Unmeitōge
| Unmeitōge | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 運命峠 |
| Genre | Akira Inoue |
| Starring | Masakazu Tamura Naoko Otani Goro Ibuki Kei Satō Jūshirō Konoe |
| Narrated by | Takayuki Akutagawa |
| Theme music composer | Hiroshi Miyagawa |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Yasuo Nozoe |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company | Toei |
| Original release | |
| Network | KTV |
| Release | February 26 – October 2, 1974 |
Unmeitōge (運命峠, Fateful Mountain Pass) is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1974. It is based on Renzaburō Shibata's novel of the same title.[1] The lead star is Masakazu Tamura.[2]
Plot
Akizuki Rokurōta was born as a child of
Tokugawa Shogunate and Yagyū clan are trying to capture or kill them, while on the other hand villains want to use them. Akizuki Rokurōta decides to protect them from both sides.[3]
Cast
- Masakazu Tamura as Akizuki Rokurōta/Tokugawa Iemitsu
- Goro Ibuki as Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
- Jūshirō Konoe as Yagyū Munenori
- Yoshio Yoshida as Tenkai
- Ichirō Arishima as Takuan Sōhō
- Naoko Otani as Renko
- Rokko Touraas Yami no Hichibei
- Yayoi Watanabe as Sasaka
- Kei Satō as Asahina Genzaemon
- Atsushi Watanabeas Iga Ninja Unten
Other adaptations
Fuji TV. The lead role was played by Ken Matsudaira.[5] theme music by Masahiko Satoh, Screen play by Motomu Furuta.[6]
- Ken Matsudaira as Akizuki Rokurōta
- Tomokazu Miura as Miyamoto Musashi
- Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Yagyū Munenori
- Hiroshi Abe as Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
- Morio Kazama as Tokugawa Iemitsu
- Narumi Arimori
- Chiaki Matsubara
- Katsumasa Uchida
- Hirotarō Honda as Hanabusa Togo
- Hideji Ōtaki
- Yoichi Hayashi as Hattori Hanzō
- Shōhei Hino as Iga Ninja Unten
- Isao Natsuyagi as Katō Sōjurō
- Umenosuke Nakamura as Tenkai
References
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