The Tempest (NHK Drama)

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Drama: The Tempest
Romaji: Tempesuto
Japanese: テンペスト
Director: Yoshiyuki Yoshimura, Eiji Tanaka
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 Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

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.

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

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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
Hiromu Yayama - Sho Tai
Tomoji Yamashiro - ep.6
Kenta Nakaza - ep.6
Rika Izumi - ep.7
Akira Fukuhara - ep.7

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Louise Kirkpatrick Oct 09 2017 9:14 pm This is really a good drama and a good historical view of the relationship between Japan, China and Okinawa. I would love to find a dvd with English subtitles. Yukie Nakama is excellent in this role!!

tabytha Nov 21 2014 1:16 pm The tempest is really good (y) I really like it,really do Though the ends a 'bit some how' u know,I wished she ended with asakura-dono :D Good job,really

K.L.A Oct 07 2014 3:10 pm Such a lovely drama, just how i like it. I just finished watching it, and i feel like watching it again. Kudos to the writers, cast and crew. the female lead did a great job, love her.

Erisabetsu 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.

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