WORKS

Ichigeki - One Strike Kill -いちげき

SYNOPSIS

A comical and uplifting one-episode TV drama about long-oppressed peasants daring to risk their lives to stand up against power. It’s the end of the 19th century, a turbulent period in Japanese history when the long reign of the Tokugawa Shogunate is coming to an end. Amidst economic hardship and political turmoil, Katsu Kaishu, a shogunate loyalist and naval officer, secretly gathers a group of peasants to form a private army. The hodge-podge group of farmers who have never held a sword in their lives train under Shimada, a former Shinsengumi (special police force of the shogunate) to become the fearsome Ichigeki Army - One Strike Killers – who take down their enemy in a single blow.

PROGRAM INFO

DETAILS

Broadcaster

NHK

Broadcast Date

2023.1.3

Episode / Duration

1 Episode (90 mins)

STAFF from TBS Sparkle

Executive Producer

Shoichi Kato

Producer

Kaori Shiomura

Director

Ayato Matsuda

CAST

Shota Sometani / 染谷将太
Keita Machida / 町田啓太
Sairi Ito / 伊藤沙莉
Muga Tsukaji / 塚地武雅

Nanase Nishino / 西野七瀬
Asuka Kudo / 工藤阿須加

Toshinori Omi / 尾美としのり
Tetta Sugimoto / 杉本哲太
Ryuhei Matsuda / 松田龍平

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