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Heart of a Samurai ·天地人

Tenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes. The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu. Production began on April 27, 2007. The story is based on the novel Tenchijin by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted for screen by scriptwriter Eriko Komatsu. The series' music composer was Michiru Oshima. The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports Uesugi Kagekatsu, who holds the destiny of Echigo province.

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Drama
Created By

First Aired on

Jan 04, 2009

1 seaons till Nov 22, 2009

Popularity: 15.4034
5 votes
Networks
(JP)
Production

NHK (JP)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Displaying Love

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 47 episodes

Tenchijin season 1

Aired

47 Episodes
  • Episode 1A Five-year-old Vassal50 min

    Overview not available

  • Episode 2Crybaby, Yoroku50 min

    Overview not available

  • Episode 3The Lord's First Love50 min

    Overview not available

  • Episode 4Older Woman (Person)50 min

    Overview not available

  • Episode 5Is Nobunaga a Demon?50 min

    Overview not available

Crew & Team

Eriko Komatsu小松江里子

Screenplay

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