Taira no Kiyomori

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Drama: Taira no Kiyomori
Romaji: Taira no Kiyomori
Japanese: 平清盛
Director: Takeshi Shibata, Yoshiharu Sasaki, Kazuki Watanabe, Ryohei Nakano, Shinichiro Hashizume
Writer: Yuki Fujimoto
Network: NHK
Episodes: 50
Release Date: January 8 - December 23, 2012
Runtime: Sundays 20:00-20:45
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

NHK's 2012 historical drama is titled "Taira no Kiyomori" after the 12th century general & politician of the same name. Taira no Kiyomori (1118–1181) was born as the first son of Taira no Tadamori (head of the Taira clan).

During his youth, Kiyomori help clear the sea of pirates in the area of Seto and then helped break down the noble system to build up a samurai-dominated period.

Through the Hogen Rebellion (July 28-August 16, 1156), Taira no Kiyomori gained the trust of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. He then used this trust to eventually attain the position of Daijō Daijin (chief minister of the government).

Notes

"Taira no Kiyomori" takes over NHK's Sunday 20:00 time slot previously occupied by "Gou" and followed by "Yae no Sakura."
Filming begins August 18, 2011 and will take place in Kyoto, Iwata, & Hiroshima, Japan.

Cast

Heike



Kenichi Matsuyama	Kiichi Nakai	Atsuo Nakamura	Kosuke Toyohara	Shunsuke Daito
Taira no Kiyomori	Taira no Tadamori	Taira no Masamori	Taira no Tadamasa	Taira no Iemori



Baijaku Nakamura	Takaya Kamikawa	Takahiro Fujimoto	Kenta Satoi	Toshinori Omi
Taira no Iesada	Taira no Morikuni	Itou Tadakiyo	Taira no Moriyasu	Taira no Koretsuna



Emi Wakui	Kyoko Fukada	Go Morita	Riko Narumi	Ai Kato
Fujiwara no Muneko	Taira no Tokiko	Taira no Tokitada	Taira no Shigeko	Takashina no Akiko

Genji



Hiroshi Tamaki	Fumiyo Kohinata	Akio Kaneda	Tamiyasu Cho	Rena Tanaka
Minamoto no Yoshitomo	Minamoto no Tameyoshi	Kamata Michikiyo	Kamata Masakiyo	Yura Gozen



Emi Takei	Masaki Okada	Anne Watanabe
Tokiwa Gozen	Minamoto no Yoritomo	Hojo Masako

Imperial



Shota Matsuda	Hiroshi Mikami	Rei Dan	Yasuko Matsuyuki	Ryo
Go-Shirakawa-tenno	Tobajou Kou	Fujiwara no Tamako	Fujiwara no Nariko	Horikawa no Tsubone



Arata Iura	Shiro Ito	Seiko Matsuda	Kazue Fukiishi	Jun Kunimura
Sutoku-tenno	Emperor Shirakawa	Otomae	Maiko	Fujiwara no Tadazane



Koji Yamamoto	Keisuke Horibe	Sadao Abe	Jiro Sato	Tetsu Watanabe
Fujiwara no Yorinaga	Fujiwara no Tadamichi	Shinzei	Fujiwara no Ienari	Fujiwara no Ieyasu

Additional Cast Members:

Munetaka Aoki - Benkei
Hiroki Kurosawa - Seizaburo
Oshiro Maeda - Taira no Kiyomori (child)
Yuto Ikeda - Taira no Kiyomori (young)
Naohito Fujiki - Saigyo Hoshi
Koji Kato - Usagimaru
Ryunosuke Kamiki - Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Shin Arakawa - Otowakamaru
Kanata Sadamitsu - Antoku-tenno
Mika Aihara - Princess Muneko
Yuki Kan - Fujiwara no Morotaka
Yuuki Tsujimoto - Taira no Shigehira
Ryuta Mine - Sukechika Ito
Shugo Nagashima - Konoe Motomichi
Donpei Tsuchihira - Tadanao Ito
Kong Kuwata - Yoshimichi Hatano
Takuya Kusakawa - Taira no Munemori (young)
Taishi Nakagawa - Minamoto no Yoritomo (young)
Keiko Shirasu - maid
Aoi Ito - Moriko
Kimihiko Hasegawa - Tadamune Osada
Hiroki Yamura - Maru Imawaka (ep.19-20,23)
Yudai Chiba - Tenno Takakura (ep.38 -)
Naho Yokomizo - Taira no Shigehira (young)
Kinzou Sakura
Reisa Maekawa
Tsuyoshi Nakano

Comments

Sayuri May 23 2017 1:36 pm It makes me happy this got a drama. Yoshitsune is another level of legend in Japan but Kiyomori is a more realistic "legend" in terms of all the things he tried to do to improve Japan's trade links and economy with China and Korea in a time when the courtiers thought anything from outside Kyoto was foreign and probably demonic. It's also nice when they make a drama about actual warriors who actually fought for stuff, rather than most of the the Edo period 'warrior' who lives in a mostly peaceful society and gets into brawls and scraps rather than anything meaningful. My one complaint in this drama is that Yoritomo is shown as being some amazing warrior from an early age when he wasn't one. He never won a battle in the field, he got others to do that instead. He's also portrayed much too nicely in this series. Yoritomo is credited for revolutionising government in Japan, but what he actually did was launch a rebellion for personal gain which lasted five years, had killed most of the people who helped him win it because they were better warriors than he was, then died and left his sons to kill each other until in the end the ones who made the govt he started successful were actually Taira. I really don't think he should be narrating like he's a hero figure. He's really not.

shotafangal Feb 20 2016 7:21 am i saw the casts: masaki , Emi , shota mutsuda's hair LOL that picture hahaha i must watch this drama

Stephanie Francia Jun 07 2014 5:46 am Could someone add the rating chart, please?

n_muth Dec 07 2013 8:04 am Photo for kamiki ryunosuke for his role as minamoto no yoshitsune is missing. Though he appear in cover.. :-( And yoshitsune is a legend history......

Maggie Mayer Aug 18 2013 12:35 pm There was a movie made some years ago with Takahashi Ezo or Azo. Can you tell me where this actor who played Kiyomori?

Krysa Oct 29 2012 6:13 am Wow! After first 5 episodes I have to say that this drama has a very good quality and great actors. Please, somebody, sub sub sub!!! :-)

Gothamazon Sep 08 2012 7:43 am I love this series! As many of you, I've watched the first 5 episodes with English sub. I want to watch the rest of them. Particularly to hear Okada Masaki's narration and his role as Yoritomo; tho other cast are also amazing to watch!

bonbon May 18 2012 11:36 am I am liking the story now it is getting interesting, it's the first time I've followed a taiga drama

Petra Keller May 15 2012 12:52 pm I 've watched all 5 episodes, the 6th one is still in the raw. the passion displayed by Japanese actors in Japanese historical dramas is next to none, I have not seen any of this passion in their modern dramas. One can clearly follow how the History of Japan unfolds by watching these dramas. It's not so much about pagantry or the actors, it's about educating Japanese people and the world about what happened way back when and how these events led by sequences to the modern Japan as we know it. To understand a culture one needs to be an avid student of history to know what consequential behaviors shaped Japan to become what it is today.

Linda Mar 19 2012 7:07 pm Another great Taiga drama. I never miss these wonderful historical dramas. Great story, powerful performances, gorgeous music with stunning locations. Everything one needs to create a masterpiece, which is what these Taiga dramas are. Don't ever miss them!

t-berry Mar 07 2012 9:13 am great drama..i've already hooked and now have to wait for a year to finished..my beloved matsuken,arata, tamaki,shunsuke and masaki okada is here!!!

Lynn Feb 23 2012 3:21 pm I hope people will leave any comments worth responding to.

Lynn Feb 23 2012 3:18 pm I watched the first 2 episodes in Hawaii on Kiku T.V. The episodes were great and am looking forward to the rest of the programs. Looking at the historical view of the Heike and Genji families and their interaction with the imperial families.

ka-ki Jan 25 2012 6:32 am what a cast this is packed with great actors and I'll gladly label them : Matsuyama Kenichi, Daito Shunsuke, Okada Masaki && Tamaki Hiroshi 'Wow' right?

Dorama Dec 30 2011 7:08 am Please please please show this somewhere! I really want to watch this drama.

Rin Nov 13 2011 6:31 pm why the high vote even though no one has seen it yet

Luki Sep 29 2011 9:05 am wow, an all star casts!! looking forward to seeing this xD

Seul-Gi Sam Aug 09 2011 12:56 am woooooooooooooow!!! I want to see the behind the scenes of their filming. kekeke~ :DD Look, I hope Kenichi & the whole casts will enjoy their filming despite of a hot weather these days. ^^ Have a happy summer, guys!!!!

ingesz Jan 14 2011 7:18 pm my beloved 松山ケンイチ matsuken will lead the role....<3

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