Mouri Motonari

毛利元就

1997 · Ended · 1 season · 50 episodes · Drama, War & Politics · Japan

Channel NHK · Starring Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Ogata, Takaya Kamikawa

The 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a warlord of the early 1500s who stood at the vanguard of the Warring States era. All Japanese school textbooks contain the Mitsuya no kyokun, Mori's famous lesson to his three sons that teaches that while one arrow is easily broken, three arrows together cannot be broken. In 1997, 500 years after his birth, NHK dramatizes Motonari's rise from a chief of the region of Aki (now Hiroshima) to a daimyo who rules over ten provinces of the Chugoku region. Motonari was 64 years old and already the patriarch of a powerful dynasty about the time Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen appeared on the scene. And even after his death, the Mori family figured prominently in Japanese history. His grandson Terumoto became a loyal Toyotomi vassal. Defeated at the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu confiscated most of his lands, leaving him only with Suwo and Nagato, later known as Choshu. But 260 years later, the Mori got their ultimate revenge, leading the imperial forces against the Tokugawa in the Meiji Restoration.
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Episodes

50 episodes · January 1997 – December 1997
  1. Episode 1: 1. The Wives SayJanuary 5, 1997 · 60 min
  2. Episode 2: 2. Young Lord Raving MadJanuary 12, 1997 · 60 min
  3. Episode 3: 3. The Disqualified CastellanJanuary 19, 1997 · 60 min
  4. Episode 4: 4. A Woman's CaliberJanuary 26, 1997 · 60 min
  5. Episode 5: 5. A Castle of ConspiracyFebruary 2, 1997 · 60 min
  6. Episode 6: 6. A RomanceFebruary 9, 1997 · 60 min
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  1. Episode 7: 7. I Fled From the EnemyFebruary 16, 1997 · 60 min
  2. Episode 8: 8. A Bride Who is Too GoodFebruary 23, 1997 · 60 min
  3. Episode 9: 9. Farewell, My BrotherMarch 2, 1997 · 60 min
  4. Episode 10: 10. His Miraculous First BattleMarch 9, 1997 · 60 min
  5. Episode 11: 11. An Angry BrideMarch 16, 1997 · 60 min
  6. Episode 12: 12. An Order To Assassinate MotonariMarch 23, 1997 · 60 min
  7. Episode 13: 13. A Child of the War-torn Era Was BornMarch 30, 1997 · 60 min
  8. Episode 14: 14. A Giant and A BabyApril 6, 1997 · 60 min
  9. Episode 15: 15. Turning the Tables in TearsApril 13, 1997 · 60 min
  10. Episode 16: 16. His Younger Brother's RebellionApril 20, 1997 · 60 min
  11. Episode 17: 17. A Fierce DawnApril 27, 1997 · 60 min
  12. Episode 18: 18. A Naval GoddessMay 4, 1997 · 60 min
  13. Episode 19: 19. A Husband in LoveMay 11, 1997 · 60 min
  14. Episode 20: 20. An Illegitimate WomanMay 18, 1997 · 60 min
  15. Episode 21: 21. A Million for One HeartMay 25, 1997 · 60 min
  16. Episode 22: 22. Three ArrowsJune 1, 1997 · 60 min
  17. Episode 23: 23. Invasion of the AmagoJune 8, 1997 · 60 min
  18. Episode 24: 24. Showdown at Koriyama CastleJune 15, 1997 · 60 min
  19. Episode 25: 25. Amago Tsunehisa DiesJune 22, 1997 · 60 min
  20. Episode 26: 26. The Ghost is Our EnemyJune 29, 1997 · 60 min
  21. Episode 27: 27. No Way OutJuly 6, 1997 · 60 min
  22. Episode 28: 28. I Want To See the OceanJuly 13, 1997 · 60 min
  23. Episode 29: 29. Farewell to My ChildJuly 20, 1997 · 60 min
  24. Episode 30: 30. Good-bye, MiiJuly 27, 1997 · 60 min
  25. Episode 31: 31. Sugi Goes To ParadiseAugust 3, 1997 · 60 min
  26. Episode 32: 32. Motonari Turns Into a DemonAugust 10, 1997 · 60 min
  27. Episode 33: 33. His Sharp Knife-Like StrategyAugust 17, 1997 · 60 min
  28. Episode 34: 34. Hannya (Jealous Female Demon) Hovering in DarknessAugust 24, 1997 · 60 min
  29. Episode 35: 35. The Last TraitorAugust 31, 1997 · 60 min
  30. Episode 36: 36. Demon's PoliticsSeptember 7, 1997 · 60 min
  31. Episode 37: 37. A Left-out FireflySeptember 14, 1997 · 60 min
  32. Episode 38: 38. A Decision at Age 59September 21, 1997 · 60 min
  33. Episode 39: 39. Outwitting a PlotSeptember 28, 1997 · 60 min
  34. Episode 40: 40. Storms Bring ChancesOctober 5, 1997 · 60 min
  35. Episode 41: 41. A Surprise Attack at ItsukushimaOctober 12, 1997 · 60 min
  36. Episode 42: 42. His Last WomanOctober 19, 1997 · 60 min
  37. Episode 43: 43. A Letter to Three SonsOctober 26, 1997 · 60 min
  38. Episode 44: 44. Dancing for SilverNovember 2, 1997 · 60 min
  39. Episode 45: 45. Man's CaliberNovember 9, 1997 · 60 min
  40. Episode 46: 46. Assassinating TakamotoNovember 16, 1997 · 60 min
  41. Episode 47: 47. An Avenging BattleNovember 23, 1997 · 60 min
  42. Episode 48: 48. Terumoto Making a DebutNovember 30, 1997 · 60 min
  43. Episode 49: 49. A Lonely ChampionDecember 7, 1997 · 60 min
  44. Episode 50: 50. Live Well, Die WellDecember 14, 1997 · 60 min

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EPISODE LENGTH
60 minutes
FIRST AIRED
January 5, 1997
LAST AIRED
December 14, 1997

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