Kaze to Kumo to Niji to

Kaze to kumo to Niji to (風と雲と虹と, Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow) is a 1976 Japanese historical television series. It is the 14th NHK taiga drama.[1] Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji's novels Taira no Masakado and Umi to Kaze to Niji to.[2] The drama was made with Go Kato's request.[3]

Kaze to kumo to Niji to
GenreTaiga drama
Written byYoshiyuki Fukuda
Directed byMakoto Ohara
StarringGo Kato
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Takashi Yamaguchi
Masao Kusakari
Isamu Nagato
Yuriko Hoshi
Joe Shishido
Seiji Miyaguchi
Yumi Takigawa
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tomoko Naraoka
Minori Terada
Keizō Kanie
Kunishirō Hayashi
Kiwako Taichi
Kō Nishimura
Michiyo Aratama
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Keiju Kobayashi
Ken Ogata
Opening themeNHK Symphony Orchestra
ComposerNaozumi Yamamoto
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time45 minutes
Release
Original networkNHK
Original release4 January (1976-01-04) 
26 December 1976 (1976-12-26)

Plot

The story chronicles the life of Taira no Masakado.[4]

The story begins with Masakado's childhood. Masakado happens to meet Fujiwara no Hidesato, and he thinks that he want to be great Samurai like Hidesato in the future.

Production

Cast

Starring role

His family
  • Keiju Kobayashi as Taira no Yoshimasa, the father of Masakado
  • Michiyo Aratama as Masako, the mother of Masakado
  • Kenji Takaoka as Taira no Masayori, Masakado's younger brother
Close advisers of Masakado
Kunika family
Yoshikane family
Yoshikane's family
Minamoto (Genji)
People of Kantō
People of Kyoto
Others

References

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