Series

Prince Shotoku

2001 · 1 season

IMDb

8.8

In the late 6th century the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Shotoku Taishi, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions. Shotoku Taishi is known mainly through legends and myths and has been viewed as more god than man. The elaborate and colorful costumes of the time and the beauty of ancient Japan enhance this fascinating historical drama.

Masahiro Motoki

Umayado no ouji

Sul Kyung-gu

Ishin

Ken Ogata

Soga no Umako

Miki Nakatani

Tojiko no iratsume

Akira Emoto

Anahobe no miko

Keiko Matsuzaka

Nukatabe no himemiko

Masaya Katō

Hatsusebe no miko

Masaomi Kondo

Ooe no miko

Akira Takarada

Mononobe no Moriya

Jun Kunimura

Hatano kawakatsu

• Mikio SatoDirector
• Shunsaku IkehataScreenplay

First aired

November 10, 2001

Last aired

November 17, 2001

Status

Ended

Original language

Japanese

Episodes

2

• Season 12 episodes · 2001