Ryōmaden

Ryōmaden (龍馬伝) is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010, spanning 48 episodes.[1][2] The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Ryōmaden
Written byYasushi Fukuda
Directed byKeishi Ōtomo
Starring
Narrated byTeruyuki Kagawa
Theme music composerJunichi Hirokami
Opening themeLisa Gerrard and NHK Symphony Orchestra
Composer(s)Naoki Satō
Country of originJapan
Original language(s)Japanese
No. of episodes48[1]
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Kei Suzuki
  • Kanako Iwatani
Running time46 x 45 minutes
2 x 75 minutes
Release
Original networkNHK
Picture format
Audio formatTwo-channel stereo (sub channel: Note channel)
Original releaseJanuary 3 
November 28, 2010

Production

Production Credits

  • Original – Yasushi Fukuda
  • Music – Naoki Satō
  • Titling – Shishū
  • Narrator – Teruyuki Kagawa
  • Historical research – Manabu Ōishi, Tatsuya Yamamura
  • Architectural research – Sei Hirai
  • Clothing research – Kiyoko Koizumi
  • Beauty and costume direction – Isao Tsuge
  • Action director – Kunishirō Hayashi
  • Production coordinator – Kei Suzuki, Kanako Iwatani
  • Casting – Keishi Ōtomo

Cast

Sakamoto family

  • Shinobu Terajima as Sakamoto Otome (坂本乙女) – older sister of Ryōma - later Okaue Otome (岡上乙女)
  • Kiyoshi Kodama as Sakamoto Hachihei (坂本八平) – father of Ryōma
  • Tetta Sugimoto as Sakamoto Gonpei (坂本権平) – oldest brother of Ryōma
  • Wakako Shimazaki as Sakamoto Chino (坂本千野) – Gonpei's wife
  • Atsuko Maeda as Sakamoto Harui (坂本春猪) – Gonpei's daughter
  • Rei Ōtori as Sakamoto Chizu (坂本千鶴) – oldest sister of Ryōma – later Takamatsu Chizu (高松千鶴)
  • Chieko Matsubara as Sakamoto Iyo (坂本伊與) – stepmother of Ryōma
  • Tamiyo Kusakari as Sakamoto Kō (坂本幸) – mother of Ryōma
  • Yōko Maki as Narasaki Ryō (aka Oryō) (楢崎龍) – Ryōma's wife

Iwasaki family

Tosa clan

Chōshū clan

Satsuma clan

Chiba Dojo

  • Shihori Kanjiya as Chiba Sana (千葉佐那) – daughter of Chiba Sadakichi
  • Kōtarō Satomi as Chiba Sadakichi (千葉定吉) – management of sword school,Chiba Dōjō
  • Ikkei Watanabe as Chiba Jūtarō (千葉重太郎) – older brother of Chiba Sanako
Tokugawa Bakufu

Shinsengumi

Kyoto Mimawarigumi

  • Kamejirō Ichikawa as Imai Nobuo (今井信郎)
  • Tatsuya Nakamura as Sasaki Tadasaburō (佐々木只三郎)
  • SION as Watanabe Atsushi (渡辺篤)

Kaientai

  • Yō Ōizumi as Kondō Chōjirō (近藤長次郎) – son of a bun store owner in Kōchi
  • Jun Kaname as Sawamura Sōnojō (沢村惣之丞)
  • Yūta Hiraoka as Mutsu Munemitsu (陸奥陽之助) – a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period, born in Wakayama domain
  • Kenta Kiritani as Ike Kurata (池内蔵太)
  • Daijirō Kawaoka as Takamatsu Tarō (高松太郎) – Ryōma's adopted child
  • Atsushi Korechika as Chiya Toranosuke (千屋寅之助)

People in Nagasaki

  • Yū Aoi as Moto () – geisha girl of restaurant in Maruyama
  • Hirotarō Honda as Kozone Kendō (小曽根乾堂) – business tycoon in Nagasaki
  • Kimiko Yo as Ōura Kei (大浦慶) – business tycoon
  • Terry Itō as Ueno Hikoma (上野彦馬) – photographer

Foreigners

Season overview

The box set is available in a general DVD version, and a Blu-ray Disc version.

SeasonEpisodeDVD release datesDiscs
Season 1 1-13 September 22, 2010 4
Season 2 13-28 November 26, 2010 4
Season 3 29-38 January 28, 2011 3
Season 4 39-48 March 25, 2011 3
Highlight 1-48 April 22, 2011 3

The 1st episode and last episodes are 75 minutes long. The others are 45 minutes long, excepting commercials.

SEASON 1 RYOMA THE DREAMER
EpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRating
1"Jōshi to kashi" (上士と下士, Samurai Social Hierarchy)Keishi ŌtomoKōchi, Kōchi about Sakamoto RyōmaJanuary 3, 2010 (2010-01-03)23.2%
2"Taikibansei?" (大器晩成?, Late Bloomer?)January 10, 2010 (2010-01-10)21.0%
3"Nisetegata no tabi" (偽手形の旅, The Travel of Fake Bill)Hitoshi ManabeAki, Kōchi about Iwasaki YataroJanuary 17, 2010 (2010-01-17)22.6%
4"Edo no onikomachi" (江戸の鬼小町, A Demon Girl in Edo)Keishi ŌtomoChiyoda, Tokyo about Sakamoto RyōmaJanuary 24, 2010 (2010-01-24)23.4%
5"Kurofune to ken" (黒船と剣, Black Ship and Sword)Hitoshi ManabeShinagawa, Tokyo about Sakamoto RyōmaJanuary 31, 2010 (2010-01-31)24.4%
6"Shōin wa dokoda?" (松陰はどこだ?, Where is Shōin?)Shimoda, Shizuoka about Yoshida ShōinFebruary 7, 2010 (2010-02-07)21.2%
7"Haruka naru nūyōka" (遥かなるヌーヨーカ, Distant Newyork)Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Kawada ShōryōFebruary 14, 2010 (2010-02-14)20.2%
8"Yatarō no namida" (弥太郎の涙, Tears of Yatarō)Aki, Kōchi about Iwasaki YataroFebruary 21, 2010 (2010-02-21)22.3%
9"Inochi no nedan" (命の値段, A Price of Human Life)Keishi ŌtomoChiyoda, Tokyo about Yamamoto TakumaFebruary 28, 2010 (2010-02-28)21.0%
10"Hikisakareta ai" (引きさかれた愛, The Broken Love)Hitoshi ManabeKōchi, Kōchi about Hirai KahoMarch 7, 2010 (2010-03-07)20.4%
11"Tosa futtō" (土佐沸騰, The Passion in Tosa)Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Yoshida TōyōMarch 14, 2010 (2010-03-14)21.4%
12"Ansatsu shirei" (暗殺指令, Mission To Kill)Hagi, Yamaguchi about Kusaka GensuiMarch 21, 2010 (2010-03-21)17.7%
13"Saraba Tosa yo" (さらば土佐よ, Farewell, Tosa)Keishi ŌtomoKōchi, Kōchi about Sakamoto RyōmaMarch 28, 2010 (2010-03-28)18.8%
SEASON 2 RYOMA THE ADVENTURER
EpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRating
14"Otazunemono Ryōma" (お尋ね者龍馬, The Outlaw)Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Takechi HanpeitaApril 4, 2010 (2010-04-04)18.5%
15"Futari no kyō" (ふたりの京, Kyōto for Only Two People)Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about Takechi HanpeitaApril 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)18.4%
16"Katsu Rintarō" (勝麟太郎, Katsu Rintarō)Sumida, Tokyo about Katsu RintarōApril 18, 2010 (2010-04-18)21.9%
17"Kaibutsu, Yōdō" (怪物、容堂, The Monster, Yōdō)Tōjō KajiwaraTosashimizu, Kōchi about John ManjirōApril 25, 2010 (2010-04-25)21.8%
18"Kaigun o tsukurō" (海軍を作ろう!, Let's establish Our Navy)Kazuki WatanabeOsaka about Sakamoto RyōmaMay 2, 2010 (2010-05-02)18.4%
19"Jōi kekkō" (攘夷決行, Going on, Jōi)Tōjō KajiwaraShimonoseki, Yamaguchi about Battles for ShimonosekiMay 9, 2010 (2010-05-09)19.0%
20"Shūjirō, Munen" (収二郎、無念, The Last Moment of Shūjirō)Keishi ŌtomoFukui, Fukui about Matsudaira ShungakuMay 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)20.4%
21"Kokyō no tomoyo" (故郷の友よ, The Brethren of Old Home)Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Yamanouchi YōdōMay 23, 2010 (2010-05-23)20.0%
22"Ryō toiu onna" (龍という女, A Woman called Ryō)Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about OryōMay 30, 2010 (2010-05-30)19.5%
23"Ikedaya ni hashire" (池田屋に走れ, Hurry up to the Ikedaya)Hitoshi ManabeKobe about Katsu KaishūJune 6, 2010 (2010-06-06)19.2%
24"Ai no hotaru" (愛の蛍, The Sentimental Fireflies)Tōjō KajiwaraKyoto about ShinsengumiJune 13, 2010 (2010-06-13)20.1%
25"Teradaya no haha" (寺田屋の母, The Mother at Teradaya)Kazuki WatanabeKyoto around the Kinmon IncidentJune 20, 2010 (2010-06-20)20.3%
26"Saigō Kichinosuke" (西郷吉之助, Saigō Kichinosuke)Kōchi, Kōchi about Okada IzōJune 27, 2010 (2010-06-27)17.9%
27"Ryōma no ōshibai" (龍馬の大芝居, The Acting of Ryōma)Keishi ŌtomoTama, Tokyo about Tanaka MitsuakiJuly 4, 2010 (2010-07-04)17.3%
28"Takechi no yume" (武市の夢, The Dream of Takechi)Kōchi, Kōchi about Takechi HanpeitaJuly 11, 2010 (2010-07-11)17.0%
SEASON 3 RYOMA THE NAVIGATOR
EpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRating
29"Shintenchi, Nagasaki" (新天地、長崎, Our New World, Nagasaki)Keishi ŌtomoNagasaki about OmotoJuly 18, 2010 (2010-07-18)15.8%
30"Ryōma no hisaku" (龍馬の秘策, The Secret Plan of Ryōma)Kazuki WatanabeNagasaki about GloverJuly 25, 2010 (2010-07-25)17.9%
31"Saigō wa madaka" (西郷はまだか, Waiting for Saigō)Toshitake FukuokaNagasaki about Kameyama ShachūAugust 1, 2010 (2010-08-01)16.0%
32"Nerawareta Ryōma" (狙われた龍馬, Chased Ryōma)Tōjō KajiwaraMuroto, Kōchi about Nagaoka ShintarōAugust 8, 2010 (2010-08-08)16.7%
33"Kameyama Shachū no ōshigoto" (亀山社中の大仕事, The Big Job of Kameyama Shachū)Keishi ŌtomoUreshino, Saga about Ōura KeiAugust 15, 2010 (2010-08-15)13.7%
34"Samurai, Chōjirō" (侍、長次郎, Samurai, Chōjirō)Hitoshi ManabeNagasaki about Kondō ChōjirōAugust 22, 2010 (2010-08-22)16.3%
35"Satchō dōmei zeyo" (薩長同盟ぜよ, Satchō Alliance)Kazuki WatanabeKyoto about Satchō AllianceAugust 29, 2010 (2010-08-29)15.4%
36"Teradaya sōdō" (寺田屋騒動, The Incident at Teradaya)Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about Teradaya sōdōSeptember 5, 2010 (2010-09-05)16.8%
37"Ryōma no tsuma" (龍馬の妻, The Wife of Ryōma)Tōjō KajiwaraHagi, Yamaguchi about Takasugi ShinsakuSeptember 12, 2010 (2010-09-12)17.6%
38"Kirishima no chikai" (霧島の誓い, The Promise in Kirishima)Kazuki WatanabeKagoshima about Sakamoto Ryōma and OryōSeptember 19, 2010 (2010-09-19)15.8%
FINAL SEASON RYOMA THE HOPE
EpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRating
39"Bakan no kiseki" (馬関の奇跡, The Miracle in Bakan)Keishi ŌtomoKitakyūshū about KiheitaiSeptember 26, 2010 (2010-09-26)13.7%
40"Seifūtei no taiketsu" (清風亭の対決, The Confrontation in Seifūtei)Kazuki WatanabeNagasaki about Sakamoto RyōmaOctober 2, 2010 (2010-10-02)14.3%
41"Saraba, Takasugi Shinsaku" (さらば高杉晋作, Farewell, Takasugi Shinsaku)Keishi ŌtomoShimonoseki, Yamaguchi about Takasugi ShinsakuOctober 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)16.3%
42"Iroha maru jiken" (いろは丸事件, The Incident of Iroha Maru)Tōjō KajiwaraFukuyama, Hiroshima about KaientaiOctober 17, 2010 (2010-10-17)16.1%
43"Senchū hassaku" (船中八策, The Eight Plans in Ship)Kazuki WatanabeKyoto about Sakamoto RyōmaOctober 24, 2010 (2010-10-24)18.0%
44"Ame no tōbōsha" (雨の逃亡者, The Fugitive in Rain)Toshitake FukuokaNagasaki about Kakure KirishitanOctober 31, 2010 (2010-10-31)16.2%
45"Ryōma no kyūjitsu" (龍馬の休日, The Holiday of Ryōma)Takegorō NishimuraYokosuka, Kanagawa about OryōNovember 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)15.3%
46"Tosa no ōshōbu" (土佐の大勝負, The Big Game of Tosa)Tōjō KajiwaraKōchi, Kōchi about Sakamoto RyōmaNovember 14, 2010 (2010-11-14)15.7%
47"Taisei hōkan" (大政奉還, Taisei Hōkan)Kazuki WatanabeKyoto about Taisei hōkanNovember 21, 2010 (2010-11-21)17.6%
48"Ryū no tamashii" (龍の魂, The Spirit of the Dragon)Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about Sakamoto RyōmaNovember 28, 2010 (2010-11-28)21.3%
Average rating 18.72% – Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).

Highlight

SeasonOriginal airdateOriginal airtimeRating
Season 1 December 29, 201021:00–21:595.2%
Season 2 22:00–22:594.3%
Season 3 December 30, 201021:00–21:596.1%
Season 4 22:00–22:595.8%

International

CountryTranslationNetwork(s)Notes
 TaiwanSubtitledVideoland Television NetworkNovember 15, 2010 –
 South KoreaSubtitledChannel JJanuary 17, 2011 –
 ThailandSubtitledThai PBSMarch 17, 2011 – September 1, 2011
 Hong KongDubbed/Subtitledi-CABLE Entertainment ChannelMay 9, 2011 –
 United StatesNoneTV Japan2010
 Canada
 Puerto Rico
 BrazilNoneNHK2010

Soundtrack and books

Soundtrack

  • NHK Taiga Drama Ryōmaden Original Soundtrack Vol.1 (January 27, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Ryōmaden Original Soundtrack Vol.2 (May 26, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Ryōmaden Original Soundtrack Vol.3 (September 8, 2010)

Books

Official guide

  • NHK Taiga Drama Story Ryōmaden First Part ISBN 978-4-14-923353-6 (December 8, 2009)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Story Ryōmaden Latter Part ISBN 978-4-14-923354-3 (June 30, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Story Ryōmaden Last Part ISBN 978-4-14-923355-0 (October 22, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama, Historical Handbook, Ryōmaden ISBN 978-4-14-910730-1 (November 19, 2009)

Novel

  • Ryōmaden I SEASON1 RYOMA THE DREAMER ISBN 978-4-14-005572-4 (November 28, 2009)
  • Ryōmaden II SEASON2 RYOMA THE ADVENTURER ISBN 978-4-14-005573-1 (March 25, 2010)
  • Ryōmaden III SEASON3 RYOMA THE NAVIGATOR ISBN 978-4-14-005574-8 (July 17, 2010)
  • Ryōmaden IV SEASON4 RYOMA THE HOPE ISBN 978-4-14-005575-5 (October 9, 2010)

Photo album

  • Masaharu Fukuyama - Sakamoto Ryōma Photo Album ISBN 978-4-06-216230-2 (July 1, 2010)
  • Oryō - Yōko Maki Photo Album ISBN 978-4-14-081435-2 (September 22, 2010)
  • 2010 Years, the Journey with Masaharu Fukuyama and Ryōma Sakamoto ISBN 978-4-06-216734-5 (December 9, 2010)

Comics and other

  • Ryōmaden, Comic Version, First Volume ISBN 978-4-7767-2881-8 (January 25, 2010)
  • Ryōmaden, Comic Version, Second Volume ISBN 978-4-7767-2919-8 (April 19, 2010)
  • Ryōma Design. ISBN 978-4-344-01906-5 (November 2010)

Reception

Impact

Ryōmaden made a huge impact in Japan. Kōchi, Sakamoto Ryoma's birthplace reported an increase in tourism when the drama started airing. The Bank of Japan (Koichi Branch) initially estimated the economic benefit to be around 23.4 billion yen. However, they have revised the estimation to 40.9 billion yen in April 2010, due to an increase in tourism because of 'Ryoma Fever.' The final estimation is around 52.5 billion yen, 2.3 times the value from the initial estimation. The Nagasaki Branch also estimated around 21 billion yen of economic benefit to Nagasaki, the place where Ryoma was in the Kaientai business.[3] Copies of the necklace Ryoma wore are selling well, and it is the number one selling item in the NHK gift shop.[4]

Accolades

  • 2010 Teamwork of the Year Award[5]
  • Hashida Sugako Awards ja:橋田賞[6] - Fukuyama Masaharu in Ryomaden
  • Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Award[7][8] for Domestic Tourism- Fukuyama Masaharu
  • TV Navi Awards for Best Principal Male Actor 2010[9] – Fukuyama Masaharu
  • 4th Int'l Drama Festival, Tokyo Drama Award: Best Drama (Series Drama)[10]
  • 4th Int'l Drama Festival, Tokyo Drama Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Kagawa Teruyuki
  • 4th Int'l Drama Festival, Tokyo Drama Award: Special Award – Filming staff of "Ryomaden"
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Best Series (TV Guide Award)[11]
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Best Producer (TV) – Suzuki Kei
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Newcomers of the Year – Kiritani Kenta & Sato Takeru
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Special Prize – Terajima Shinobu
  • 2011 Galaxy Awards: Special Award for Contribution to Art (Television category) Individual Award – Fukuyama Masaharu
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References

  1. 福山雅治が紅白出場!16年ぶり2度目 (in Japanese). The Hochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. The name Ryōmaden translates to "The Legend of Ryōma". It is an unusual Taiga Drama as the final episode will be broadcast as early as November, due to second phase of Saka no Ue no Kumo, a series of NHK Special Drama, being broadcast beginning in December.
  3. 福山雅治もビックリ!龍馬伝経済効果 試算の約2・3倍に. Sponichi. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  4. [業界プロジェクトX]NHKエンタープライズ キャラクター事業・兵藤香さん (in Japanese). The Hochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  5. ロジカルチームワーク委員会 (in Japanese). Logical Teamwork Committee. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  6. 草なぎ剛、仲間由紀恵とのW主演作『橋田賞』受賞に男泣き. Oricon. Retrieved 12 May 2011. Hashida Sugako Award recognised TV Shows that have touched people of Japan or the Japanese Culture
  7. 龍馬伝の福山雅治、イ・ビョンホンら観光長官表彰 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  8. "Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism". mlit.go.jp/common/000125061.pdf. Retrieved 12 May 2011. The award was given to those who made the biggest impact to tourism in Japan. Koichi and Nagasaki has reported an increase in tourism due to Ryomaden effect.
  9. "TV Navi Awards". tvnaviweb.jp/TVnavi_contents/doYear/2010index.html. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  10. "International Drama Festival Award". International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  11. "Elan d'Or Awards". producer.or.jp/elandor/elandor.html. Missing or empty |url= (help)

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