Hana no Ran
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| Hana no Ran | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Shinichi Ichikawa |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Yoshiko Mita |
| Theme music composer | Naoto Ōtomo |
| Opening theme | NHK Symphony Orchestra |
| Composer | Shigeaki Saegusa |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 37 x 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | 3 April – 11 December 1994 |
Hana no Ran (花の乱) was the 33rd Taiga drama to be broadcast on the NHK network in Japan. It premiered on 3 April 1994 and its finale aired on 25 December of the same year.[1]
Plot
The story takes place during the Muromachi period of Japan, in the midst of the Ōnin War. The main character in the series is Hino Tomiko, a historical figure with a bad reputation because of her actions to rebuild Kyoto after the Ōnin War.
Cast
- Hino and Ashikaga
- Hino Tomiko: Yoshiko Mita
- Young Tomiko: Takako Matsu
- Ashikaga Yoshimasa: Ichikawa Danjūrō XII
- Young Yoshimasa: Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII
- Young Yoshimasa:
- Hino Shigeko: Machiko Kyō
- Hino Katsumitsu: Masao Kusakari
- Hino Mitsuko: Yoshie Taira
- Ashikaga Yoshimi: Shirō Sano
- Takao Osawa: Ashikaga Yoshiki
- Hosokawa
- Nomura Mansai
- Yamana
- Imperial Court
- Others
- Junkichi Orimoto: Zenami
- Ōuchi Masahiro: Hiroshi Fujioka
- Ikkyū: Eiji Okuda
- Ibuki Saburō Nobutsuna: Kōji Yakusho
- Shuten-dōji: Matsumoto Kōshirō IX
- Kenke Uehara: Kotaro Tanaka
- Aka Oni: Strong Kongo
Ratings
The series, which only managed a 14.1% audience share during its run and peaking at 18.3% as its highest, had the notorious reputation of being the lowest-rated Taiga drama series in the franchise's history until it was surpassed by