Minamoto no Yoshitsune (TV series)

*Minamoto no Yoshitsune*
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Genre	Taiga drama
Written by	Genzō Murakami
Directed by	Naoya Yoshida etc
Starring	Onoe Kikunosuke VII; Ken Ogata; Junko Fuji; Takashi Yamaguchi; Mayumi Ogawa; Masakazu Tamura; Ryūtarō Ōtomo; Osamu Takizawa; Isuzu Yamada
Theme music composer	Toru Takemitsu
Opening theme	NHK Symphony Orchestra
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	52
Production
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	NHK
Release	January 2 –; December 25, 1966
Related
	Yoshitsune (TV series)

Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源義経) is a 1966 Japanese television series. It is the 4th NHK taiga drama.^[1]^[2]

First viewing rating: 32.5%. Highest audience rating: 32.5%. Average audience rating: 23.5%.^[3]

Although only episodes 1, 33, and 52 still exist, it is the most surviving footage of the 1960s Taiga dramas.

Story

The drama deals with the Genpei War during late Heian period. Based on Genzō Murakami's novels "Minamoto no Yoshitsune".^[4]

The story chronicles the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune.^[5]^[6]^[7]