Watch Series: Heart of a Samurai Released in (2009) - Season 1 produced by JP, Jp, The TV Series categorized in Drama, and content rating TV-PG with duration 50 min broadcasted as these networks NHK BS1, NHK, Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Keiji Kataoka, Yûsuke Noda, Yoichiro Takahashi. Tenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes. The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu.

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\nProduction began on April 27, 2007. The story is based on the novel Tenchijin by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted for screen by scriptwriter Eriko Komatsu. The series' music composer was Michiru Oshima.

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\nThe protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports Uesugi Kagekatsu, who holds the destiny of Echigo province. - Season 1