源義経 (1990)

Cast

Higashiyama Noriyuki, Miyamoto no Yoshitsune, Sawaguchi Yasuko, Shizuka Gozen, Matsukata Hiroki, Musahibo Benkei, Takahashi Hideki, Fujiwara no Hidehira

How it feels

This series follows the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a famous Japanese general from the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. It covers his rise as a warrior and his complex relationship with his older brother Yoritomo, who became the first shogun of Japan.

historicaldramaticepictragicslow-burnseriousdensemelancholic

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