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Segodon

Rated 8.36 votes20181 season

Saigo Takamori, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, was born to a poor, low-ranking samurai family in the Satsuma domain (present day Kagoshima Prefecture). His simple honesty caught the attention of its charismatic feudal lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Nariakira. Nariakira’s assertion that the love of people is what will enrich and strengthen the nation captivated Saigo who took on Nariakira’s secret mission and eventually became a key person for Satsuma. Not a portrait of him survives today and much of his life is a mystery. He is a man who was twice exiled and thrice married. He overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate with exceptional bravery and action. Although he accomplished the restoration, he lost his life in a fight with the new Meiji government.

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First aired
Jan 7, 2018
Status
Ended
Network
NHK BS1
Episodes
47
Country
JP

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S1 E1: Satsuma Weaklings

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S1 E1 Satsuma Weaklings

Jan 7, 2018

In 1840 in Satsuma (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture), Kokichi Saigo is having days of training and studying with friends in town. At the domain's biggest event held at a temple, he has a fateful encounter with Nariakira Shimazu, the son and heir of the Satsuma domain. However, Kokichi is slashed on the shoulder with a sword by a boy who bears a grudge against him, and becomes unable to swing a sword again.

  1. 1Satsuma Weaklings
  2. 2An Admirable Samurai
  3. 3Children are Treasures
  4. 4A New Lord
  5. 5Sumo! Sumo!
  6. 6Mystery Man
  7. 7Mother on Back
  8. 8Bad Luck Bride
  9. 9Sir Hi in Edo
  10. 10Where Is Princess Atsu?
  11. 11Nariakira's Assassination
  12. 12Princess With Strong Luck
  13. 13Unchanging Friendship
  14. 14Yoshinobu Gets Serious
  15. 15Lord's Death
  16. 16Nariakira's Will
  17. 17Saigo Drowns
  18. 18Exile Kikuchi Gengo
  19. 19Aikana
  20. 20Shosuke's Black Stone
  21. 21Farewell Song
  22. 22Great Brother, Rustic Brother
  23. 23The Terada-ya Incident
  24. 24To the Ends of the Earth
  25. 25Granted Life
  26. 26Saigo Goes to Kyoto
  27. 27Hamaguri Gate Rebellion
  28. 28Katsu and Ryoma
  29. 29Third Marriage
  30. 30Mystery Man Iwakura Tomomi
  31. 31A Promise with Ryoma
  32. 32The Satsuma-Choshu Alliance
  33. 33Ito's Vow
  34. 34Shogun Yoshinobu
  35. 35Demon of War
  36. 36Yoshinobu's Head
  37. 37Peaceful Surrender of Edo Castle
  38. 38A Restoration Full of Scars
  39. 39Father, Saigo Takamori
  40. 40A Troubled New Government
  41. 41A Country Reborn
  42. 42Clash of Two Great Men
  43. 43Farewell, Tokyo
  44. 44The Samurai's Revolt
  45. 45Saigo Rises
  46. 46Seinan War
  47. 47Final Episode

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