A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
April 9, 2015
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 11
Finale:
June 18, 2015
Original Title:
かぶき者慶次
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
NHK
Countries:
JP
At the time Tokugawa Ieyasu won the battle of Sekigahara, the Uesugis had their vast 1,200,000 koku holdings in Aizu drastically curtailed to 300,000 koku in Yonezawa, Dewa Province. Great numbers give up on the future and leave Yonezawa. In the midst of this, Maeda Keiji remains in this place and chooses to live with people facing difficulties. Over 60, he lives in a shabby, secluded hut and contemplates the “right time”. On the other hand, his son, Shinkuro, objects to Keiji being fond of drinking and absorbed in the cultural pursuits such as poetry, painting and calligraphy, and nothing like the brave general he is famed to be. However, Keiji “performs” when it comes to the crunch. Although he has considered retirement, he is willing to sacrifice himself in order to protect the Uesugis. Shinkuro is gradually fascinated by his broad-mindedness and his way of life
Screenplay:
Eriko Komatsu
Series Director:
Mineyo Sato
Eiji Tanaka
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