Heian and early Kamakura general of the Minamoto clan of Japan. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo. His older brother Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura shogunate.

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Production

NHK

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 2, 1966

Last Aired

December 25, 1966

Networks

NHK

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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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: 1966-01-02
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1966-01-09
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 1966-01-16
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 1966-01-23
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 1966-01-30
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 1966-02-06
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 1966-02-13
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 1966-02-20
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 1966-02-27
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 1966-03-06
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 1966-03-13
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 1966-03-20
E13
Episode 13
Air date: 1966-03-27
E14
Episode 14
Air date: 1966-04-03
E15
Episode 15
Air date: 1966-04-10
E16
Episode 16
Air date: 1966-04-17
E17
Episode 17
Air date: 1966-04-24
E18
Episode 18
Air date: 1966-05-01
E19
Episode 19
Air date: 1966-05-08
E20
Episode 20
Air date: 1966-05-15
E21
Episode 21
Air date: 1966-05-22
E22
Episode 22
Air date: 1966-05-29
E23
Episode 23
Air date: 1966-06-05
E24
Episode 24
Air date: 1966-06-12
E25
Episode 25
Air date: 1966-06-19
E26
Episode 26
Air date: 1966-06-26
E27
Episode 27
Air date: 1966-07-03
E28
Episode 28
Air date: 1966-07-10
E29
Episode 29
Air date: 1966-07-17
E30
Episode 30
Air date: 1966-07-24
E31
Episode 31
Air date: 1966-07-31
E32
Episode 32
Air date: 1966-08-07
E33
Episode 33
Air date: 1966-08-14
E34
Episode 34
Air date: 1966-08-21
E35
Episode 35
Air date: 1966-08-28
E36
Episode 36
Air date: 1966-09-04
E37
Episode 37
Air date: 1966-09-11
E38
Episode 38
Air date: 1966-09-18
E39
Episode 39
Air date: 1966-09-25
E40
Episode 40
Air date: 1966-10-02
E41
Episode 41
Air date: 1966-10-09
E42
Episode 42
Air date: 1966-10-16
E43
Episode 43
Air date: 1966-10-23
E44
Episode 44
Air date: 1966-10-30
E45
Episode 45
Air date: 1966-11-06
E46
Episode 46
Air date: 1966-11-13
E47
Episode 47
Air date: 1966-11-20
E48
Episode 48
Air date: 1966-11-27
E49
Episode 49
Air date: 1966-12-04
E50
Episode 50
Air date: 1966-12-11
E51
Episode 51
Air date: 1966-12-18
E52
Episode 52
Air date: 1966-12-25

Cast

Kikunosuke Onoe IV

Kikunosuke Onoe IV

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Musashibo Benkei

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Shizuka Gozen

Kuriko Namino

Moeko

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Joban

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Ise Yoshimori

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Hitachibo Kaison

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Kisanta

Hanshiro Iwai

Sato Tsugunobu

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Sato Tadanobu

Michiko Saga

Michiko Saga

Saburo Magome

Hiroshi Hijikata

Hiroshi Hijikata

Kamada Mitsumasa

Hiroshi Nawa

Hiroshi Nawa

Suzuki Shigeie

Hiroshi Akutagawa

Hiroshi Akutagawa

Minamoto no Yoritomo

Michiko Otsuka

Michiko Otsuka

Hojo Masako

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Hojo Tokisada

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Hiromoto Oe

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Goto Motokiyo

Kuniyasu Atsumi

Wada Yoshimori

Hiroshi Sunaga

Kawagoe Shigeyori

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