キーワード Kamakura Period

既成仏教に疑問を抱き、大宋国にわたって正師と真実の教えに巡り合った道元は、日本に戻り、様々な出会いと別れの中で、時の権力に心の太刀で立ち向かい、万人を救済する真の教えを説いていく。

山部一族の東の荘の当主・高丸は、都から異形の童子・鬼丸を連れ帰る。下男として仕え始めた鬼丸に高丸の嫡子・秀丸が嫉妬する一方、秀丸の妹・絹は心惹かれていく。絹は京で巫女となる運命を覆し、西の荘の嫡子・光彦に嫁いで式の前日に鬼丸と結ばれるが…。

A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.

Following the ascension to power of Taira no Kiyomori, the Minamoto clan is exiled. Minamoto no Yoritomo meets Masako, the sister of Hōjō Yoshitoki and later marries her. Following this marriage, the gears of Yoshitoki's destiny begin to turn.

The story chronicles the life of Hōjō Masako during the Kamakura Period.

The drama centers on Ashikaga Takauji's rise to power, overthrowing the Kamakura shogunate and eventually establishing the Ashikaga shogunate.

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.