Ryōmaden

Ryōmaden
Written by Yasushi Fukuda
Directed by Keishi Ōtomo
Starring Masaharu Fukuyama
Teruyuki Kagawa
Nao Ōmori
Yūsuke Iseya
Yōko Maki
Ryōko Hirosue
Shinobu Terajima
Yū Aoi
Shihori Kanjiya
Takeru Satoh
Munetaka Aoki
Yo Oizumi
Shōsuke Tanihara
Jun Kaname
Tamiyo Kusakari
Tetta Sugimoto
Ikkei Watanabe
Hirotarō Honda
Ryo Ishibashi
Chieko Matsubara
Keizō Kanie
Katsumi Takahashi
Kimiko Yo
Takaya Kamikawa
Tetsuya Takeda
Masaomi Kondō
Mitsuko Baisho
Isao Natsuyagi
Kiyoshi Kodama
Kōtarō Satomi
Theme music composer Junichi Hirokami
Opening theme Lisa Gerrard and NHK Symphony Orchestra
Composer(s) Naoki Satō
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 48[1]
Production
Executive producer(s) Kei Suzuki
Kanako Iwatani
Running time 46 x 45 minutes
2 x 75 minutes
Release
Original network NHK
Picture format NTSC 14:9 (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Two-channel stereo (sub channel: Note channel)
Original release January 3 – November 28, 2010
Chronology
Preceded by Tenchijin
Followed by

Ryōmaden (龍馬伝) is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes.[1][2] The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Staff

Cast

Sakamoto Family
Iwasaki Family
Tosa Clan
Choshu Clan
Satsuma Clan
Chiba Dojo
Tokugawa Bakufu
Shinsengumi
Kyoto Mimawarigumi
Kaientai
People in Nagasaki
Foreigners

Season overview

The box sets is available in two versions; a general DVD version, and Blu-ray Disc.

Season Episode DVD release dates Discs
Season 1 1-13 September 22, 2010 4
Season 2 13-28 November 26, 2010 4
Season 3 29-38 January 28, 2011 3
Season 4 39-48 March 25, 2011 3
Highlight 1-48 April 22, 2011 3

The 1st episode and the last episode are 75 minutes long. Others are 45 minutes long without commercials.

SEASON 1 RYOMA THE DREAMER
EpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRating
1"Jōshi to kashi" (上士と下士 Samurai Social Hierarchy)Keishi ŌtomoKōchi, Kōchi about Sakamoto RyōmaJanuary 3, 201023.2%
2"Taikibansei?" (大器晩成? Late Bloomer?)January 10, 201021.0%
3"Nisetegata no tabi" (偽手形の旅 The Travel of Fake Bill)Hitoshi ManabeAki, Kōchi about Iwasaki YataroJanuary 17, 201022.6%
4"Edo no onikomachi" (江戸の鬼小町 A Demon Girl in Edo)Keishi ŌtomoChiyoda, Tokyo about Sakamoto RyōmaJanuary 24, 201023.4%
5"Kurofune to ken" (黒船と剣 Black Ship and Sword)Hitoshi ManabeShinagawa, Tokyo about Sakamoto RyōmaJanuary 31, 201024.4%
6"Shōin wa dokoda?" (松陰はどこだ? Where is Shōin?)Shimoda, Shizuoka about Yoshida ShōinFebruary 7, 201021.2%
7"Haruka naru nūyōka" (遥かなるヌーヨーカ Distant Newyork)Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Kawada ShōryōFebruary 14, 201020.2%
8"Yatarō no namida" (弥太郎の涙 Tears of Yatarō)Aki, Kōchi about Iwasaki YataroFebruary 21, 201022.3%
9"Inochi no nedan" (命の値段 A Price of Human Life)Keishi ŌtomoChiyoda, Tokyo about Yamamoto TakumaFebruary 28, 201021.0%
10"Hikisakareta ai" (引きさかれた愛 The Broken Love)Hitoshi ManabeKōchi, Kōchi about Hirai KahoMarch 7, 201020.4%
11"Tosa futtō" (土佐沸騰 The Passion in Tosa)Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Yoshida TōyōMarch 14, 201021.4%
12"Ansatsu shirei" (暗殺指令 Mission To Kill)Hagi, Yamaguchi about Kusaka GensuiMarch 21, 201017.7%
13"Saraba Tosa yo" (さらば土佐よ Farewell, Tosa)Keishi ŌtomoKōchi, Kōchi about Sakamoto RyōmaMarch 28, 201018.8%
SEASON 2 RYOMA THE ADVENTURER
EpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRating
14"Otazunemono Ryōma" (お尋ね者龍馬 The Outlaw)Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Takechi HanpeitaApril 4, 201018.5%
15"Futari no kyō" (ふたりの京 Kyōto for Only Two People)Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about Takechi HanpeitaApril 11, 201018.4%
16"Katsu Rintarō" (勝麟太郎 Katsu Rintarō)Sumida, Tokyo about Katsu RintarōApril 18, 201021.9%
17"Kaibutsu, Yōdō" (怪物、容堂 The Monster, Yōdō)Tōjō KajiwaraTosashimizu, Kōchi about John ManjirōApril 25, 201021.8%
18"Kaigun o tsukurō" (海軍を作ろう! Let's establish Our Navy)Kazuki WatanabeOsaka about Sakamoto RyōmaMay 2, 201018.4%
19"Jōi kekkō" (攘夷決行 Going on, Jōi)Tōjō KajiwaraShimonoseki, Yamaguchi about Battles for ShimonosekiMay 9, 201019.0%
20"Shūjirō, Munen" (収二郎、無念 The Last Moment of Shūjirō)Keishi ŌtomoFukui, Fukui about Matsudaira ShungakuMay 16, 201020.4%
21"Kokyō no tomoyo" (故郷の友よ The Brethren of Old Home)Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Yamanouchi YōdōMay 23, 201020.0%
22"Ryō toiu onna" (龍という女 A Woman called Ryō)Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about OryōMay 30, 201019.5%
23"Ikedaya ni hashire" (池田屋に走れ Hurry up to the Ikedaya)Hitoshi ManabeKobe about Katsu KaishūJune 6, 201019.2%
24"Ai no hotaru" (愛の蛍 The Sentimental Fireflies)Tōjō KajiwaraKyoto about ShinsengumiJune 13, 201020.1%
25"Teradaya no haha" (寺田屋の母 The Mother at Teradaya)Kazuki WatanabeKyoto around the Kinmon IncidentJune 20, 201020.3%
26"Saigō Kichinosuke" (西郷吉之助 Saigō Kichinosuke)Kōchi, Kōchi about Okada IzōJune 27, 201017.9%
27"Ryōma no ōshibai" (龍馬の大芝居 The Acting of Ryōma)Keishi ŌtomoTama, Tokyo about Tanaka MitsuakiJuly 4, 201017.3%
28"Takechi no yume" (武市の夢 The Dream of Takechi)Kōchi, Kōchi about Takechi HanpeitaJuly 11, 201017.0%
SEASON 3 RYOMA THE NAVIGATOR
EpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRating
29"Shintenchi, Nagasaki" (新天地、長崎 Our New World, Nagasaki)Keishi ŌtomoNagasaki about OmotoJuly 18, 201015.8%
30"Ryōma no hisaku" (龍馬の秘策 The Secret Plan of Ryōma)Kazuki WatanabeNagasaki about GloverJuly 25, 201017.9%
31"Saigō wa madaka" (西郷はまだか Waiting for Saigō)Toshitake FukuokaNagasaki about Kameyama ShachūAugust 1, 201016.0%
32"Nerawareta Ryōma" (狙われた龍馬 Chased Ryōma)Tōjō KajiwaraMuroto, Kōchi about Nagaoka ShintarōAugust 8, 201016.7%
33"Kameyama Shachū no ōshigoto" (亀山社中の大仕事 The Big Job of Kameyama Shachū)Keishi ŌtomoUreshino, Saga about Ōura KeiAugust 15, 201013.7%
34"Samurai, Chōjirō" (侍、長次郎 Samurai, Chōjirō)Hitoshi ManabeNagasaki about Kondō ChōjirōAugust 22, 201016.3%
35"Satchō dōmei zeyo" (薩長同盟ぜよ Satchō Alliance)Kazuki WatanabeKyoto about Satchō AllianceAugust 29, 201015.4%
36"Teradaya sōdō" (寺田屋騒動 The Incident at Teradaya)Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about Teradaya sōdōSeptember 5, 201016.8%
37"Ryōma no tsuma" (龍馬の妻 The Wife of Ryōma)Tōjō KajiwaraHagi, Yamaguchi about Takasugi ShinsakuSeptember 12, 201017.6%
38"Kirishima no chikai" (霧島の誓い The Promise in Kirishima)Kazuki WatanabeKagoshima about Sakamoto Ryōma and OryōSeptember 19, 201015.8%
FINAL SEASON RYOMA THE HOPE
EpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRating
39"Bakan no kiseki" (馬関の奇跡 The Miracle in Bakan)Keishi ŌtomoKitakyūshū about KiheitaiSeptember 26, 201013.7%
40"Seifūtei no taiketsu" (清風亭の対決 The Confrontation in Seifūtei)Kazuki WatanabeNagasaki about Sakamoto RyōmaOctober 2, 201014.3%
41"Saraba, Takasugi Shinsaku" (さらば高杉晋作 Farewell, Takasugi Shinsaku)Keishi ŌtomoShimonoseki, Yamaguchi about Takasugi ShinsakuOctober 10, 201016.3%
42"Iroha maru jiken" (いろは丸事件 The Incident of Iroha Maru)Tōjō KajiwaraFukuyama, Hiroshima about KaientaiOctober 17, 201016.1%
43"Senchū hassaku" (船中八策 The Eight Plans in Ship)Kazuki WatanabeKyoto about Sakamoto RyōmaOctober 24, 201018.0%
44"Ame no tōbōsha" (雨の逃亡者 The Fugitive in Rain)Toshitake FukuokaNagasaki about Kakure KirishitanOctober 31, 201016.2%
45"Ryōma no kyūjitsu" (龍馬の休日 The Holiday of Ryōma)Takegorō NishimuraYokosuka, Kanagawa about OryōNovember 7, 201015.3%
46"Tosa no ōshōbu" (土佐の大勝負 The Big Game of Tosa)Tōjō KajiwaraKōchi, Kōchi about Sakamoto RyōmaNovember 14, 201015.7%
47"Taisei hōkan" (大政奉還 Taisei Hōkan)Kazuki WatanabeKyoto about Taisei hōkanNovember 21, 201017.6%
48"Ryū no tamashii" (龍の魂 The Spirit of the Dragon)Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about Sakamoto RyōmaNovember 28, 201021.3%
Average rating 18.72% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research(Kantō region).

Highlight

SeasonOriginal airdateOriginal airtimeRating
SEASON 1 December 29, 201021:00 - 21:595.2%
SEASON 2 22:00 - 22:594.3%
SEASON 3 December 30, 201021:00 - 21:596.1%
SEASON 4 22:00 - 22:595.8%

International

CountryTranslationNetwork(s)Notes
 TaiwanSubtitledVideoland Television NetworkNovember 15, 2010 –
 South KoreaSubtitledChannel JJanuary 17, 2011 –
 ThailandSubtitledThai PBSMarch 17, 2011 – September 1, 2011
 Hong KongDubbed/Subtitledi-CABLE Entertainment ChannelMay 9, 2011 –
 United StatesNoneTV Japan2010
 Canada
 Puerto Rico
 BrazilNoneNHK 2010

Soundtrack and books

Soundtrack

Books

Official guide
Novel
Photo album
Comic and other

Reception

Impact

Ryōmaden made a huge impact in Japan. Kōchi, Sakamoto Ryoma's birthplace reported an increase in tourism when the drama started airing. The Bank of Japan (Koichi Branch) initially estimated the economic benefit to be around 23.4 billion yen. However, they have revised the estimation to 40.9 billion yen in April 2010, due to an increase in tourism because of 'Ryoma Fever.' The final estimation is around 52.5 billion yen, 2.3 times the value from the initial estimation. The Nagasaki Branch also estimated around 21 billion yen of economic benefit to Nagasaki, the place where Ryoma was in the Kaientai business.[3] Copies of the necklace Ryoma wore are selling well, and it is the number one selling item in the NHK gift shop.[4]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 福山雅治が紅白出場!16年ぶり2度目 (in Japanese). The Hochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  2. The name Ryōmaden translates to "The Legend of Ryōma". It is an unusual Taiga Drama as the final episode will be broadcast as early as November, due to second phase of Saka no Ue no Kumo, a series of NHK Special Drama, being broadcast from December
  3. 福山雅治もビックリ!龍馬伝経済効果 試算の約2・3倍に. Sponichi. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  4. [業界プロジェクトX]NHKエンタープライズ キャラクター事業・兵藤香さん (in Japanese). The Hochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  5. ロジカルチームワーク委員会 (in Japanese). Logical Teamwork Committee. Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  6. 草なぎ剛、仲間由紀恵とのW主演作『橋田賞』受賞に男泣き. Oricon. Retrieved 12 May 2011. Hashida Sugaku Award recognised TV Shows that have touched people of Japan or the Japanese Culture
  7. 龍馬伝の福山雅治、イ・ビョンホンら観光長官表彰 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  8. "Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism". http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/000125061.pdf. Retrieved 12 May 2011. External link in |work= (help) The award was given to those who made the biggest impact to tourism in Japan. Koichi and Nagasaki has reported an increase in tourism due to Ryomaden effect.
  9. "TV Navi Awards". http://www.tvnaviweb.jp/TVnavi_contents/doYear/2010index.html. Retrieved 12 May 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  10. "International Drama Festival Award". International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  11. "Elan d'Or Awards". http://www.producer.or.jp/elandor/elandor.html. External link in |work= (help);

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