Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

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Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (青天を衝け, Seiten o Tsuke) is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi, a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". The series is the 60th NHK taiga drama, premiered on February 14, 2021.[1]

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
Promotional poster
Written byMika Ōmori
Directed byHiroshi Kurosaki and others
Starring
Narrated byNami Morimoto
Theme music composerNaoki Satō
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes41
Production
ProducerMaiko Itagaki
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkNHK
ReleaseFebruary 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)

Cast

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People of Chiaraijima village

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Shibusawa family

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  • Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi (also known as Eijirō, Eiichirō, Tokudayū, Tokutarō)
    • Masahito Kobayashi as young Eiichi
  • Kaoru Kobayashi as Shibusawa Ichirōemon, Eiichi's father
  • Emi Wakui as Shibusawa Ei, Eiichi's mother
  • Eri Murakawa as Shibusawa Naka, Eiichi's older sister
    • Nanoha Oda as young Naka
  • Ryōko Fujino as Shibusawa Tei, Eiichi's younger sister
    • Honoka Yoshida as young Tei
  • Kengo Kora as Shibusawa Kisaku (later known as Shibusawa Seiichirō), Eiichi's cousin
    • Shūto Ishikawa as young Kisaku
  • Riko Narumi as Shibusawa Yoshi, Kisaku's wife
  • Sei Hiraizumi as Shibusawa Sōsuke, Eiichi's uncle
  • Mayumi Asaka as Shibusawa Masa, Eiichi's aunt
  • Rina Ono as Shibusawa Uta, Eiichi's daughter
    • Chisato Yamasaki as young Uta
  • Sawa Nimura as Ōuchi Kuni
  • Yūki Izumisawa as Shibusawa Tokuji
  • Shō Kasamatsu as Shibusawa Keizo
  • Kentarō Tamura as Hozumi Nobushige
  • Kenta Uchino as Sakatani Yoshirō
  • Akana Ikeda as Shibusawa Kotoko
  • Yuko Oshima as Itō Kaneko, Eiichi's second wife
  • Yūki Yagi as Shibusawa Fumiko

Odaka family

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  • Seiichi Tanabe as Odaka Junchū, Chiyo's older brother
  • Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Odaka Chōshichirō
    • Kōsei Sutō as young Chōshichirō
  • Ai Hashimoto as Odaka Chiyo, Eiichi's first wife
    • Aiko Iwasaki as young Chiyo
  • Kenshi Okada as Odaka Heikurō (later known as Shibusawa Heikurō), Eiichi's cousin
    • Haru Takagi as young Heikurō
  • Satomi Tezuka as Odaka Yahe, Odaka family's mother
  • Mai Tezuka as Odaka Kise, Junchū's wife
  • Mei Hata as Odaka Yū, Junchū's daughter

Tokugawa family

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Others

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The imperial court

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Foreigners

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The new government

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Others

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TV schedule

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Episode Title Directed by Original airdate Rating
1 "Eiichi, Mezameru" (栄一、目覚める) Hiroshi Kurosaki February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14) 20.0%
2 "Eiichi, Odoru" (栄一、踊る) February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21) 16.9%
3 "Eiichi, Shigoto-hajime" (栄一、仕事はじめ) February 28, 2021 (2021-02-28) 16.7%
4 "Eiichi, Okoru" (栄一、怒る) Naoki Murahashi March 7, 2021 (2021-03-07) 15.5%
5 "Eiichi, Yureru" (栄一、揺れる) March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14) 16.2%
6 "Eiichi, Munasawagi" (栄一、胸騒ぎ) Hiroshi Kurosaki March 21, 2021 (2021-03-21) 15.5%
7 "Seiten no Eiichi" (青天の栄一) Naoki Murahashi March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28) 14.2%
8 "Eiichi no Shūgen" (栄一の祝言) Kensuke Matsuki April 4, 2021 (2021-04-04) 15.3%
9 "Eiichi to Sakuradamon-gai no Hen" (栄一と桜田門外の変) Naoki Murahashi April 11, 2021 (2021-04-11) 14.5%
10 "Eiichi, Shishi ni Naru" (栄一、志士になる) Kensuke Matsuki April 18, 2021 (2021-04-18) 13.9%
11 "Yokohama Yakiuchi Keikaku" (横濱焼き討ち計画) Hiroshi Kurosaki April 25, 2021 (2021-04-25) 14.1%
12 "Eiichi no Tabidachi" (栄一の旅立ち) May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02) 13.4%
13 "Eiichi, Kyō no Miyako e" (栄一、京の都へ) Kenji Tanaka May 9, 2021 (2021-05-09) 13.9%
14 "Eiichi to Unmei no Shukun" (栄一と運命の主君) May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16) 15.5%
15 "Tokudayū, Satsuma Sennyū" (篤太夫、薩摩潜入) Hideaki Kawano May 23, 2021 (2021-05-23) 15.3%
16 "Onjin Ansatsu" (恩人暗殺) Naoki Murahashi May 30, 2021 (2021-05-30) 14.6%
17 "Tokudayū, Namida no Kikyō" (篤太夫、涙の帰京) Kenji Tanaka June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06) 14.2%
18 "Hitotsubashi no Futokoro" (一橋の懐) Hideaki Kawano June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13) 14.2%
19 "Kanjōkumigashira Shibusawa Tokudayū" (勘定組頭 渋沢篤太夫) Yūto Osaki June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20) 13.6%
20 "Tokudayū, Seiten no Hekireki" (篤太夫、青天の霹靂) Naoki Murahashi June 27, 2021 (2021-06-27) 14.6%
21 "Tokudayū, Tōki Michi e" (篤太夫、遠き道へ) Hideaki Kawano July 4, 2021 (2021-07-04) 16.5%
22 "Tokudayū, Paris e" (篤太夫、パリへ) Kenji Tanaka July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11) 14.7%
23 "Tokudayū to Saigo no Shōgun" (篤太夫と最後の将軍) July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18) 14.1%
Three weeks off due to the Olympic Games broadcast.
24 "Paris no Goisshin" (パリの御一新) Kenji Tanaka August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15) 14.3%
25 "Tokudayū, Kikoku suru" (篤太夫、帰国する) Hiroshi Kurosaki August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22) 12.0%
Two weeks off due to the Paralympic Games broadcast.
26 "Tokudayū, Saikai suru" (篤太夫、再会する) Hiroshi Kurosaki September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12) 12.7%
27 "Tokudayū, Sunpu de Hagemu" (篤太夫、駿府で励む) Naoki Murahashi September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19) 12.6%
28 "Tokudayū to Yaoyorozu no Kami" (篤太夫と八百万の神) Hiroshi Kurosaki September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) 13.8%
29 "Eiichi, Kaisei suru" (栄一、改正する) Akihiro Tajima October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03) 13.1%
30 "Shibusawa Eiichi no Chichi" (渋沢栄一の父) Hiroshi Kurosaki October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10) 13.0%
31 "Eiichi, Saigo no Henshin" (栄一、最後の変身) Wataru Suzuki October 17, 2021 (2021-10-17) 14.0%
32 "Eiichi, Ginkō wo Tsukuru" (栄一、銀行を作る) Naoki Murahashi October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24) 12.9%
33 "Rongo to Soroban" (論語と算盤) Kenji Tanaka October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31) 11.9%
34 "Eiichi to Densetsu no Shōnin" (栄一と伝説の商人) Hideaki Kawano November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) 14.4%
35 "Eiichi, Motenasu" (栄一、もてなす) Kenji Tanaka November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14) 12.9%
36 "Eiichi to Chiyo" (栄一と千代) Hiroshi Kurosaki November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21) 12.2%
37 "Eiichi, Agaku" (栄一、あがく) Wataru Suzuki November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28) 12.0%
38 "Eiichi no Chakunan" (栄一の嫡男) Tetsuya Watanabe December 5, 2021 (2021-12-05) 12.6%
39 "Eiichi to Sensō" (栄一と戦争) Naoki Murahashi December 12, 2021 (2021-12-12) 11.9%
40 "Eiichi, Umi wo Koete" (栄一、海を越えて) Hiroshi Kurosaki December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19) 12.1%
41 "Seishun wa Tsuzuku" (青春はつづく) December 26, 2021 (2021-12-26) 11.2%
Average rating 14.1% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).[4]

Omnibus

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Episode Original airdate Original airtime[5]
1 January 3, 2022 8:15 - 9:10
2 9:10 - 10:00
3 10:05 - 10:59
4 10:59 - 11:49

References

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  1. ^ "吉沢亮『青天を衝け』ワンショット写真公開 出演者20人発表". Oricon. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ex-SMAP member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi to play Japan's last shogun in NHK's upcoming drama series". The Mainichi Newspapers. 10 July 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "【青天を衝け】北大路欣也、徳川家康役で出演「まったく経験したことのない挑戦」". Oricon. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "吉沢亮「青天を衝け」平均視聴率は14.1% 最終回は11.2%". Model Press. 26 December 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "青天を衝け:明日、3時間半の総集編 幕末から振り返り! お正月も「栄一とともにぐるぐる」". Mantan-web. 2 January 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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