Sanada Maru (Taiga drama)

Sanada Maru
Written by Kōki Mitani
Directed by Takafumi Kimura
and others
Starring Masato Sakai
Yo Oizumi
Masami Nagasawa
Yoshino Kimura
Koji Yamamoto
Hirofumi Arai
Haru Kuroki
Mayu Matsuoka
Yō Yoshida
Takeo Nakahara
Takashi Fujii
Kataoka Ainosuke VI
Shinya Niiro
Taishi Nakagawa
Kenichi Okamoto
Susumu Terajima
Masahiko Nishimura
Show Aikawa
Kenichi Endō
Masanobu Takashima
Yūko Takeuchi
Atsuko Takahata
Hiroshi Fujioka
Mitsuko Kusabue
Kyōka Suzuki
Masaomi Kondō
Fumiyo Kohinata
Seiyō Uchino
Masao Kusakari
Narrated by Yumiko Udō
Theme music composer Tatsuya Shimono
Opening theme NHK Symphony Orchestra
Fumiaki Miura
Composer(s) Takayuki Hattori
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 50
Production
Executive producer(s) Yotaro Yashiki
Kunio Yoshikawa
Running time 45 minutes
Release
Original network NHK
Original release January 10, 2016

Sanada Maru (真田丸) is a Japanese television series starring Masato Sakai. It is the 55th NHK taiga drama.[1] It is named after the Sanada Maru, a fortification defended by Sanada Nobushige during the Siege of Osaka in 1615.

The first episode aired on 10 January 2016.

Plot

The drama focuses on the history of the Sanada clan during the Sengoku era in Japan, and in particular on Sanada Nobushige, who would go on to become one of the legendary commanders of the period.

Cast

Sanada clan

Tokugawa clan

pro-Tokugawa daimyo

Toyotomi clan

"The Seven Generals of Hideyori"

Uesugi clan

Late Hōjō clan

Shinano Province

Takeda clan

Oda clan

Date clan

Maeda clan

Mōri clan

Hosokawa clan

Others

Staff

TV schedule

EpisodeTitleDirected byOriginal airdateRating
1"Funade" (船出 Sailing Out)Takafumi KimuraJanuary 10, 201619.9%
2"Ketsudan" (決断 Decision)January 17, 201620.1%
3"Sakuryaku" (策略 Stratagem)January 24, 201618.3%
4"Chōsen" (挑戦 Challenge)Kunio YoshikawaJanuary 31, 201617.8%
5"Kyūchi" (窮地 Predicament)Takafumi KimuraFebruary 7, 201619.0%
6"Meisō" (迷走 Adrift)February 14, 201616.9%
7"Dakkai" (奪回 Recapture)Tadashi TanakaFebruary 21, 201617.4%
8"Chōryaku" (調略 Ploy)February 28, 201617.1%
9"Kakehiki" (駆引 Maneuvering)Daiji KobayashiMarch 6, 201616.6%
10"Myōshu" (妙手 Gambit)March 13, 201616.2%
11"Shūgen" (祝言 Nuptials)Tadashi TanakaMarch 20, 201615.6%
12"Hitojichi" (人質 Hostage)March 27, 201617.9%
13"Kessen" (決戦 Showdown)Takafumi KimuraApril 3, 201617.5%
14"Osaka" (大坂)April 10, 201617.1%
15"Hideyoshi" (秀吉)April 17, 201618.3%
16"Hyōri" (表裏 Two-faced)Daiji KobayashiApril 24, 201616.9%
17"Saikai" (再会 Reunion)Shōhei DoiMay 1, 201617.0%
18"Jōraku" (上洛 An audience)Tadashi TanakaMay 8, 201619.1%
19"Koiji" (恋路 Romance)Daiji KobayashiMay 15, 201617.0%
20"Zenchō" (前兆 Premonition)Tetsuya WatanabeMay 22, 201618.7%
21"Sentan" (戦端 Hostility)Takafumi KimuraMay 29, 201616.8%
22"Saitei" (裁定 Arbitration)Shōhei DoiJune 5, 201616.6%
23"Kōryaku" (攻略 Conquest)Tadashi TanakaJune 12, 201618.9%
24"Metsubō" (滅亡 Downfall)Takafumi KimuraJune 19, 201617.6%
25"Betsuri" (別離 Parting)Tetsuya WatanabeJune 26, 201618.3%
26"Uriuri" (瓜売 Gourd Seller)Daiji KobayashiJuly 3, 201616.4%
27"Fushin" (不信 Distrust)Takafumi KimuraJuly 10, 201615.1%
28"Junan" (受難 Sufferings)Shōhei DoiJuly 17, 201617.0%
29"Ihen" (異変 Disturbance)Keita HosakaJuly 24, 201617.5%
30"Tasogare" (黄昏 Twilight)Tadashi TanakaJuly 31, 201614.5%
31"Shūen" (終焉 Demise)Takafumi KimuraAugust 7, 201617.3%
32"Ōshū" (応酬 Tit-for-tat)Daiji KobayashiAugust 14, 201615.8%
33"Dōran" (動乱 Upheaval)Shōhei DoiAugust 21, 201618.0%
34"Kyohei" (挙兵 Risings)Tetsuya WatanabeAugust 28, 201613.2%
35"Inubushi" (犬伏)Takafumi Kimura September 4, 201615.0%
36"Shōbu" (勝負 Battle)Daiji KobayashiSeptember 11, 201616.5%
37"Nobuyuki" (信之)Tadashi TanakaSeptember 18, 201617.3%
38"Masayuki" (昌幸)Takafumi KimuraSeptember 25, 201615.7%
39"Saigetsu" (歳月 Years)Keita HosakaOctober 2, 201616.6%
40"Yukimura" (幸村)Shōhei DoiOctober 9, 201615.0%
41"Nyūjō" (入城 Entry)Takafumi KimuraOctober 16, 201615.4%
42"Mikata" (味方 Allies)October 23, 201613.0%
43"Gungi" (軍議 War Council)Daiji KobayashiOctober 30, 201614.5%
44"Chikujō" (築城 Fortification)Tadashi TanakaNovember 6, 201615.3%
45"Kanpū" (完封 Shutout)November 13, 201615.2%
46Hōdan (砲弾 Cannonball)Keita HosakaNovember 20, 201614.2%
47Hangeki (反撃 Counter-attack)Daiji KobayashiNovember 27, 201615.3%
48Hikigane (引鉄 Trigger)Takuya ShimizuDecember 4, 201616.1%
49"Zen'ya" (前夜 The Eve)December 11, 2016
50NoneDecember 18, 2016

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