Mouri Motonari Season 1 A Child of the War-torn Era Was Born 1997
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.
- Released: 1997-03-30
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Drama, War & Politics
- Stars: Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Ogata, Takaya Kamikawa, Keiko Takeshita, Takanori Jinnai
- Director: Kōji Matsuoka, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Michiko Nagai, Makiko Uchidate
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1. The Wives Say 1997-01-05
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2. Young Lord Raving Mad 1997-01-12
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3. The Disqualified Castellan 1997-01-19
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4. A Woman's Caliber 1997-01-26
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5. A Castle of Conspiracy 1997-02-02
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6. A Romance 1997-02-09
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7. I Fled From the Enemy 1997-02-16
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8. A Bride Who is Too Good 1997-02-23
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9. Farewell, My Brother 1997-03-02
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10. His Miraculous First Battle 1997-03-09
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11. An Angry Bride 1997-03-16
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12. An Order To Assassinate Motonari 1997-03-23
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13. A Child of the War-torn Era Was Born 1997-03-30
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14. A Giant and A Baby 1997-04-06
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15. Turning the Tables in Tears 1997-04-13
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16. His Younger Brother's Rebellion 1997-04-20
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17. A Fierce Dawn 1997-04-27
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18. A Naval Goddess 1997-05-04
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19. A Husband in Love 1997-05-11
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20. An Illegitimate Woman 1997-05-18
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21. A Million for One Heart 1997-05-25
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22. Three Arrows 1997-06-01
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23. Invasion of the Amago 1997-06-08
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24. Showdown at Koriyama Castle 1997-06-15
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25. Amago Tsunehisa Dies 1997-06-22
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26. The Ghost is Our Enemy 1997-06-29
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27. No Way Out 1997-07-06
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28. I Want To See the Ocean 1997-07-13
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29. Farewell to My Child 1997-07-20
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30. Good-bye, Mii 1997-07-27
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31. Sugi Goes To Paradise 1997-08-03
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32. Motonari Turns Into a Demon 1997-08-10
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33. His Sharp Knife-Like Strategy 1997-08-17
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35. The Last Traitor 1997-08-31
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36. Demon's Politics 1997-09-07
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37. A Left-out Firefly 1997-09-14
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38. A Decision at Age 59 1997-09-21
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39. Outwitting a Plot 1997-09-28
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40. Storms Bring Chances 1997-10-05
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41. A Surprise Attack at Itsukushima 1997-10-12
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42. His Last Woman 1997-10-19
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43. A Letter to Three Sons 1997-10-26
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44. Dancing for Silver 1997-11-02
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45. Man's Caliber 1997-11-09
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46. Assassinating Takamoto 1997-11-16
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47. An Avenging Battle 1997-11-23
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48. Terumoto Making a Debut 1997-11-30
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49. A Lonely Champion 1997-12-07
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50. Live Well, Die Well 1997-12-14
