Dear Radiance
2024•45m•8.9/10
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Murasaki Shikibu (Yoshitaka Yuriko), the heroine of this story, wrote the bestseller 'The Tale of Genji,' transcending a thousand years during the Heian period. She weaves the story of Hikaru Genji, fueled by her love for Fujiwara no Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku), with her hidden passion and incomparable imagination. It is a tale of a woman who lived with unchanging love in an ever-changing world. (From TV JAPAN)
Production
NHK, NEOTECH, NHK Enterprises
Language
JA
Status
Ended
First Aired
January 7, 2024
Last Aired
December 15, 2024
Networks
NHK G, NHK, NHK BSP4K
Created By
Oishi Suzuka
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
The Promised Moon
Air date: 2024-01-07
A young and bright girl Mahiro in Japan's Heian period grows up in a poor, minor aristocratic family. Her father's only wish is that she were a boy, so that Mahiro could put her talent to use. Mahiro faces a major loss, however nobody could guess that one day, this little girl would become Murasaki Shikibu.
E2
Encounter
Air date: 2024-01-14
6 years after her mothers death and Mahiro, now a young woman, comes of age. Meanwhile in the Imperial palace, Akiko, who has given the Emperor a son, has become forgotten. Until one day, the Emperor reveals how he truly feels. Akiko's father hatches a plan for his abdication, and Mahiro has a fateful encounter.
E3
Mysterious Man
Air date: 2024-01-21
Mahiro's younger brother, Nobunori, sets out to try find Saburo. Meanwhile, Mahiro's father sends Mahiro to engage in poetry meetings with the Minister of the Left's daughter, who is of marriage age, in hopes of finding out if she is to marry the Emperor or the Crown Prince.
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2024-01-28
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2024-02-04
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2024-02-11
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2024-02-18
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2024-02-25
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2024-03-03
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2024-03-10
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2024-03-17
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2024-03-24
E13
Episode 13
Air date: 2024-03-31
E14
Episode 14
Air date: 2024-04-07
E15
Episode 15
Air date: 2024-04-14
E16
Episode 16
Air date: 2024-04-21
E17
Episode 17
Air date: 2024-04-28
E18
Episode 18
Air date: 2024-05-05
E19
Episode 19
Air date: 2024-05-12
E20
Episode 20
Air date: 2024-05-19
E21
Episode 21
Air date: 2024-05-26
E22
Episode 22
Air date: 2024-06-02
E23
Episode 23
Air date: 2024-06-09
E24
Episode 24
Air date: 2024-06-16
E25
Episode 25
Air date: 2024-06-23
E26
Episode 26
Air date: 2024-06-30
E27
Episode 27
Air date: 2024-07-14
E28
Episode 28
Air date: 2024-07-21
E29
Episode 29
Air date: 2024-07-28
E30
Episode 30
Air date: 2024-08-04
E31
Episode 31
Air date: 2024-08-18
E32
Episode 32
Air date: 2024-08-25
E33
Episode 33
Air date: 2024-09-01
E34
Episode 34
Air date: 2024-09-08
E35
Episode 35
Air date: 2024-09-15
E36
Episode 36
Air date: 2024-09-22
E37
Episode 37
Air date: 2024-09-29
E38
Episode 38
Air date: 2024-10-06
E39
Episode 39
Air date: 2024-10-13
E40
Episode 40
Air date: 2024-10-20
E41
Episode 41
Air date: 2024-10-27
E42
Episode 42
Air date: 2024-11-03
E43
Episode 43
Air date: 2024-11-10
E44
Episode 44
Air date: 2024-11-17
E45
Episode 45
Air date: 2024-11-24
E46
Episode 46
Air date: 2024-12-01
E47
Episode 47
Air date: 2024-12-08
E48
Episode 48
Air date: 2024-12-15
Cast
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Murasaki Shikibu | Mahiro
Tasuku Emoto
Fujiwara no Michinaga
Goro Kishitani
Fujiwara no Tametoki
Ryoko Kuninaka
Chiyaha
Mahiro Takasugi
Fujiwara no Nobunori
Yasunori Danta
Fujiwara no Kaneie
Kotono Mitsuishi
Tokihime
Arata Iura
Fujiwara no Michitaka
Reo Tamaoki
Fujiwara no Michikane
Yoh Yoshida
Fujiwara no Akiko
Yuka Itaya
Takashina no Takako
First Summer Uika
Sei Shōnagon
Yusuke Santamaria
Abe no Haruakira
Haru Kuroki
Minamoto no Tomoko
Kumi Takiuchi
Minamoto no Akiko
Ryuji Akiyama
Fujiwara no Sanesuke
Keita Machida
Fujiwara no Kintō
Satoshi Kanada
Fujiwara no Tadanobu
Daichi Watanabe
Fujiwara no Yukinari
Daisuke Honda
Minamoto no Toshikata
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