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90% Directed by Keishi Ōtomo Composer(s) Naoki Satō Final episode date 28 November 2010 Writers Yasushi Fukuda | 8.5/10 Written by Yasushi Fukuda First episode date 3 January 2010 Music composed by Junichi Hirokami | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Masaharu FukuyamaTeruyuki KagawaNao ŌmoriYūsuke IseyaYōko MakiRyōko HirosueShinobu TerajimaYū AoiShihori KanjiyaTakeru SatohMunetaka AokiYo OizumiShōsuke TaniharaJun KanameTamiyo KusakariTetta SugimotoIkkei WatanabeHirotarō HondaRyo IshibashiChieko MatsubaraKeizō KanieKatsumi TakahashiKimiko YoTakaya KamikawaTetsuya TakedaMasaomi KondōMitsuko BaishoIsao NatsuyagiKiyoshi KodamaKōtarō Satomi Main characters Kao Hirai, Sana Chiba, Tome Sakamoto Similar Atsuhime, Heart of a Samurai, Saka no Ue no Kumo, Yae no Sakura, Shinsengumi! |
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. 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.
Contents
Staff
Cast
Season overview
The box sets is available in two versions; a general DVD version, and Blu-ray Disc.
The 1st episode and the last episode are 75 minutes long. Others are 45 minutes long without commercials.
Highlight
Soundtrack
Books
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. Copies of the necklace Ryoma wore are selling well, and it is the number one selling item in the NHK gift shop.