Tsukahara Bokuden

Tsukahara Bokuden

2011•45m•8.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.5/10(2)

Takahara is a legendary figure in the Warring States Period of Japan. He was born in Kagoshima, the sacred place of sword. He learned the art of Taidao in Kagoshima from childhood. He had faced many life-and-death battles in his life, but he had never been injured at one time. In this new play, the story will be unfolded centering on the youth period of Sakahara, which has never been shown on the big screen before.

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Production

NHK

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 2, 2011

Last Aired

December 14, 2011

Networks

NHK BS Premium, NHK

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

The Long Sword of Kashima

Air date: 2011-11-02

Takahara is a legendary figure in the Warring States Period of Japan. He was born in Kagoshima, the sacred place of sword. He learned the art of Taidao in Kagoshima from childhood. He had faced many life-and-death battles in his life, but he had never been injured at one time. In this new play, the story will be unfolded centering on the youth period of Sakahara, which has never been shown on the big screen before. 报错双语对照

E2

The Imperial Match

Air date: 2011-11-09

E3

The Shogun's Assassination

Air date: 2011-11-16

E4

One Beat of the Long Sword

Air date: 2011-11-23

E5

The Strongest Adversary

Air date: 2011-11-30

E6

One Long Sword

Air date: 2011-12-07

E7

Bokuden Meets Sword

Air date: 2011-12-14

Cast

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Shinemon Tsukahara

Narimi Arimori

Narimi Arimori

Mitsu

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

Sozui Ise

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Samon Yamazaki

Takaaki Enoki

Takaaki Enoki

Genzaburou Okutsu

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Takakuni Hosokawa

Kotomi Kyono

Kotomi Kyono

Kano

Chiaki Kuriyama

Chiaki Kuriyama

Mahiro / Narration (voice)

Akifumi Miura

Akifumi Miura

Kansuke Yamamoto

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