
Prince Shōtoku
2001
180 minutes
Overview
In the late 6th century, the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Prince Shotoku, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions.
Top Cast

Masahiro Motoki
Prince Shōtoku

Miki Nakatani
Tojiko no iratsume

Akira Takarada
Prince Anahobe

Sul Kyung-gu
Yi Jin

Ken Ogata
Soga no Umako

Keiko Matsuzaka
Empress Suiko

Masaya Katō
Emperor Sushun

Masaomi Kondo
Emperor Yōmei

Akira Takarada
Mononobe no Moriya

Jun Kunimura
Hata no Kawakatsu

Sabu Kawahara
Otomo Kui

Koji Imada
Ono no Imoko

Toshinobu Matsuo
Prince Kume