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As If In Flight

As If In Flight

created by Ryōtarō Shiba

1990 1 seasons 48 eps≈ 36h totalEndedNHKDrama

Historical drama about the life of Saigō Takamori and his involvement with the Meiji Restoration.

3.0/5

TMDB score· 1 votes

Synopsis

Historical drama about the life of Saigō Takamori and his involvement with the Meiji Restoration.

The vibe

jidaigekiedo periodmeiji periodtaigabakumatsu

Cast

Toshiyuki NishidaToshiyuki NishidaSaigo Takamori
Takeshi KagaTakeshi KagaOkubo Toshimichi
Hideki TakahashiHideki TakahashiShimazu Hisamitsu
Yūzō KayamaYūzō KayamaShimazu Nariakira
Kōen OkumuraKōen Okumura
Kirin KikiKirin Kiki天璋院付き老女・幾島
Naoto OgataNaoto Ogata西郷従道
Noriko SakaiNoriko Sakai
Koichi SatoKoichi Sato
Yuko TanakaYuko Tanaka

Creator

Ryōtarō Shiba

Network

NHK

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

48

Episode length

45 min

Total runtime

≈ 36h

First aired

1990

Country

Japan

Genres

Drama

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