Well before “Shogun” as warring clans were fighting for power throughout Japan, a Portuguese vessel ran aground off Tanegashima. Lord Tokitaka helped Captain Pinto repair his ship. The grateful captain offered the lord a gift--a matchlock musket—the first firearm ever seen in Japan. But like a great stone hurled into placid waters, this simple gift will start a revolution. Tokitaka tasks Kinbei, his greatest swordsmith, to copy this musket and build guns for Japan. While Kinbei struggles to forge Japan’s first musket, a great love blooms between Captain Pinto and Kinbei’s daughter Wakasa. But for Kinbei, to let Wakasa marry Pinto and go to Portugal is unthinkable. And as Kinbei creates Japan’s first matchlock factory, Lord Oda Nobunaga will seize upon firearms as the key to sweep all other clans before him, tearing a blood-soaked path of destruction through Japan.
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The Saga of Tanegashima Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ayako Wakao
She was 34, now 90 years old
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as Wakasa |
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Saburo Date
He was 44, 67 years old when he died
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as Tokunoshin Wakita |
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Jun Fujikawa
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Kôichi Mizuhara
He was 59, 60 years old when he died
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as Shigeomi |
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Ichirô Nakatani
He was 37, 73 years old when he died
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as Sakuji |
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Eijirō Tōno
He was 61, 87 years old when he died
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as Kinbei Yaita |
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Jun Fujimaki
He was 32, now 88 years old
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as Nobunaga Oda |
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Rokkô Toura
He was 38, 62 years old when he died
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as Wufeng |
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Shiho Fujimura
She was 29, now 85 years old
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as Otane |
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Rick Jason
He was 44, 77 years old when he died
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as Captain Pinto |
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Taketoshi Naito
He was 41, 86 years old when he died
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as Tokiaki Tanegashima |
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Asao Koike
He was 37, 54 years old when he died
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as Matasaburo Tachibanaya |
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Ryûtarô Gomi
He was 34, 80 years old when he died
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as Tokitada Oribenojô |
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Gen Kimura
He was 35, now 91 years old
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as Tokuzô |
The Saga of Tanegashima Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kazuo Mori as Director. He was 57 (78) years old when He died
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Directing |
