Ryōmaden

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FieldValue
imageRyomaden screenshot01.jpg
directorKeishi Ōtomo
writerYasushi Fukuda
theme_music_composerJunichi Hirokami
composerNaoki Satō
openthemeLisa Gerrard and NHK Symphony Orchestra
narratedTeruyuki Kagawa
starring{{Plainlist
countryJapan
languageJapanese
num_episodes48
executive_producer{{Plainlist
runtime46 x 45 minutes
2 x 75 minutes
networkNHK
first_aired
last_aired
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| image = Ryomaden screenshot01.jpg | director = Keishi Ōtomo | writer = Yasushi Fukuda | theme_music_composer = Junichi Hirokami | composer = Naoki Satō | opentheme = Lisa Gerrard and NHK Symphony Orchestra | narrated = Teruyuki Kagawa | starring = {{Plainlist|

Production

Production Credits

  • Original – Yasushi Fukuda
  • Music – Naoki Satō
  • Titling – Shishū
  • Narrator – Teruyuki Kagawa
  • Historical research – Manabu Ōishi, Tatsuya Yamamura
  • Architectural research – Sei Hirai
  • Clothing research – Kiyoko Koizumi
  • Beauty and costume direction – Isao Tsuge
  • Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi
  • Production coordinator – Kei Suzuki, Kanako Iwatani
  • Casting – Keishi Ōtomo

Cast

Sakamoto family

Iwasaki family

Tosa clan

Chōshū clan

Satsuma clan

Chiba Dojo

;Tokugawa Bakufu

Shinsengumi

Kyoto Mimawarigumi

Kaientai

People in Nagasaki

Foreigners

Season overview

The box set is available in a general DVD version, and a Blu-ray Disc version. ::data[format=table]

SeasonEpisodeDVD release datesDiscs
Season 11-13September 22, 20104
Season 213-28November 26, 20104
Season 329-38January 28, 20113
Season 439-48March 25, 20113
Highlight1-48April 22, 20113
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The 1st episode and last episodes are 75 minutes long. The others are 45 minutes long, excepting commercials. ::data[format=table]

SEASON 1 RYOMA THE DREAMEREpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRatingSEASON 2 RYOMA THE ADVENTUREREpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRatingSEASON 3 RYOMA THE NAVIGATOREpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRatingFINAL SEASON RYOMA THE HOPEEpisodeTitleDirected byTravelogueOriginal airdateRatingAverage rating 18.72% – Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).
1"Jōshi to kashi"Keishi ŌtomoKōchi, Kōchi about Sakamoto Ryōma23.2%
2"Taikibansei?"21.0%
3"Nisetegata no tabi"Hitoshi ManabeAki, Kōchi about Iwasaki Yataro22.6%
4"Edo no onikomachi"Keishi ŌtomoChiyoda, Tokyo about Sakamoto Ryōma23.4%
5"Kurofune to ken"Hitoshi ManabeShinagawa, Tokyo about Sakamoto Ryōma24.4%
6"Shōin wa dokoda?"Shimoda, Shizuoka about Yoshida Shōin21.2%
7"Haruka naru nūyōka"Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Kawada Shōryō20.2%
8"Yatarō no namida"Aki, Kōchi about Iwasaki Yataro22.3%
9"Inochi no nedan"Keishi ŌtomoChiyoda, Tokyo about Yamamoto Takuma21.0%
10"Hikisakareta ai"Hitoshi ManabeKōchi, Kōchi about Hirai Kaho20.4%
11"Tosa futtō"Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Yoshida Tōyō21.4%
12"Ansatsu shirei"Hagi, Yamaguchi about Kusaka Gensui17.7%
13"Saraba Tosa yo"Keishi ŌtomoKōchi, Kōchi about Sakamoto Ryōma18.8%
14"Otazunemono Ryōma"Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Takechi Hanpeita18.5%
15"Futari no kyō"Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about Takechi Hanpeita18.4%
16"Katsu Rintarō"Sumida, Tokyo about Katsu Rintarō21.9%
17"Kaibutsu, Yōdō"Tōjō KajiwaraTosashimizu, Kōchi about John Manjirō21.8%
18"Kaigun o tsukurō"Kazuki WatanabeOsaka about Sakamoto Ryōma18.4%
19"Jōi kekkō"Tōjō KajiwaraShimonoseki, Yamaguchi about Battles for Shimonoseki19.0%
20"Shūjirō, Munen"Keishi ŌtomoFukui, Fukui about Matsudaira Shungaku20.4%
21"Kokyō no tomoyo"Kazuki WatanabeKōchi, Kōchi about Yamanouchi Yōdō20.0%
22"Ryō toiu onna"Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about Oryō19.5%
23"Ikedaya ni hashire"Hitoshi ManabeKobe about Katsu Kaishū19.2%
24"Ai no hotaru"Tōjō KajiwaraKyoto about Shinsengumi20.1%
25"Teradaya no haha"Kazuki WatanabeKyoto around the Kinmon Incident20.3%
26"Saigō Kichinosuke"Kōchi, Kōchi about Okada Izō17.9%
27"Ryōma no ōshibai"Keishi ŌtomoTama, Tokyo about Tanaka Mitsuaki17.3%
28"Takechi no yume"Kōchi, Kōchi about Takechi Hanpeita17.0%
29"Shintenchi, Nagasaki"Keishi ŌtomoNagasaki about Omoto15.8%
30"Ryōma no hisaku"Kazuki WatanabeNagasaki about Glover17.9%
31"Saigō wa madaka"Toshitake FukuokaNagasaki about Kameyama Shachū16.0%
32"Nerawareta Ryōma"Tōjō KajiwaraMuroto, Kōchi about Nagaoka Shintarō16.7%
33"Kameyama Shachū no ōshigoto"Keishi ŌtomoUreshino, Saga about Ōura Kei13.7%
34"Samurai, Chōjirō"Hitoshi ManabeNagasaki about Kondō Chōjirō16.3%
35"Satchō dōmei zeyo"Kazuki WatanabeKyoto about Satchō Alliance15.4%
36"Teradaya sōdō"Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about Teradaya sōdō16.8%
37"Ryōma no tsuma"Tōjō KajiwaraHagi, Yamaguchi about Takasugi Shinsaku17.6%
38"Kirishima no chikai"Kazuki WatanabeKagoshima about Sakamoto Ryōma and Oryō15.8%
39"Bakan no kiseki"Keishi ŌtomoKitakyūshū about Kiheitai13.7%
40"Seifūtei no taiketsu"Kazuki WatanabeNagasaki about Sakamoto Ryōma14.3%
41"Saraba, Takasugi Shinsaku"Keishi ŌtomoShimonoseki, Yamaguchi about Takasugi Shinsaku16.3%
42"Iroha maru jiken"Tōjō KajiwaraFukuyama, Hiroshima about Kaientai16.1%
43"Senchū hassaku"Kazuki WatanabeKyoto about Sakamoto Ryōma18.0%
44"Ame no tōbōsha"Toshitake FukuokaNagasaki about Kakure Kirishitan16.2%
45"Ryōma no kyūjitsu"Takegorō NishimuraYokosuka, Kanagawa about Oryō15.3%
46"Tosa no ōshōbu"Tōjō KajiwaraKōchi, Kōchi about Sakamoto Ryōma15.7%
47"Taisei hōkan"Kazuki WatanabeKyoto about Taisei hōkan17.6%
48"Ryū no tamashii"Keishi ŌtomoKyoto about Sakamoto Ryōma21.3%
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Highlight

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SeasonOriginal airdateOriginal airtimeRatingSeason 1Season 2Season 3Season 4
December 29, 201021:00–21:595.2%
22:00–22:594.3%
December 30, 201021:00–21:596.1%
22:00–22:595.8%
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International

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CountryTranslationNetwork(s)Notes
SubtitledVideoland Television NetworkNovember 15, 2010 –
SubtitledChannel JJanuary 17, 2011 –
SubtitledThai PBSMarch 17, 2011 – September 1, 2011
Dubbed/Subtitledi-CABLE Entertainment ChannelMay 9, 2011 –
NoneTV Japan2010
NoneNHK2010
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Soundtrack and books

Soundtrack

  • NHK Taiga Drama Ryōmaden Original Soundtrack Vol.1 (January 27, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Ryōmaden Original Soundtrack Vol.2 (May 26, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Ryōmaden Original Soundtrack Vol.3 (September 8, 2010)

Books

Official guide

  • NHK Taiga Drama Story Ryōmaden First Part (December 8, 2009)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Story Ryōmaden Latter Part (June 30, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama Story Ryōmaden Last Part (October 22, 2010)
  • NHK Taiga Drama, Historical Handbook, Ryōmaden (November 19, 2009)

Novel

  • Ryōmaden I SEASON1 RYOMA THE DREAMER (November 28, 2009)
  • Ryōmaden II SEASON2 RYOMA THE ADVENTURER (March 25, 2010)
  • Ryōmaden III SEASON3 RYOMA THE NAVIGATOR (July 17, 2010)
  • Ryōmaden IV SEASON4 RYOMA THE HOPE (October 9, 2010)

Photo album

  • Masaharu Fukuyama - Sakamoto Ryōma Photo Album (July 1, 2010)
  • Oryō - Yōko Maki Photo Album (September 22, 2010)
  • 2010 Years, the Journey with Masaharu Fukuyama and Ryōma Sakamoto (December 9, 2010)

Comics and other

  • Ryōmaden, Comic Version, First Volume (January 25, 2010)
  • Ryōmaden, Comic Version, Second Volume (April 19, 2010)
  • Ryōma Design. (November 2010)

Reception

Impact

Ryōmaden made a huge impact in Japan. Kōchi, Sakamoto Ryoma's birthplace reported an increase in tourism when the drama started airing. The Bank of Japan (Koichi Branch) initially estimated the economic benefit to be around 23.4 billion yen. However, they have revised the estimation to 40.9 billion yen in April 2010, due to an increase in tourism because of 'Ryoma Fever.' The final estimation is around 52.5 billion yen, 2.3 times the value from the initial estimation. The Nagasaki Branch also estimated around 21 billion yen of economic benefit to Nagasaki, the place where Ryoma was in the Kaientai business. Copies of the necklace Ryoma wore are selling well, and it is the number one selling item in the NHK gift shop.

Accolades

  • 2010 Teamwork of the Year Award
  • Hashida Sugako Awards :ja:橋田賞 - Fukuyama Masaharu in Ryomaden
  • Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Award for Domestic Tourism- Fukuyama Masaharu
  • TV Navi Awards for Best Principal Male Actor 2010 – Fukuyama Masaharu
  • 4th Int'l Drama Festival, Tokyo Drama Award: Best Drama (Series Drama)
  • 4th Int'l Drama Festival, Tokyo Drama Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Kagawa Teruyuki
  • 4th Int'l Drama Festival, Tokyo Drama Award: Special Award – Filming staff of "Ryomaden"
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Best Series (TV Guide Award)
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Best Producer (TV) – Suzuki Kei
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Newcomers of the Year – Kiritani Kenta & Sato Takeru
  • 2011 Elan d'Or Awards: Special Prize – Terajima Shinobu
  • 2011 Galaxy Awards: Special Award for Contribution to Art (Television category) Individual Award – Fukuyama Masaharu

References

References

  1. link. The Hochi Shimbun
  2. The name ''Ryōmaden'' translates to "The Legend of Ryōma". It is an unusual Taiga Drama as the final episode will be broadcast as early as November, due to second phase of ''[[Saka no Ue no Kumo]]'', a series of [[NHK Special Drama]], being broadcast beginning in December.
  3. link
  4. link. The Hochi Shimbun
  5. link. Logical Teamwork Committee
  6. link
  7. link. Sports Nippon Newspapers
  8. "Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism". mlit.go.jp/common/000125061.pdf.
  9. "TV Navi Awards". tvnaviweb.jp/TVnavi_contents/doYear/2010index.html.
  10. "International Drama Festival Award". International Drama Festival in Tokyo.
  11. "Elan d'Or Awards". producer.or.jp/elandor/elandor.html.

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