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Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (1995)

Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune poster
Original title
八代将軍吉宗
Cast
Nishida Toshiyuki, Kobayashi Nenji, Yamada Kuniko, Kaku Chikako, Noguchi Goro, Hosokawa Fumie, Oshima Yoko, Kagawa Teruyuki
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 48 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This show is about the life of Tokugawa Yoshimune, a shogun who carried out major reforms in 18th century Japan. It focuses on his family and personal story, and uses a narrator character to explain historical facts. The series has emotional performances, especially from the actor playing Yoshimune's son who had a speech disability.

dramatichistoricalemotionaltalkativefamily-centriccartoonishsentimentalslow-paced

What happens

八代將軍吉宗是1995年NHK製播的第三十四部大河劇,播放期間是同年1月8日 - 12月10日。 本劇是描寫江戶時代中期以實行享保改革而被稱為「江戶幕府中興之祖」的德川吉宗之故事,原作、劇本是先前編寫「獨眼龍政宗」的詹姆斯三木。本劇特色是以江守徹飾演的近松門左衛門一角做為解說史實的角色,同樣的手法在2000年的「葵德川三代」也被拿來使用。 參與演出本劇的演員們,幾乎是可以代表日本的演技實力派演員,使得本劇很具有吸引力。尤其是飾演吉宗長男、有語言障礙的九代將軍家重的 中村梅雀,他有許多淚流滿面的激動演出,引起話題。在這之前的三部作品(「琉球之風」「炎立」「花之亂」)在大河史上收視率頗低,相較之下,本作屬於高收視率。由於本劇所描寫時代是江戶中期,當時處於天下太平的時代,與一般動盪的戰國與幕末故事相較,自然也就較難吸引人。於是,這部戲就以「將軍家的家庭故事」做為中心主軸,有時頗漫畫化、有時又很具有感情,將吉宗的一生描寫得相當具有魅力,詹姆斯三木的手法頗值得贊賞。 當時朝日電視台正播出「暴坊將軍」,兩劇被拿來做比較,也造成話題。但本劇沒有武鬥場面。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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