Ryōmaden
| Ryōmaden | |
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| Written by | Yasushi Fukuda |
| Directed by | Keishi Ōtomo |
| Starring |
Masaharu Fukuyama Teruyuki Kagawa Nao Ōmori Yūsuke Iseya Yōko Maki Ryōko Hirosue Shinobu Terajima Yū Aoi Shihori Kanjiya Takeru Satoh Munetaka Aoki Yo Oizumi Shōsuke Tanihara Jun Kaname Tamiyo Kusakari Tetta Sugimoto Ikkei Watanabe Hirotarō Honda Ryo Ishibashi Chieko Matsubara Keizō Kanie Katsumi Takahashi Kimiko Yo Takaya Kamikawa Tetsuya Takeda Masaomi Kondō Mitsuko Baisho Isao Natsuyagi Kiyoshi Kodama Kōtarō Satomi |
| Theme music composer | Junichi Hirokami |
| Opening theme | Lisa Gerrard and NHK Symphony Orchestra |
| Composer(s) | Naoki Satō |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kei Suzuki Kanako Iwatani |
| Running time | 46 x 45 minutes 2 x 75 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | NHK |
| Picture format |
NTSC 14:9 (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Two-channel stereo (sub channel: Note channel) |
| Original release | January 3 – November 28, 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Tenchijin |
| Followed by | Gō |
Ryōmaden (龍馬伝?) is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
The box sets is available in two versions; a general DVD version, and Blu-ray Disc.
The 1st episode and the last episode are 75 minutes long. Others are 45 minutes long without commercials.
Ryōmaden made a huge impact in Japan. Kōchi, Sakamoto Ryoma's birthplace reported an increase in tourism when the drama started airing. The Bank of Japan (Koichi Branch) initially estimated the economic benefit to be around 23.4 billion yen. However, they have revised the estimation to 40.9 billion yen in April 2010, due to an increase in tourism because of 'Ryoma Fever.' The final estimation is around 52.5 billion yen, 2.3 times the value from the initial estimation. The Nagasaki Branch also estimated around 21 billion yen of economic benefit to Nagasaki, the place where Ryoma was in the Kaientai business. Copies of the necklace Ryoma wore are selling well, and it is the number one selling item in the NHK gift shop.
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