Ryōmaden (龍馬伝) is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010, spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Production

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Cast

Sakamoto family Iwasaki family Tosa clan Chōshū clan Satsuma clan Chiba Dojo Shinsengumi Kyoto Mimawarigumi Kaientai People in Nagasaki Foreigners

Season overview

The box set is available in a general DVD version, and a Blu-ray Disc version. The 1st episode and last episodes are 75 minutes long. The others are 45 minutes long, excepting commercials.

Highlight

International

Soundtrack and books

Soundtrack

Books

Official guide Novel Photo album Comics and other

Reception

Impact

Ryōmaden made a huge impact in Japan. Kōchi, Sakamoto Ryoma's birthplace reported an increase in tourism when the drama started airing. The Bank of Japan (Koichi Branch) initially estimated the economic benefit to be around 23.4 billion yen. However, they have revised the estimation to 40.9 billion yen in April 2010, due to an increase in tourism because of 'Ryoma Fever.' The final estimation is around 52.5 billion yen, 2.3 times the value from the initial estimation. The Nagasaki Branch also estimated around 21 billion yen of economic benefit to Nagasaki, the place where Ryoma was in the Kaientai business. Copies of the necklace Ryoma wore are selling well, and it is the number one selling item in the NHK gift shop.

Accolades