Overview

In the late 6th century, the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Prince Shotoku, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions.

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Cast

Masahiro Motoki

Prince Shōtoku

Miki Nakatani

Tojiko no iratsume

Akira Takarada

Prince Anahobe

Sul Kyung-gu

Yi Jin

Ken Ogata

Soga no Umako

Keiko Matsuzaka

Empress Suiko

Masaya Katō

Emperor Sushun

Akira Takarada

Mononobe no Moriya

Jun Kunimura

Hata no Kawakatsu

Sabu Kawahara

Otomo Kui

Koji Imada

Ono no Imoko

Toshinobu Matsuo

Prince Kume