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The 37th NHK Taiga Drama is Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period. Born the seventh son of Lord Nariaki of Mito, Yoshinobu is named shogun when he is just 29 years old. With a wisdom and vision beyond his years, he tries to prolong the life of this 200-year-old dynasty which began with Ieyasu. However, he is unable to forestall the winds of revolution as clans in Choshu, Satsuma and Tosa, with the help of the Imperial Court, clamor for change.
Last Episode Aired
1998-12-06
S1E49 — Episode 49
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Tohru Emori
Hisamitsu Shimazu
Narushi Ikeda
Kenichi Yajima
Isao Sasaki
Hikari Ishida
Mika
Ryūzō Hayashi
Bunta Sugawara
Saisho Tokugawa
Masaaki Sakai
Chizuru Ikewaki
Ayako Wakao
Yoshiko Tokugawa
Reiko Ōhara
Ren
Kyôko Kishida
Matsushima
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