Prince Shōtoku

Overview

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.

Cast

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

Masaya Katō

Emperor Sushun

N/A

Masaomi Kondo

Emperor Yōmei

Akira Takarada

Mononobe no Moriya

Jun Kunimura

Hata no Kawakatsu

Sabu Kawahara

Otomo Kui

Koji Imada

Ono no Imoko