Mouri Motonari
The 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a warlord of the early 1500s who stood at the vanguard of the Warring States era. All Japanese school textbooks contain the Mitsuya no kyokun, Mori's famous lesson to his three sons that teaches that while one arrow is easily broken, three arrows together cannot be broken. In 1997, 500 years after his birth, NHK dramatizes Motonari's rise from a chief of the region of Aki (now Hiroshima) to a daimyo who rules over ten provinces of the Chugoku region. Motonari was 64 years old and already the patriarch of a powerful dynasty about the time Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen appeared on the scene. And even after his death, the Mori family figured prominently in Japanese history. His grandson Terumoto became a loyal Toyotomi vassal. Defeated at the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu confiscated most of his lands, leaving him only with Suwo and Nagato, later known as Choshu. But 260 years later, the Mori got their ultimate revenge, leading the imperial forces against the Tokugawa in the Meiji Restoration.
Top Cast
Nobuko Miyamoto
Ken Ogata
Takaya Kamikawa
Keiko Takeshita
Takanori Jinnai
Keiko Matsuzaka
Naomasa Musaka
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Episodes
The Wives Say
Jan 05, 1997
Young Lord Raving Mad
Jan 12, 1997
The Disqualified Castellan
Jan 19, 1997
A Woman's Caliber
Jan 26, 1997
A Castle of Conspiracy
Feb 02, 1997
A Romance
Feb 09, 1997
I Fled From the Enemy
Feb 16, 1997
A Bride Who is Too Good
Feb 23, 1997
Farewell, My Brother
Mar 02, 1997
His Miraculous First Battle
Mar 09, 1997
An Angry Bride
Mar 16, 1997
An Order To Assassinate Motonari
Mar 23, 1997
A Child of the War-torn Era Was Born
Mar 30, 1997
A Giant and A Baby
Apr 06, 1997
Turning the Tables in Tears
Apr 13, 1997
His Younger Brother's Rebellion
Apr 20, 1997
A Fierce Dawn
Apr 27, 1997
A Naval Goddess
May 04, 1997
A Husband in Love
May 11, 1997
An Illegitimate Woman
May 18, 1997
A Million for One Heart
May 25, 1997
Three Arrows
Jun 01, 1997
Invasion of the Amago
Jun 08, 1997
Showdown at Koriyama Castle
Jun 15, 1997
Amago Tsunehisa Dies
Jun 22, 1997
The Ghost is Our Enemy
Jun 29, 1997
No Way Out
Jul 06, 1997
I Want To See the Ocean
Jul 13, 1997
Farewell to My Child
Jul 20, 1997
Good-bye, Mii
Jul 27, 1997
Sugi Goes To Paradise
Aug 03, 1997
Motonari Turns Into a Demon
Aug 10, 1997
His Sharp Knife-Like Strategy
Aug 17, 1997
Hannya (Jealous Female Demon) Hovering in Darkness
Aug 24, 1997
The Last Traitor
Aug 31, 1997
Demon's Politics
Sep 07, 1997
A Left-out Firefly
Sep 14, 1997
A Decision at Age 59
Sep 21, 1997
Outwitting a Plot
Sep 28, 1997
Storms Bring Chances
Oct 05, 1997
A Surprise Attack at Itsukushima
Oct 12, 1997
His Last Woman
Oct 19, 1997
A Letter to Three Sons
Oct 26, 1997
Dancing for Silver
Nov 02, 1997
Man's Caliber
Nov 09, 1997
Assassinating Takamoto
Nov 16, 1997
An Avenging Battle
Nov 23, 1997
Terumoto Making a Debut
Nov 30, 1997
A Lonely Champion
Dec 07, 1997
Live Well, Die Well
Dec 14, 1997
