竜馬がゆく (1997)

Cast

Kamikawa Takaya, Sawaguchi Yasuko, Tsuruta Mayu, Matsu Takako, Nagase Tomoya, Ikegami Kimiko, Nishida Toshiyuki, Matsumoto Koshiro

How it feels

This series follows the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, a samurai who becomes a key figure in Japan's modernization. He studies swordsmanship in Edo, forms influential friendships, and develops political ideas that challenge the old class system. His efforts help bring about the Meiji Restoration despite making him a target for assassins.

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