The drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616). Takechiyo (who later becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu) was born as the son of a poor and powerless daimyo.

The family came into being in 1566 when Ieyasu changed his surname to Tokugawa from Matsudaira. The Edo Period marked the family’s heyday. After the Tokugawa Shogunate was toppled and imperial ...

Each swore to protect the heir and help ensure the Toyotomi clan’s future. Among these allies was Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu controlled significant territory in northeastern Honshu. Ieyasu’s castle ...

Actor Sakae Takita, who played Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) in the Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s (NHK) year-long "taiga" historical TV drama series in 1983, once explained that after a full year of ...