Hojo Tokimune

2001•40m

The 40th NHK Taiga Drama is Hojo Tokimune. It tells the dramatic and turbulent life of young shikken Hojo Tokimune, and his successful defense of Japan from invasion by Mongolia in the 1200's. It is a tragic story of betrayal and clan wars and Hojo Tokimune is at the center of it all. The main focus of the story is Hojo Tokiyori's older sons, their relationship, and their views and actions concerning Kublai Khan's attempted invasion. The two brothers, Tokimune and Tokisuke, are torn apart by politics.

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Seasons

49 Episodes • Premiered 2001

1. The Kamakura Shock

First Episode

2. Two Mothers

3. Confrontation of the Brothers

4. Resistance

5. A Turbulent Trip

6. Love in Hakata

7. Regent-in-Training

8. The Missing Bride

9. Duel

10. On One's Own

11. Tokiyori's Death

12. Assassination

13. A Huge Crossroad

14. Tokisuke's Banishment

15. Mother's Insanity

16. A New Shogun

17. Kublai's Shadow

18. Kublai's Correspondence

19. To Fight or Submit

20. The Young Regent

21. The First Battle

22. Darkness in Kyoto

23. The Hostages

24. A Letter from Korea

25. Final Warning

26. A Brothers' Bond

27. Treason Unforgiven

28. Kill My Brother!

29. Farewell Brother

30. An Elder's Death

31. Order to Attack

32. To Hakata

33. The Night Before the Attack

34. Mongol Invasion, Part I

35. Mongol Invasion, Part II

36. Mongol Invasion, Part III

37. Mysterious Retreat

38. Offense or Defense

39. The Targeted Princess

40. The Missing Messengers

41. Thou Shall Not Kill

42. As Long As I Live

43. Two Factions

44. A Wife's Tears

45. My Homeland

46. Kill Kublai

47. The Koan Era

48. The Fateful Storm

49. An Eternal Journey

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Hojo Tokimune

Production

Production

Seasons

1. The Kamakura Shock

2. Two Mothers

3. Confrontation of the Brothers

4. Resistance

5. A Turbulent Trip

6. Love in Hakata

7. Regent-in-Training

8. The Missing Bride

9. Duel

10. On One's Own

11. Tokiyori's Death

12. Assassination

13. A Huge Crossroad

14. Tokisuke's Banishment

15. Mother's Insanity

16. A New Shogun

17. Kublai's Shadow

18. Kublai's Correspondence

19. To Fight or Submit

20. The Young Regent

21. The First Battle

22. Darkness in Kyoto

23. The Hostages

24. A Letter from Korea

25. Final Warning

26. A Brothers' Bond

27. Treason Unforgiven

28. Kill My Brother!

29. Farewell Brother

30. An Elder's Death

31. Order to Attack

32. To Hakata

33. The Night Before the Attack

34. Mongol Invasion, Part I

35. Mongol Invasion, Part II

36. Mongol Invasion, Part III

37. Mysterious Retreat

38. Offense or Defense

39. The Targeted Princess

40. The Missing Messengers

41. Thou Shall Not Kill

42. As Long As I Live

43. Two Factions

44. A Wife's Tears

45. My Homeland

46. Kill Kublai

47. The Koan Era

48. The Fateful Storm

49. An Eternal Journey

Cast

Mayuko Fukuda

Kinya Kitaoji

Ken Watanabe

Hiromi Sakimoto

Atsuro Watabe

Motoya Izumi

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