Tenchijin

Tenchijin
Written by	Eriko Komatsu
Starring	Satoshi Tsumabuki Kazuki Kitamura Takako Tokiwa Misako Tanaka Masanobu Takashima Shun Oguri Tetsuji Tamayama Masami Nagasawa Manami Higa Saki Aibu Yusuke Kamiji Yu Shirota Mikihisa Azuma Seishiro Kato Kotaro Koizumi Yoshizumi Ishihara Yoshino Kimura Kei Yamamoto Akira Nakao Kyoko Fukada Shigeru Kōyama Takeshi Katō Ryuhei Matsuda Takashi Sasano Kōji Kikkawa Reiko Takashima Ken Utsui Sumiko Fuji Hiroshi Abe Hiroki Matsukata
Theme music composer	Kazuhiro Koizumi
Opening theme	NHK Symphony Orchestra
Composer(s)	Michiru Oshima
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
No. of episodes	47
Production
Executive producer(s)	Shinsuke Naito
Running time	45 x 45 minutes 2 x 75 minutes
Release
Original network	NHK
Picture format	NTSC 14:9 (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	January 4 – November 22, 2009

Tenchijin (天地人^?) is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It aired on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes. The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu.

Production began on April 27, 2007. The story is based on the novel Tenchijin by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted for screen by scriptwriter Eriko Komatsu. The series' music composer was Michiru Oshima.

The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports Uesugi Kagekatsu, who holds the destiny of Echigo province.

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