The Tempest (NHK Drama)

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TV Show: The Tempest
Romaji: Tempesuto
Japanese: テンペスト
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writer: Eiichi Ikegami (novel), Daisuke Habara
Network: NHK
Episodes: 10
Release Date: July 17 - September 18, 2011
Runtime: Sundays 18:45-19:28
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Set in the Ryukyu Kingdom during the latter days of the Tokugawa shogunate, a woman takes the guise of a Eunuch to pass a government examination. She eventually becomes a government official still in the disguise of a man.

Notes

Related titles:
1. The Tempest 3D | Tempesuto 3D (2012)

Cast



Yukie Nakama	Yukie Nakama	Shosuke Tanihara	Takashi Tsukamoto	Eiji Okuda
Manazuru	Neon Son	Masahiro Asakura	Asanobu Kisyaba	Son Shishi



Saki Takaoka	Shota Sometani	Takako Uehara	Gackt	Kaoru Yachigusa
Ookimi Kikoe	Shotaio	Mamina	Jyo Teigai	King's mother



Mayumi Wakamura	Rino Katase	Kazuya Takahashi
Queen	chief court lady	King Shoiku

Additional Cast Members:

Noboru Kaneko - Shiyu Son
Hayato Fujiki - Zenjo Takara
Tomi Taira - Obaa
Ayaka Tasaki - Manazuru (young)
Yuki Morinaga - Shiyu Son (young)
Taro Matsuoei - Pechin Gima
Koichi Ueda - Oyakata Zakimi
Kenji Anan - Public officer Akamine
Masayuki Shionoya - Koregawa Byodo
Junko Amagi - concubine
Taeko Yoshida - Noro Umatakashi
Kaoru Mizuki - Kamado
Mami Kurosaka - court lady
Ayane Sakurano - Queen
Fumi Nikaido - Omoedo
Hideo Ishiguro - Magoakira
Hiromu Yayama - Prince Yasui
Denden - Yonaha
Charles Glover - Betteru Haimu
Richard Allan - Peri
Jeffrey Rowe - Director Spencer
Yuriko Shinkai - Noro Jyokyu
Chiho Yuki - Noro
Shunshou Chou - delegate
Eriko Nakamura - Eri
Tatsuo Nadaka - leader of Ginowan
Shinjiro Ebara - leader of Yonabaru
Tsutomu Isobe - leader of Ishajo
Mariko Fuji - Oosedobe
Kenichi Endo - Tsuhako
Sachiko Kobayashi - female owner of Hanakaze

Comments

Comment #1
Erisabetsu Says:
Feb 24 2012 2:46 pm

thought I love Yukie so much I would have prefered a takarazuka arist for this drama :)
but oh well thats my opinion.