Sanada Maru | |
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Written by | Kōki Mitani |
Directed by | Takafumi Kimura and others |
Starring | Masato Sakai Yo Oizumi Masami Nagasawa Yoshino Kimura Koji Yamamoto Hirofumi Arai Haru Kuroki Mayu Matsuoka Yō Yoshida Takeo Nakahara Takashi Fujii Kataoka Ainosuke VI Shinya Niiro Taishi Nakagawa Kenichi Okamoto Susumu Terajima Masahiko Nishimura Show Aikawa Kenichi Endō Masanobu Takashima Hiroshi Fujioka Atsuko Takahata Mitsuko Kusabue Yūko Takeuchi Fumiyo Kohinata Kyōka Suzuki Masaomi Kondō Seiyō Uchino Masao Kusakari |
Narrated by | Yumiko Udo |
Theme music composer | Tatsuya Shimono |
Opening theme | "Sanada Maru Main Theme" (「真田丸 メインテーマ」) by the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Fumiaki Miura |
Composer | Takayuki Hattori |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 50 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Yotaro Yashiki Kunio Yoshikawa |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | NHK |
Release | January 10 December 18, 2016 | –
Sanada Maru (真田丸) is a 2016 Japanese historical drama television series and the 55th NHK taiga drama.[1] The series is named after the Sanada Maru, a fortification defended by Sanada during the Siege of Osaka in 1615. Written by Kōki Mitani, it stars Masato Sakai as the samurai Sanada Nobushige. It premiered on January 10, 2016 and concluded on December 18, 2016.
Due to declining viewership for taiga dramas in recent years, NHK strengthened its marketing push for Sanada Maru as compared with its previous taiga dramas.
The drama focuses on the history of the Sanada clan during the Sengoku period in Japan, and in particular on Sanada Nobushige, who would go on to become one of the legendary commanders of the period.
Pro-Tokugawa daimyōs
Production Credits
NHK chose to cast Masato Sakai for the lead role of Sanada Nobushige, a samurai of the Sengoku period. Minoru Kubota of the Yomiuri Shimbun assumes that this is in part to increase viewership for the historical series after years of declining audience numbers for taiga dramas, as Sakai was a popular actor in the dramas he previously starred in.[3][4]
Due to the decline in viewers of NHK's taiga dramas, which is especially seen in the historically low ratings of preceding taiga drama Hana Moyu in 2015, the public broadcaster strengthened its effort to market Sanada Maru in order for viewership to increase.[4] Locations that were to be depicted in the taiga drama were featured in travel-themed programs such as Tsurube's Salute to Families and Bura Tamori, which also featured actors from Sanada Maru as guests.[4] History-themed documentaries and discussion programs covered the historical background of the drama.[4] Lead actor Sakai was sent out by NHK to major media outlets for interviews, though he was found to be uncooperative in many of them, as questions would focus on his personal life instead of his new role in the drama.[4]
Episode | Title | Directed by | Original airdate | Rating | |
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1 | "Funade" (船出, Sailing Out) | Takafumi Kimura | January 10, 2016 | 19.9% | |
2 | "Ketsudan" (決断, Decision) | January 17, 2016 | 20.1% | ||
3 | "Sakuryaku" (策略, Stratagem) | January 24, 2016 | 18.3% | ||
4 | "Chōsen" (挑戦, Challenge) | Kunio Yoshikawa | January 31, 2016 | 17.8% | |
5 | "Kyūchi" (窮地, Predicament) | Takafumi Kimura | February 7, 2016 | 19.0% | |
6 | "Meisō" (迷走, Adrift) | February 14, 2016 | 16.9% | ||
7 | "Dakkai" (奪回, Recapture) | Tadashi Tanaka | February 21, 2016 | 17.4% | |
8 | "Chōryaku" (調略, Ploy) | February 28, 2016 | 17.1% | ||
9 | "Kakehiki" (駆引, Maneuvering) | Daiji Kobayashi | March 6, 2016 | 16.6% | |
10 | "Myōshu" (妙手, Gambit) | March 13, 2016 | 16.2% | ||
11 | "Shūgen" (祝言, Nuptials) | Tadashi Tanaka | March 20, 2016 | 15.6% | |
12 | "Hitojichi" (人質, Hostage) | March 27, 2016 | 17.9% | ||
13 | "Kessen" (決戦, Showdown) | Takafumi Kimura | April 3, 2016 | 17.5% | |
14 | "Osaka" (大坂) | April 10, 2016 | 17.1% | ||
15 | "Hideyoshi" (秀吉) | April 17, 2016 | 18.3% | ||
16 | "Hyōri" (表裏, Two-faced) | Daiji Kobayashi | April 24, 2016 | 16.9% | |
17 | "Saikai" (再会, Reunion) | Shōhei Doi | May 1, 2016 | 17.0% | |
18 | "Jōraku" (上洛, An audience) | Tadashi Tanaka | May 8, 2016 | 19.1% | |
19 | "Koiji" (恋路, Romance) | Daiji Kobayashi | May 15, 2016 | 17.0% | |
20 | "Zenchō" (前兆, Premonition) | Tetsuya Watanabe | May 22, 2016 | 18.7% | |
21 | "Sentan" (戦端, Hostility) | Takafumi Kimura | May 29, 2016 | 16.8% | |
22 | "Saitei" (裁定, Arbitration) | Shōhei Doi | June 5, 2016 | 16.6% | |
23 | "Kōryaku" (攻略, Conquest) | Tadashi Tanaka | June 12, 2016 | 18.9% | |
24 | "Metsubō" (滅亡, Downfall) | Takafumi Kimura | June 19, 2016 | 17.6% | |
25 | "Betsuri" (別離, Parting) | Tetsuya Watanabe | June 26, 2016 | 18.3% | |
26 | "Uriuri" (瓜売, Gourd Seller) | Daiji Kobayashi | July 3, 2016 | 16.4% | |
27 | "Fushin" (不信, Distrust) | Takafumi Kimura | July 10, 2016 | 15.1% | |
28 | "Junan" (受難, Sufferings) | Shōhei Doi | July 17, 2016 | 17.0% | |
29 | "Ihen" (異変, Disturbance) | Keita Hosaka | July 24, 2016 | 17.5% | |
30 | "Tasogare" (黄昏, Twilight) | Tadashi Tanaka | July 31, 2016 | 14.5% | |
31 | "Shūen" (終焉, Demise) | Takafumi Kimura | August 7, 2016 | 17.3% | |
32 | "Ōshū" (応酬, Tit-for-tat) | Daiji Kobayashi | August 14, 2016 | 15.8% | |
33 | "Dōran" (動乱, Upheaval) | Shōhei Doi | August 21, 2016 | 18.0% | |
34 | "Kyohei" (挙兵, Risings) | Tetsuya Watanabe | August 28, 2016 | 13.2% | |
35 | "Inubushi" (犬伏) | Takafumi Kimura | September 4, 2016 | 15.0% | |
36 | "Shōbu" (勝負, Battle) | Daiji Kobayashi | September 11, 2016 | 16.5% | |
37 | "Nobuyuki" (信之) | Tadashi Tanaka | September 18, 2016 | 17.3% | |
38 | "Masayuki" (昌幸) | Takafumi Kimura | September 25, 2016 | 15.7% | |
39 | "Saigetsu" (歳月, Years) | Keita Hosaka | October 2, 2016 | 16.6% | |
40 | "Yukimura" (幸村) | Shōhei Doi | October 9, 2016 | 15.0% | |
41 | "Nyūjō" (入城, Entry) | Takafumi Kimura | October 16, 2016 | 15.4% | |
42 | "Mikata" (味方, Allies) | October 23, 2016 | 13.0% | ||
43 | "Gungi" (軍議, War Council) | Daiji Kobayashi | October 30, 2016 | 14.5% | |
44 | "Chikujō" (築城, Fortification) | Tadashi Tanaka | November 6, 2016 | 15.3% | |
45 | "Kanpū" (完封, Shutout) | November 13, 2016 | 15.2% | ||
46 | Hōdan (砲弾, Cannonball) | Keita Hosaka | November 20, 2016 | 14.2% | |
47 | Hangeki (反撃, Counter-attack) | Daiji Kobayashi | November 27, 2016 | 15.3% | |
48 | Hikigane (引鉄, Trigger) | Takuya Shimizu | December 4, 2016 | 16.1% | |
49 | "Zen'ya" (前夜, The Eve) | Takafumi Kimura | December 11, 2016 | 14.8% | |
50 | None | December 18, 2016 | 14.7% | ||
Average rating 16.6% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region). |
Ceremony | Category | Nominees | Result | Ref. |
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10th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Drama Series | Sanada Maru | Nominated | [9] |
Best Actor | Masato Sakai | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Masao Kusakari | Won |