Drama: Ichiro
Romaji: Ichiro (Japanese Drama)
Japanese: 一路
Director: Shigeru Ishihara, Daiji Hattori, Masanori Inoue
Writer: Jiro Asada (novel), Mutsuki Watanabe
Network: NHK
Episodes: 9
Release Date: July 31 - September 25, 2015
Runtime: Fridays 20:00-20:43
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Set during the Edo period.
Ichiro Onodera’s father dies suddenly due to a fire at home. 19-year-old Ichiro Onodera (Kento Nagayama) comes home. His father was supposed to prepare Sankin-kotai and lead the lines of Sankin-kotai to Edo.
After his father's death, Ichiro Onodera leads the lines of Sankin-kotai and heads to Edo. During the journey, he faces various cases and schemes which targets his family.
Notes
Based on the novel series"Ichiro" by Jiro Asada (first published February 22, 2013 by Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc.).
2014 movie "Samurai Hustle" also deals with the practice of "Sankin-kotai."
Cast
Kento Nagayama as Ichiro Onodera
Dai Watanabe as Sakyonodaibu Makisaka
Takahiro Fujimoto as Kanjyuro Sakuma
Zen Kajihara as Sojyuro Onodera
Shugo Oshinari as Shinza
Musashi as Chota
Shinji Uchiyama as Hanji
Hiroki Nakajima as Shingo Kuriyama
Shiro Sano as Shogen Maisaka
Ken Ishiguro as Shichizaemon Kokubu
Miyabi Matsuura as Kaoru
Tsunehiko Kamijo as Kucho
Houka Kinoshita as Kisoji Ito
Mimura as Suzu
Kenichi Yajima as Yosaburo Horie