Choshichiro Edo Nikki
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or Chōshichirō's Edo Diaries was a long-running prime-time television series in Japan
. The title character was Matsudaira Chōshichirō Nagayori, the son of Tokugawa Tadanaga
. The premise of the show focuses on Tadanaga having been killed because of alleged plotting to overthrow his elder brother, the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
. Chōshichirō lives among the commoners in the shogunal capital city of Edo
. Kōtarō Satomi
portrayed Chōshichirō throughout the series.
network. It occupied the Tuesday evening 8:00–8:54 time slot.
The first series began on October 18, 1983 and continued to December 23, 1986. It consisted of 125 episodes. The second series, 68 episodes long, ran from January 5, 1988 to September 26, 1989. The third (and last) series consisted of 40 episodes broadcast between October 16, 1990 and September 24, 1991.
Affiliates of the Nippon Television network have regularly rebroadcast the show. Most recently, the Jidaigeki Senmon Channel has carried the series on the Sky Perfect satellite. Some other stations also include it on their daytime schedules.
Selected episodes are available in boxed sets of DVDs.
Japan
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. The title character was Matsudaira Chōshichirō Nagayori, the son of Tokugawa Tadanaga
Tokugawa Tadanaga
was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. The son of the second shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, his elder brother was the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu.- Life :...
. The premise of the show focuses on Tadanaga having been killed because of alleged plotting to overthrow his elder brother, the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Iemitsu ruled from 1623 to 1651.-Early life :...
. Chōshichirō lives among the commoners in the shogunal capital city of Edo
Edo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
. Kōtarō Satomi
Kotaro Satomi
is a Japanese actor from the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He appears in both contemporary and jidaigeki roles.-Selected filmography:Satomi has appeared in over 130 films...
portrayed Chōshichirō throughout the series.
Broadcast
The show ran from 1983 to 1991 on the Nippon TelevisionNippon Television
is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
network. It occupied the Tuesday evening 8:00–8:54 time slot.
The first series began on October 18, 1983 and continued to December 23, 1986. It consisted of 125 episodes. The second series, 68 episodes long, ran from January 5, 1988 to September 26, 1989. The third (and last) series consisted of 40 episodes broadcast between October 16, 1990 and September 24, 1991.
Affiliates of the Nippon Television network have regularly rebroadcast the show. Most recently, the Jidaigeki Senmon Channel has carried the series on the Sky Perfect satellite. Some other stations also include it on their daytime schedules.
Selected episodes are available in boxed sets of DVDs.
Cast
These are the main characters in the show.- All series
- Chōshichirō: Kōtarō Satomi
- Tatsusaburō (Tatsu): Shōhei Hino
- Miyake Takubei: Tappei Shimokawa (1928–2004)
- Oren: Yumiko NogawaYumiko Nogawais a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably Gate of Flesh , a Japanese erotic film, part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including Story of a Prostitute and Carmen from Kawachi , these films are known as Nogawa's "Flesh Trilogy"...
- Yagyū MunefuyuYagyu Munefuyuwas a daimyo and a teacher of kenjutsu and military strategy in Japan during the Edo period. His highest-ranking pupil was Tokugawa Ietsuna, fourth Tokugawa shogun. Munefuyu was the third son of Yagyū Munenori. One of his elder brothers was Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi...
: Tetsuro TambaTetsuro Tambawas a Japanese actor.-Biography:Tamba is perhaps best known by Western audiences for his role as Tiger Tanaka in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice . By then, he had among other roles appeared in two films by director Masaki Kobayashi: Harakiri and Kwaidan...
(special appearances) - Narrator: Taketoshi Naitō (Series 1, part), Ryō Kurosawa (Series 1 (part), 2, 3)
- Series 1
- Gyūkichi (Gyū-san): Kaku Takashina (1919–1994)
- Series 2
- Tomokichi: Ichirōta Miyakawa
- Ogin: Miho Takagi
- Series 3
- Naniwaya Kikuzō: Gannosuke Ashiya (1931–2004)
- Onatsu: Chizuru Azuma