Sanada Maru (真田丸) is a 2016 Japanese historical drama television series and the 55th NHK taiga drama. The series is named after the Sanada Maru, a fortification defended by Sanada during the Siege of Osaka in 1615. Written by Kōki Mitani, it stars Masato Sakai as the samurai Sanada Nobushige. It premiered on January 10, 2016 and concluded on December 18, 2016.
Due to declining viewership for taiga dramas in recent years, NHK strengthened its marketing push for Sanada Maru as compared with its previous taiga dramas.
Plot
The drama focuses on the history of the Sanada clan during the Sengoku period in Japan, and in particular on Sanada Nobushige, who would go on to become one of the legendary commanders of the period.
Cast
Sanada clan
Masato Sakai as Sanada Nobushige, also known as Sanada Yukimura
Yo Oizumi as Sanada Nobuyuki, Nobushige's older brother
Masao Kusakari as Sanada Masayuki, Nobushige's father
Masami Nagasawa as...
Minoru Saba
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