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| Taiheiki | |
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| Genre | Historical,jidaigeki |
| Based on | Shihon Taiheiki (私本太平記) byEiji Yoshikawa |
| Written by | Shunsaku Ikehata Shigeo Nakakura |
| Directed by | Mikio Satō and others |
| Starring |
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| Narrated by | Motoyo Yamane |
| Theme music composer | Shigeaki Saegusa |
| Composer | Shigeaki Saegusa |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 49 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Yasuo Takahashi Kunihisa Ichiyanagi |
| Production location | Japan |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | January 6 (1991-01-06) – December 8, 1991 (1991-12-08) |
Taiheiki (太平記) is a 1991 Japanese historical television series and the 29thNHKtaiga drama. It is based on the 1958 novelShihon Taiheiki byEiji Yoshikawa.[1][2] It had an average viewership rating of 26.0%, peaking at 34.6%.
The drama is set at the end of theKamakura period, going into theNanboku-chō period during the earlyMuromachi period.Ashikaga Takauji, a rising warlord in the north of Japan, forms an alliance withEmperor Go-Daigo to overthrow the corrupt and decrepitKamakura shogunate. The emperor, seeking to restore Imperial rule, begins theKenmu Restoration, but fails to please thesamurai and cannot dispel their fears of being displaced as the privileged class of Japanese society. Seizing the opportunity, Takauji decides to turn against the Emperor and establish a new shogunate.
| Episode | Original airdate | Title | Directed by | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 6, 1991 (1991-01-06) | "Chichi to Ko" (父と子) | Mikio Satō | 34.6% |
| 2 | January 13, 1991 (1991-01-13) | "Mebae" (芽生え) | 34.3% | |
| 3 | January 20, 1991 (1991-01-20) | "Fūunji" (風雲児) | 33.0% | |
| 4 | January 27, 1991 (1991-01-27) | "Mikado Gomuhon" (帝 ご謀反) | Kenji Tanaka | 31.0% |
| 5 | February 3, 1991 (1991-02-03) | "Ayaushi Ashikaga-ke" (危うし足利家) | 28.9% | |
| 6 | February 10, 1991 (1991-02-10) | "Kusunoki Tōjō" (楠木登場) | Mikio Satō | 30.2% |
| 7 | February 17, 1991 (1991-02-17) | "Hiren" (悲恋) | Takayasu Enokido / Mikio Satō | 33.1% |
| 8 | February 24, 1991 (1991-02-24) | "Yōrei-boshi" (妖霊星) | Mikio Satō | 32.5% |
| 9 | March 3, 1991 (1991-03-03) | "Shukumei no Ko" (宿命の子) | Kenji Tanaka | 32.1% |
| 10 | March 10, 1991 (1991-03-10) | "Mikado no Kyohei" (帝の挙兵) | 30.5% | |
| 11 | March 17, 1991 (1991-03-17) | "Kusunoki Tatsu" (楠木立つ) | Takayasu Enokido | 30.2% |
| 12 | March 24, 1991 (1991-03-24) | "Kasagi Rakujō" (笠置落城) | Sōsei Mineshima | 31.6% |
| 13 | March 31, 1991 (1991-03-31) | "Kōbō Akasaka-jō" (攻防赤坂城) | Takayasu Enokido | 25.5% |
| 14 | April 7, 1991 (1991-04-07) | "Akigiri" (秋霧) | Mikio Satō | 19.9% |
| 15 | April 14, 1991 (1991-04-14) | "Takauji to Masashige" (高氏と正成) | 25.0% | |
| 16 | April 21, 1991 (1991-04-21) | "Oki Hairu" (隠岐配流) | Kenji Tanaka | 24.3% |
| 17 | April 28, 1991 (1991-04-28) | "Ketsudan no Toki" (決断の時) | Takayasu Enokido | 22.0% |
| 18 | May 5, 1991 (1991-05-05) | "Mikado no Dasshutsu" (帝の脱出) | 21.7% | |
| 19 | May 12, 1991 (1991-05-12) | "Hitojichi" (人質) | Mikio Satō | 29.2% |
| 20 | May 19, 1991 (1991-05-19) | "Ashikaga Kekki" (足利決起) | 27.7% | |
| 21 | May 26, 1991 (1991-05-26) | "Kyoto Kōryaku" (京都攻略) | Takayasu Enokido | 27.5% |
| 22 | June 2, 1991 (1991-06-02) | "Kamakura Enjō" (鎌倉炎上) | Mikio Satō | 27.5% |
| 23 | June 9, 1991 (1991-06-09) | "Gaisen" (凱旋) | Sōsei Mineshima | 24.6% |
| 24 | June 16, 1991 (1991-06-16) | "Shinsei" (新政) | Takayasu Enokido | 22.9% |
| 25 | June 23, 1991 (1991-06-23) | "Ashikaga Takauji" (足利尊氏) | Jun Takebayashi | 22.3% |
| 26 | June 30, 1991 (1991-06-30) | "Onshō no Hamon" (恩賞の波紋) | Mikio Satō | 24.8% |
| 27 | July 7, 1991 (1991-07-07) | "Kuge ka Buke ka" (公家か武家か) | Takayasu Enokido | 24.6% |
| 28 | July 14, 1991 (1991-07-14) | "Kaisen Zen'ya" (開戦前夜) | Mikio Satō | 22.9% |
| 29 | July 21, 1991 (1991-07-21) | "Ōtō-no-miya Taiho" (大塔宮逮捕) | Sōsei Mineshima | 22.2% |
| 30 | July 28, 1991 (1991-07-28) | "Higeki no Ōji" (悲劇の皇子) | Kenji Tanaka | 22.4% |
| 31 | August 4, 1991 (1991-08-04) | "Takauji Somuku" (尊氏叛く) | Masami Kadowaki | 21.8% |
| 32 | August 11, 1991 (1991-08-11) | "Fujiyasha Shisu" (藤夜叉死す) | Takayasu Enokido | 22.0% |
| 33 | August 18, 1991 (1991-08-18) | "Senjuō to Izayamaru" (千寿王と不知哉丸) | Mikio Satō | 21.5% |
| 34 | August 25, 1991 (1991-08-25) | "Takauji Tsuitō" (尊氏追討) | Masami Kadowaki | 24.7% |
| 35 | September 1, 1991 (1991-09-01) | "Daigyakuten" (大逆転) | Takayasu Enokido | 23.4% |
| 36 | September 8, 1991 (1991-09-08) | "Minatogawa no Kessen" (湊川の決戦) | Kenji Tanaka | 27.6% |
| 37 | September 15, 1991 (1991-09-15) | "Masashige Jijin" (正成自刃) | Mikio Satō | 24.6% |
| 38 | September 22, 1991 (1991-09-22) | "Itten Ryōtei" (一天両帝) | Masami Kadowaki | 25.7% |
| 39 | September 29, 1991 (1991-09-29) | "Akiie Chiru" (顕家散る) | Mitsunobu Ozaki | 26.2% |
| 40 | October 6, 1991 (1991-10-06) | "Yoshisada no Saigo" (義貞の最期) | Kenji Tanaka | 22.9% |
| 41 | October 13, 1991 (1991-10-13) | "Mikado Hōgyo" (帝崩御) | 19.9% | |
| 42 | October 20, 1991 (1991-10-20) | "Haha no Yuigon" (母の遺言) | Mitsunobu Ozaki | 20.8% |
| 43 | October 27, 1991 (1991-10-27) | "Ashikaga-ke no Naifun" (足利家の内紛) | Takayasu Enokido | 25.3% |
| 44 | November 3, 1991 (1991-11-03) | "Gekokujō" (下剋上) | Mikio Satō | 22.0% |
| 45 | November 10, 1991 (1991-11-10) | "Seihen" (政変) | Kenji Tanaka | 24.2% |
| 46 | November 17, 1991 (1991-11-17) | "Kyōdai no Kizuna" (兄弟の絆) | Takayasu Enokido | 22.8% |
| 47 | November 24, 1991 (1991-11-24) | "Shōgun no Haiboku" (将軍の敗北) | Jun Takebayashi | 26.0% |
| 48 | December 1, 1991 (1991-12-01) | "Hateshinaki Tatakai" (果てしなき戦い) | Kenji Tanaka | 23.0% |
| 49 | December 8, 1991 (1991-12-08) | "Takauji no Shi" (尊氏の死) | Mikio Satō | 24.6% |
| Average rating 26.0% - Rating is based on JapaneseVideo Research (Kantō region). | ||||