Prince Shōtoku
聖徳太子
Release: 2001-11-10
·Runtime: 180m
History
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
NHK
Cast
Toshinobu Matsuo
as Prince Kume
Masahiro Motoki
as Prince Shōtoku
Miki Nakatani
as Tojiko no iratsume
Masaya Katō
as Emperor Sushun
Jun Kunimura
as Hata no Kawakatsu
Koji Imada
as Ono no Imoko
Akira Takarada
as Prince Anahobe, Mononobe no Moriya
Sul Kyung-gu
as Yi Jin
Ken Ogata
as Soga no Umako
Keiko Matsuzaka
as Empress Suiko
Sabu Kawahara
as Otomo Kui