Taiheiki (1991)
Original title: 太平記
Taiheiki is a 1991 Japanese-language drama series created by Eiji Yoshikawa. It stars Hiroyuki Sanada, Hidekazu Akai and Michiko Ameku.
The drama centers on Ashikaga Takauji's rise to power, overthrowing the Kamakura shogunate and eventually establishing the Ashikaga shogunate.
Cast
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Takauji Ashikaga
- Hidekazu Akai as Masasue Kusunoki
- Michiko Ameku as Yasuko
- Yasuo Daichi as Umanosuke Isshiki
- Yasunori Danta as Nakatoki Hôjô
- Denden as Masafusa Jingûji
- Akira Emoto as Moronao Kô-no
- Takaaki Enoki as Toshimoto Hino
- Mariko Fuji as Hisako
- Yū Fujiki as Norifusa Uesugi
- Shiho Fujimura as Kiyoko Uesugi
- Mr. Okure as [Small Man]