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Prince Shōtoku

First aired on Nov 10, 2001

Runtime: 180 mins

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Genres: History, Drama

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
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Shunsaku Ikehata | Writer
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Mikio Sato | Director
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Isao Tomita | Music