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.
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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
Masaomi Kondo
Emperor Yōmei
Akira Takarada
Mononobe no Moriya
Jun Kunimura
Hata no Kawakatsu
Sabu Kawahara
Otomo Kui
Koji Imada
Ono no Imoko
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