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  • 1996
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    Hideyoshi

    Hideyoshi

    9.50 1996 HD

    A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga....

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  • 2018
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    Ariyoshi no Okane Hakken

    Ariyoshi no Okane Hakken

    10.00 2018 HD

    This is an educational variety program in which Ariyoshi Hiroyuki and a child actor delve into the "secrets related to money" together with the...

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  • 1987
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    Masamune Shogun

    Masamune Shogun

    9.20 1987 HD

    Broadcast TV drama NHK broadcast on January 4 to December 13, 1987 (Showa 62). In the questionnaire survey conducted by NHK, it is shining in the...

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  • 2017
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    Naotora: The Lady Warlord

    Naotora: The Lady Warlord

    8.30 2017 HD

    Naotora Ii is a woman given a male name, who succeeded as the head of the Ii family during the Warring States period when her father passed away....

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  • 1978
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    Ōgon no Hibi

    Ōgon no Hibi

    1 1978 HD

    Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This...

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  • 2012
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    Seasoning the Seasons

    Seasoning the Seasons

    10.00 2012 HD

    This program visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.

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  • 2023
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    Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama

    Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1999
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    Genroku Ryoran

    Genroku Ryoran

    7.80 1999 HD

    The 38th NHK Taiga Drama is Genroku Ryoran. The "Forty-seven Loyal Samurai" is one of the most enduring and best loved stories of Japan's history....

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  • 1965
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    Taikouki

    Taikouki

    1 1965 HD

    Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan.

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  • 2000
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    Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations

    Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations

    10.00 2000 HD

    The 39th NHK Taiga Drama is Aoi Tokugawa Sandai. It is James Miki's dynamic and colorful tale of three generations of the Tokugawa dynasty--from its...

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  • 2022
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    She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat

    She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat

    8.84 2022 HD

    Cooking is how Nomoto de-stresses, but one day, she finds herself making way more than she can eat by herself. And so, she invites her neighbor...

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  • 2015
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    Burning Flower

    Burning Flower

    7.70 2015 HD

    Fumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively and tries to...

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  • 2019
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    Mistress

    Mistress

    3.30 2019 HD

    Shibasaki Kaori is a doctor. Her patient that she was having an affair with dies. Kaori is suspicious of the patient's son Kido Takashi about the...

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  • 1966
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    Minamoto no Yoshitsune

    Minamoto no Yoshitsune

    1 1966 HD

    The chronicles of the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 - May 17th, 1189). He was a late Heian and early Kamakura general of the Minamoto clan of...

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  • 1977
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    Kashin

    Kashin

    1 1977 HD

    Centered around Masujiro Omura, who became a commander for the Choshu clan, and founded the modern Japanese millitary system.

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  • 1999
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    NHK Documentary

    NHK Documentary

    1 1999 HD

    Hard-hitting documentary series that takes an in-depth look at some of the political, economic, and social challenges that Japan and our world is...

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  • 1970
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    Mominoki wa Nokotta

    Mominoki wa Nokotta

    1 1970 HD

    Depicting Date clan’s internal strife that occurred during a peaceful Edo period governed by the 4th Tokugawa shogun.

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  • 1967
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    Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

    8.00 1967 HD

    The Story is about three daughters of a "Hatamoto" during the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration.

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  • 2009
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    Guin Saga

    Guin Saga

    7.10 2009 HD

    "The seal will be broken after many years". In the land of Nospherus, four heroes embark on a patch of destiny that will weave a new legend. The...

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  • 1995
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    Eighth Shogun Yoshimune

    Eighth Shogun Yoshimune

    1 1995 HD

    The drama is depicting the life and times in 17th and 18th century Japan during the rule of the eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune.

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