Unmeitōge

Unmeitōge (運命峠) is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1974. It is based on Renzaburō Shibata's novel of the same title.[1] The lead star is Masakazu Tamura.[2]

Unmeitōge
Also known as運命峠
GenreJidaigeki
Directed byTakeshi Saito
Akira Inoue
StarringMasakazu Tamura
Naoko Otani
Goro Ibuki
Kei Satō
Jūshirō Konoe
Narrated byTakayuki Akutagawa
Theme music composerHiroshi Miyagawa
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes21
Production
ProducerYasuo Nozoe
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companyToei
Release
Original networkKTV
Picture formatFilm
Original releaseOctober 2, 1974 (1974-10-02) –
2 26 1974

Plot

Akizuki Rokurōta was born as a child of Tokugawa Ieyasu, but since he is a twin with Tokugawa Iemitsu, he is not allowed to appear in the center of the stage. Thus He continues his wandering trip. One day he accidentally meets Toyotomi Hideyori's son Toyotomi Hideya and her mother. Tokugawa Shogunate and Yagyū clan try to kill them. On the other hand villains try to use them. Akizuki Rokurōta decides to protect them from Tokugawa Shogunate and villains.[3]

Cast

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Other adaptations

Kōsei Saitō directed 3 hours special drama version which aired January 6, 1993 on Fuji TV. The lead role was played by Ken Matsudaira.[5] theme music by Masahiko Satoh, Screen play by Motomu Furuta.[6]

References
  1. "運命峠". Jidaigeki.Com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. "運命峠". ちばテレビ. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. "運命峠". KINOKUNIYA SHOTEN. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. "運命峠". ザテレビジョン. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. "松平健インタビュー". jcom. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. "運命峠". テレビドラマデータベース. Retrieved 10 August 2017.


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