4= Strategist Kanbei is a 2014 Japanese historical drama television series and the 53rd NHK taiga drama. The series was broadcast from January 5 to December 21, 2014, and ran a total of 50 episodes.
Plot
The drama tells the story of
Kuroda Yoshitaka, a son of Kuroda Mototaka, chief retainer of Kodera Masamoto who ruled
Harima Province (currently Hyōgo Prefecture) in the 16th century. In troubled times, Kanbei persuades Kodera to join forces with the all-powerful
Oda Nobunaga. Though imprisoned by Araki Murashige and lamed for life, Kanbei endures hardships and later becomes a strategist for Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His son
Kuroda Nagamasa serves
Tokugawa Ieyasu after the death of Hideyoshi.
Production
[Yoichi Maekawa, NHK Taiga Drama Story Gunshi Kanbei vol.1, Tokyo: NHK Publishing Co., Ltd., 2014]
Cast
Kuroda family
Ibuki
Kodera Clan
Oda Clan
Toyotomi Clan
Tokugawa Clan
Mōri Clan
Amago Clan
Others
TV schedule
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Books
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NHK Taiga Drama Story Gunshi Kanbei Vol.1 (Official guide)
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Yoichi Maekawa and Kuniko Aoki, Taiga Drama Gunshi Kanbei, Tokyo, NHK Publishing Co., Ltd., 2014 (novelisation)
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