Overview
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. Prince Shotoku, 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.
Cast
Masahiro Motoki
Prince Shōtoku
Miki Nakatani
Tojiko no iratsume
Akira Takarada
Prince Anahobe
Sul Kyung-gu
Yi Jin
Ken Ogata
Soga no Umako
Keiko Matsuzaka
Empress Suiko
Masaya Katō
Emperor Sushun
M
Masaomi Kondo
Emperor Yōmei
Akira Takarada
Mononobe no Moriya
Jun Kunimura
Hata no Kawakatsu
Sabu Kawahara
Otomo Kui
Koji Imada
Ono no Imoko
Toshinobu Matsuo
Prince Kume