

Web series
Mouri Motonari
The 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a warlord of the early 1500s who stood at the vanguard of the Warring States era. All Japanese school textbooks contain the Mitsuya no kyokun, Mori's famous lesson to his three sons that teaches that while one arrow is easily broken, three arrows together cannot be broken. In 1997, 500 years after his birth, NHK dramatizes Motonari's rise from a chief of the region of Aki (now Hiroshima) to a daimyo who rules over ten provinces of the Chugoku region. Motonari was 64 years old and already the patriarch of a powerful dynasty about the time Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen appeared on the scene. And even after his death, the Mori family figured prominently in Japanese history. His grandson Terumoto became a loyal Toyotomi vassal. Defeated at the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu confiscated most of his lands, leaving him only with Suwo and Nagato, later known as Choshu. But 260 years later, the Mori got their ultimate revenge, leading the imperial forces against the Tokugawa in the Meiji Restoration.
- Status
- Ended
- Type
- Scripted
- Last aired
- 1997-12-14
- Language
- Japanese
NHK
- japan
- jidaigeki
- sengoku period
- taiga
Seasons
Top billed cast
Behind the camera
Director
Produced in
Japan
Where to watch
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Air dates
- First aired
- 1997-01-05
- Latest episode
- 1997-12-14
- Status
- Ended
- Next release
- Completed
- Season 15 Jan 1997
Frequently asked questions
Mouri Motonari is streaming on NHK On Demand Amazon Channel in India. Use the official Watch now links in the Where to watch section above.
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