Sanadamaru (2016)

Original title

真田丸

Directed by

Kimura Takafumi, Tanaka Tadashi, Kobayashi Daiji, Doi Shohei

Cast

Sakai Masato, Oizumi Yo, Kusakari Masao, Takahata Atsuko, Kusabue Mitsuko, Kimura Yoshino, Matsuoka Mayu, Kuroki Haru

Genre

drama television series

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 50 episodes

Rated

NC16

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A samurai named Sanada Nobushige defends a fortification during the Siege of Osaka in 1615. The series follows his life and actions amid the larger war.

epicslow-burnhistoricaldramaticseriousbattle-filledpolitically tensegroundedsweeping

What happens

Sanada Maru (真田丸; ; lit 'Sanada Fort') is a 2016 Japanese historical drama television series and the 55th NHK taiga drama. The series is named after the Sanada Maru, a fortification defended by Sanada during the Siege of Osaka in 1615. Written by Kōki Mitani, it stars Masato Sakai as the samurai Sanada Nobushige. It premiered on January 10, 2016 and concluded on December 18, 2016. Due to declining viewership for taiga dramas in recent years, NHK strengthened its marketing push for Sanada Maru as compared with its previous taiga dramas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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