The most popular NHK taiga dramas
The top 3 according to 27 votes from people: Dokuganryu Masamune (1987) · Atsuhime (2008) · What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023). (Updated Nov 19, 2025.)
From The 13 Lords of the Shogun, Ryomaden and Dokuganryu Masamune to Sanadamaru and Atsuhime: the taiga dramas voted most popular in a Mynavi News poll.
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 15
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1
Dokuganryu Masamune (1987)
Starring Ken Watanabe. Date Masamune; the highest-rated taiga drama ever.
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2
Atsuhime (2008)
Starring Aoi Miyazaki. Tenshō-in Atsuhime at the end of the shogunate.
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3
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023)
Starring Jun Matsumoto. Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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4
Onna Taikōki (1981)
Starring Yoshiko Sakuma. Nene, Hideyoshi's wife.
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5
Segodon (2018)
Starring Ryohei Suzuki. Saigō Takamori.
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6
Sanadamaru (2016)
Starring Masato Sakai, written by Kōki Mitani. Sanada Nobushige (Yukimura).
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7
Hideyoshi (1996)
Starring Naoto Takenaka. Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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8
Yae's Sakura (2013)
Starring Haruka Ayase. Niijima Yae of Aizu.
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9
Idaten (2019)
Written by Kankurō Kudō. Japan and the Olympics.
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10
Ryoma ga Yuku (1968)
Starring Kin'ya Kitaōji. From Ryōtarō Shiba's novel.
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11
Takeda Shingen (1988)
Starring Kiichi Nakai. Takeda Shingen.
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12
Awaiting Kirin (2020)
Starring Hiroki Hasegawa. Akechi Mitsuhide.
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13
The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022)
Starring Shun Oguri, written by Kōki Mitani. Hōjō Yoshitoki and the Kamakura shogunate.
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14
Ryomaden (2010)
Starring Masaharu Fukuyama. The life of Sakamoto Ryōma.
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15
Shinsengumi! (2004)
Starring Shingo Katori, written by Kōki Mitani. Kondō Isami and the Shinsengumi.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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