----- Original Message -----
From: William Letham <samuraiw@...>
To: <samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: [samuraihistory] NHK Taiga Drama
> I have been watching taiga drama since Yoshimune in 1995, and I've caught
a
> bunch of them in their condensed version. Of those I think I liked
Tokugawa
> Yoshinobu the best. I found something a bit tragic in this last Shogun who
> had all the capabilities to lead but got trapped by events that no one
> could control. I thought the openings credits with its moody music and
> photos really set the tone. It was truly and age of great opportunity.
The
> story itself was a bit soapy at times and some characters notably the
> fireman's family seemed unneeded but I guess that's the demands of
primetime
> TV. Yes I liked Hideyoshi too because of Takenaka Naito and Sawaguchi
> Yasuko. Aoi was good up until Sekigahara than really fell flat. The worst
> one I saw was the condensed version of 1973's Kunitori Monogatari. I guess
> it hurts to squeeze a 50 episode story into 3 hours. One look at 1966's
> Minamoto Yoshitsune shows how far TV technology has come
>
> By the way Nobunaga was 1992 and Yoshinobu was 1998, Genroku Ryoran was
> 1999. If you'd like a complete list of the taiga dramas I'll send you
one..
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Christopher West <kitsuno@...>
> To: <samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 5:53 AM
> Subject: [samuraihistory] NHK Taiga Drama
>
>
> > Since quite a few people on the list have apparently seen a few Taiga
> > drama, let's throw out a poll: What is your favorite Taiga drama,
> > and more importantly, why?
> >
> > I'll start of by saying that i've seen (and i'm estimating the years)
> > 1996's Hideyoshi, the Nobunaga drama sometime prior to that, 1997's
> > Mori Motonari, 1999's Tokugawa Yoshinobu, and the first 5 episodes of
> > Aoi ~ Tokugawa Sandai. I'd have to say that out of those, Mori
> > Motonari was my favorite - most of it was pretty new to me, and for
> > the most part it had some excellent acting, but above all else, the
> > makeup surpasses all the previous drama. I think they must have
> > added a little grey or a few wrinkles each episode, making the aging
> > look so natural. After it was over, and i went back and watched the
> > first few episodes again, i was surprised at how young everyone
> > looked. Apparently it was more or less a bomb in Japan, but one of
> > my favorites. Hideyoshi would come up #2 for the entertainment value
> > alone - Takenaka Naoto is one of my favorite Japanese actors. I was
> > also impressed by Sekigahara at the begining of Tokugawa Sandai,
> > although apparently others weren't as impressed as I was...
> >
> > CEWest
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>If you'd like a complete list of the taiga dramas I'll send you one..Sure - might as well send it to this list, i'm sure there would be at
> >If you'd like a complete list of the taiga dramas__________________________________________________
> I'll send you one..
>
> Sure - might as well send it to this list, i'm sure
> there would be at
> least a few people interested.
>
> CEWest
>
>