Kōmyō ga Tsuji (2006)

Original title

功名が辻

Directed by

Ozaki Mitsunobu

Genre

drama television series

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 49 episodes

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A husband and wife navigate the upheaval of Japan's civil war era. The series follows their personal struggles and changing fortunes as they try to build a life together.

slow-burnintimateearnestmeditativebittersweetgroundedhistoricalrelationship-driven

What happens

Kōmyō ga Tsuji (功名が辻; lit 'The Crossroads of Fame') is a 2006 Japanese historical television series, and the 45th NHK taiga drama. It is written by Shizuka Ōishi, based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Ryōtarō Shiba. The series chronicles the lives of Chiyo and Yamauchi Kazutoyo, a couple who lived during the Sengoku period of Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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