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Mouri Motonari

Mouri Motonari (1997)

January. 05,1997
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Mouri Motonari

1997

The 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a warlord of the early 1500s who stood at the vanguard of the Warring States era. All Japanese school textbooks contain the Mitsuya no kyokun, Mori's famous lesson to his three sons that teaches that while one arrow is easily broken, three arrows together cannot be broken. In 1997, 500 years after his birth, NHK dramatizes Motonari's rise from a chief of the region of Aki (now Hiroshima) to a daimyo who rules over ten provinces of the Chugoku region. Motonari was 64 years old and already the patriarch of a powerful dynasty about the time Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen appeared on the scene. And even after his death, the Mori family figured prominently in Japanese history. His grandson Terumoto became a loyal Toyotomi vassal. Defeated at the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu confiscated most of his lands, leaving him only with Suwo and Nagato, later known as Choshu. But 260 years later, the Mori got their ultimate revenge, leading the imperial forces against the Tokugawa in the Meiji Restoration.

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Seasons & Episode

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Seasons 1 : 1997

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50 Episode

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Episode 1 - The Wives Say
January. 05,1997

Episode 2 - Young Lord Raving Mad
January. 12,1997

Episode 3 - The Disqualified Castellan
January. 19,1997

Episode 4 - A Woman's Caliber
January. 26,1997

Episode 5 - A Castle of Conspiracy
February. 02,1997

Episode 6 - A Romance
February. 09,1997

Episode 7 - I Fled From the Enemy
February. 16,1997

Episode 8 - A Bride Who is Too Good
February. 23,1997

Episode 9 - Farewell, My Brother
March. 02,1997

Episode 10 - His Miraculous First Battle
March. 09,1997

Episode 11 - An Angry Bride
March. 16,1997

Episode 12 - An Order To Assassinate Motonari
March. 23,1997

Episode 13 - A Child of the War-torn Era Was Born
March. 30,1997

Episode 14 - A Giant and A Baby
April. 06,1997

Episode 15 - Turning the Tables in Tears
April. 13,1997

Episode 16 - His Younger Brother's Rebellion
April. 20,1997

Episode 17 - A Fierce Dawn
April. 27,1997

Episode 18 - A Naval Goddess
May. 04,1997

Episode 19 - A Husband in Love
May. 11,1997

Episode 20 - An Illegitimate Woman
May. 18,1997

Episode 21 - A Million for One Heart
May. 25,1997

Episode 22 - Three Arrows
June. 01,1997

Episode 23 - Invasion of the Amago
June. 08,1997

Episode 24 - Showdown at Koriyama Castle
June. 15,1997

Episode 25 - Amago Tsunehisa Dies
June. 22,1997

Episode 26 - The Ghost is Our Enemy
June. 29,1997

Episode 27 - No Way Out
July. 06,1997

Episode 28 - I Want To See the Ocean
July. 13,1997

Episode 29 - Farewell to My Child
July. 20,1997

Episode 30 - Good-bye, Mii
July. 27,1997

Episode 31 - Sugi Goes To Paradise
August. 03,1997

Episode 32 - Motonari Turns Into a Demon
August. 10,1997

Episode 33 - His Sharp Knife-Like Strategy
August. 17,1997

Episode 34 - Hannya (Jealous Female Demon) Hovering in Darkness
August. 24,1997

Episode 35 - The Last Traitor
August. 31,1997

Episode 36 - Demon's Politics
September. 07,1997

Episode 37 - A Left-out Firefly
September. 14,1997

Episode 38 - A Decision at Age 59
September. 21,1997

Episode 39 - Outwitting a Plot
September. 28,1997

Episode 40 - Storms Bring Chances
October. 05,1997

Episode 41 - A Surprise Attack at Itsukushima
October. 12,1997

Episode 42 - His Last Woman
October. 19,1997

Episode 43 - A Letter to Three Sons
October. 26,1997

Episode 44 - Dancing for Silver
November. 02,1997

Episode 45 - Man's Caliber
November. 09,1997

Episode 46 - Assassinating Takamoto
November. 16,1997

Episode 47 - An Avenging Battle
November. 23,1997

Episode 48 - Terumoto Making a Debut
November. 30,1997

Episode 49 - A Lonely Champion
December. 07,1997

Episode 50 - Live Well, Die Well
December. 14,1997

The 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a warlord of the early 1500s who stood at the vanguard of the Warring States era. All Japanese school textbooks contain the Mitsuya no kyokun, Mori's famous lesson to his three sons that teaches that while one arrow is easily broken, three arrows together cannot be broken. In 1997, 500 years after his birth, NHK dramatizes Motonari's rise from a chief of the region of Aki (now Hiroshima) to a daimyo who rules over ten provinces of the Chugoku region. Motonari was 64 years old and already the patriarch of a powerful dynasty about the time Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen appeared on the scene. And even after his death, the Mori family figured prominently in Japanese history. His grandson Terumoto became a loyal Toyotomi vassal. Defeated at the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu confiscated most of his lands, leaving him only with Suwo and Nagato, later known as Choshu. But 260 years later, the Mori got their ultimate revenge, leading the imperial forces against the Tokugawa in the Meiji Restoration.

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Director
Kōji Matsuoka
Cast
Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Ogata

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