Seiten wo Tsuke

Seiten wo Tsuke (青天を衝け) is an upcoming Japanese historical drama television series starring Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi, a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". The series is the 60th NHK taiga drama, premiering on February 14, 2021. [1]

Seiten wo Tsuke
Promotional poster
Written byMika Ōmori
Directed byHiroshi Kurosaki and others
Starring
Narrated byNami Morimoto
Theme music composerNaoki Satō
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
ProducerMaiko Itagaki
Running time45 minutes
Release
Original networkNHK
Original releaseFebruary 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)

Cast

Shibusawa family
  • Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi
    • Masahito Kobayashi as young Eiichi
  • Kaoru Kobayashi as Shibusawa Ichirōemon, Eiichi's father
  • Emi Wakui as Shibusawa Ei, Eiichi's mother
  • Eri Murakawa as Shibusawa Naka, Eiichi's older sister
    • Nanoha Oda as young Naka
  • Ryōko Fujino as Shibusawa Tei, Eiichi's younger sister
    • Honoka Yoshida as young Tei
  • Kengo Kora as Shibusawa Kisaku (later known as Shibusawa Seiichirō), Eiichi's cousin
    • Shūto Ishikawa as young Kisaku
  • Riko Narumi as Shibusawa Yoshi, Kisaku's wife
  • Sei Hiraizumi as Shibusawa Sōsuke, Eiichi's uncle
  • Mayumi Asaka as Shibusawa Masa, Eiichi's aunt

Odaka family
  • Ai Hashimoto as Odaka Chiyo, Eiichi's first wife
    • Aiko Iwasaki as young Chiyo
  • Seiichi Tanabe as Odaka Junchū, Chiyo's older brother
  • Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Odaka Chōshichirō
    • Kōsei Sutō as young Chōshichirō
  • Kenshi Okada as Odaka Heikurō (later known as Shibusawa Heikurō), Eiichi's cousin
    • Haru Takagi as young Heikurō
  • Satomi Tezuka as Odaka Yahe, Odaka family's mother
  • Mai Tezuka as Odaka Kise, Junchū's wife

Mito Domain

Tokugawa shogunate

Satsuma Domain

Fukui Domain

The imperial court

Foreigners

Others
  • Kin'ya Kitaōji as Tokugawa Ieyasu,[3] the first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
  • Yoshi Sakō as Tone Yoshiharu, Okabe Domain magistrate
  • Shunya Itabashi as Sanada Hannosuke, swordsman
  • Ginnojō Yamazaki as Ōhashi Totsuan, Edo Confucian scholar
  • Kisetsu Fujiwara as Fujita Koshirō, Tōko's son
  • Daikichi Sugawara as Date Munenari
  • Ryūshi Mizukami as Yamauchi Yōdō
  • Tōru Watanabe as Umeda Shinnosuke

TV schedule
EpisodeTitleDirected byOriginal airdateRating
1"Eiichi, Mezameru" (栄一、目覚める)February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
2"Eiichi, Odoru" (栄一、踊る)February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)
3"Eiichi, Shigoto-hajime" (栄一、仕事はじめ)February 28, 2021 (2021-02-28)

References
  1. "吉沢亮『青天を衝け』ワンショット写真公開 出演者20人発表". Oricon. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. "Ex-SMAP member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi to play Japan's last shogun in NHK's upcoming drama series". The Mainichi Newspapers. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. "【青天を衝け】北大路欣也、徳川家康役で出演「まったく経験したことのない挑戦」". Oricon. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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