Ryomaden

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Ryōmaden

Japanese TV series or program

Ryōmaden (龍馬伝) is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010, spanning 48 episodes.[1][2] The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

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Production

Production Credits

  • Original – Yasushi Fukuda
  • Music – Naoki Satō
  • Titling – Shishū
  • Narrator – Teruyuki Kagawa
  • Historical research – Manabu Ōishi, Tatsuya Yamamura
  • Architectural research – Sei Hirai
  • Clothing research – Kiyoko Koizumi
  • Beauty and costume direction – Isao Tsuge
  • Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi
  • Production coordinator – Kei Suzuki, Kanako Iwatani
  • Casting – Keishi Ōtomo

Cast

Sakamoto family

  • Shinobu Terajima as Sakamoto Otome (坂本乙女) – older sister of Ryōma - later Okaue Otome (岡上乙女)
  • Kiyoshi Kodama as Sakamoto Hachihei (坂本八平) – father of Ryōma
  • Tetta Sugimoto as Sakamoto Gonpei (坂本権平) – oldest brother of Ryōma
  • Wakako Shimazaki as Sakamoto Chino (坂本千野) – Gonpei's wife
  • Atsuko Maeda as Sakamoto Harui (坂本春猪) – Gonpei's daughter
  • Rei Ōtori as Sakamoto Chizu (坂本千鶴) – oldest sister of Ryōma – later Takamatsu Chizu (高松千鶴)
  • Chieko Matsubara as Sakamoto Iyo (坂本伊與) – stepmother of Ryōma
  • Tamiyo Kusakari as Sakamoto Kō (坂本幸) – mother of Ryōma
  • Yōko Maki as Narasaki Ryō (aka Oryō) (楢崎龍) – Ryōma's wife

Iwasaki family

Tosa clan

Chōshū clan

Satsuma clan

Chiba Dojo

  • Shihori Kanjiya as Chiba Sana (千葉佐那) – daughter of Chiba Sadakichi
  • Kōtarō Satomi as Chiba Sadakichi (千葉定吉) – management of sword school Chiba Dōjō
  • Ikkei Watanabe as Chiba Jūtarō (千葉重太郎) – older brother of Chiba Sanako
Tokugawa Bakufu

Shinsengumi

Kyoto Mimawarigumi

Kaientai

  • Yō Ōizumi as Kondō Chōjirō (近藤長次郎) – son of a bun store owner in Kōchi
  • Jun Kaname as Sawamura Sōnojō (沢村惣之丞)
  • Yūta Hiraoka as Mutsu Munemitsu (陸奥陽之助) – a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period, born in Wakayama domain
  • Kenta Kiritani as Ike Kurata (池内蔵太)
  • Daijirō Kawaoka as Takamatsu Tarō (高松太郎) – Ryōma's adopted child
  • Atsushi Korechika as Chiya Toranosuke (千屋寅之助)

People in Nagasaki

  • Yū Aoi as Moto (元) – geisha girl of restaurant in Maruyama
  • Hirotarō Honda as Kozone Kendō (小曽根乾堂) – business tycoon in Nagasaki
  • Kimiko Yo as Ōura Kei (大浦慶) – business tycoon
  • Terry Itō as Ueno Hikoma (上野彦馬) – photographer

Foreigners

Season overview

The box set is available in a general DVD version, and a Blu-ray Disc version.

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The 1st episode and last episodes are 75 minutes long. The others are 45 minutes long, excepting commercials.

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Highlight

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International

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Soundtrack and books

Soundtrack

  • NHK Taiga Drama Ryōmaden Original Soundtrack Vol.1 (January 27, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Ryōmaden Original Soundtrack Vol.2 (May 26, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Ryōmaden Original Soundtrack Vol.3 (September 8, 2010)

Books

Official guide

  • NHK Taiga Drama Story Ryōmaden First Part ISBN 978-4-14-923353-6 (December 8, 2009)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Story Ryōmaden Latter Part ISBN 978-4-14-923354-3 (June 30, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Story Ryōmaden Last Part ISBN 978-4-14-923355-0 (October 22, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama, Historical Handbook, Ryōmaden ISBN 978-4-14-910730-1 (November 19, 2009)

Novel

Photo album

Comics and other

Reception

Impact

Ryōmaden made a huge impact in Japan. Kōchi, Sakamoto Ryoma's birthplace reported an increase in tourism when the drama started airing. The Bank of Japan (Koichi Branch) initially estimated the economic benefit to be around 23.4 billion yen. However, they have revised the estimation to 40.9 billion yen in April 2010, due to an increase in tourism because of 'Ryoma Fever.' The final estimation is around 52.5 billion yen, 2.3 times the value from the initial estimation. The Nagasaki Branch also estimated around 21 billion yen of economic benefit to Nagasaki, the place where Ryoma was in the Kaientai business.[3] Copies of the necklace Ryoma wore are selling well, and it is the number one selling item in the NHK gift shop.[4]

Accolades

  • 2010 Teamwork of the Year Award[5]
  • Hashida Sugako Awards ja:橋田賞[6] - Fukuyama Masaharu in Ryomaden
  • Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Award[7][8] for Domestic Tourism- Fukuyama Masaharu
  • TV Navi Awards for Best Principal Male Actor 2010[9] – Fukuyama Masaharu
  • 4th Int'l Drama Festival, Tokyo Drama Award: Best Drama (Series Drama)[10]
  • 4th Int'l Drama Festival, Tokyo Drama Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Kagawa Teruyuki
  • 4th Int'l Drama Festival, Tokyo Drama Award: Special Award – Filming staff of "Ryomaden"
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Best Series (TV Guide Award)[11]
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Best Producer (TV) – Suzuki Kei
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Newcomers of the Year – Kiritani Kenta & Sato Takeru
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Special Prize – Terajima Shinobu
  • 2011 Galaxy Awards: Special Award for Contribution to Art (Television category) Individual Award – Fukuyama Masaharu

References

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    福山雅治が紅白出場!16年ぶり2度目 (in Japanese). The Hochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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    The name Ryōmaden translates to "The Legend of Ryōma". It is an unusual Taiga Drama as the final episode will be broadcast as early as November, due to second phase of Saka no Ue no Kumo, a series of NHK Special Drama, being broadcast beginning in December.
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    福山雅治もビックリ！龍馬伝経済効果 試算の約２・３倍に. Sponichi. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
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    ［業界プロジェクトＸ］ＮＨＫエンタープライズ キャラクター事業・兵藤香さん (in Japanese). The Hochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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    ロジカルチームワーク委員会 (in Japanese). Logical Teamwork Committee. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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    草なぎ剛、仲間由紀恵とのW主演作『橋田賞』受賞に男泣き. Oricon. Retrieved 12 May 2011. Hashida Sugako Award recognised TV Shows that have touched people of Japan or the Japanese Culture
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    龍馬伝の福山雅治、イ・ビョンホンら観光長官表彰 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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    "Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism". mlit.go.jp/common/000125061.pdf. Retrieved 12 May 2011. The award was given to those who made the biggest impact to tourism in Japan. Koichi and Nagasaki has reported an increase in tourism due to Ryomaden effect.
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    "TV Navi Awards". tvnaviweb.jp/TVnavi_contents/doYear/2010index.doc. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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    "International Drama Festival Award". International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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    "Elan d'Or Awards". producer.or.jp/elandor/elandor.doc. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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