The 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a warlord of the early 1500s who stood at the vanguard of the Warring States era. All Japanese school textbooks contain the Mitsuya no kyokun, Mori's famous lesson to his three sons that teaches that while one arrow is easily broken, three arrows together cannot be broken. In 1997, 500 years after his birth, NHK dramatizes Motonari's rise from a chief of the region of Aki (now Hiroshima) to a daimyo who rules over ten provinces of the Chugoku region. Motonari was 64 years old and already the patriarch of a powerful dynasty about the time Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen appeared on the scene. And even after his death, the Mori family figured prominently in Japanese history. His grandson Terumoto became a loyal Toyotomi vassal. Defeated at the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu confiscated most of his lands, leaving him only with Suwo and Nagato, later known as Choshu. But 260 years later, the Mori got their ultimate revenge, leading the imperial forces against the Tokugawa in the Meiji Restoration.
DirectorKōji Matsuoka
WritersMichiko Nagai, Makiko Uchidate
The Wives Say
Jan 5, 1997
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Young Lord Raving Mad
Jan 12, 1997
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The Disqualified Castellan
Jan 19, 1997
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A Woman's Caliber
Jan 26, 1997
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A Castle of Conspiracy
Feb 2, 1997
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A Romance
Feb 9, 1997
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I Fled From the Enemy
Feb 16, 1997
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A Bride Who is Too Good
Feb 23, 1997
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Farewell, My Brother
Mar 2, 1997
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His Miraculous First Battle
Mar 9, 1997
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An Angry Bride
Mar 16, 1997
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An Order To Assassinate Motonari
Mar 23, 1997
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A Child of the War-torn Era Was Born
Mar 30, 1997
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A Giant and A Baby
Apr 6, 1997
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Turning the Tables in Tears
Apr 13, 1997
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His Younger Brother's Rebellion
Apr 20, 1997
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A Fierce Dawn
Apr 27, 1997
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A Naval Goddess
May 4, 1997
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A Husband in Love
May 11, 1997
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An Illegitimate Woman
May 18, 1997
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A Million for One Heart
May 25, 1997
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Three Arrows
Jun 1, 1997
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Invasion of the Amago
Jun 8, 1997
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Showdown at Koriyama Castle
Jun 15, 1997
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Amago Tsunehisa Dies
Jun 22, 1997
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The Ghost is Our Enemy
Jun 29, 1997
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No Way Out
Jul 6, 1997
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I Want To See the Ocean
Jul 13, 1997
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Farewell to My Child
Jul 20, 1997
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Good-bye, Mii
Jul 27, 1997
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Sugi Goes To Paradise
Aug 3, 1997
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Motonari Turns Into a Demon
Aug 10, 1997
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His Sharp Knife-Like Strategy
Aug 17, 1997
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Hannya (Jealous Female Demon) Hovering in Darkness
Aug 24, 1997
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The Last Traitor
Aug 31, 1997
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Demon's Politics
Sep 7, 1997
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A Left-out Firefly
Sep 14, 1997
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A Decision at Age 59
Sep 21, 1997
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Outwitting a Plot
Sep 28, 1997
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Storms Bring Chances
Oct 5, 1997
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A Surprise Attack at Itsukushima
Oct 12, 1997
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His Last Woman
Oct 19, 1997
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A Letter to Three Sons
Oct 26, 1997
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Dancing for Silver
Nov 2, 1997
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Man's Caliber
Nov 9, 1997
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Assassinating Takamoto
Nov 16, 1997
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An Avenging Battle
Nov 23, 1997
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Terumoto Making a Debut
Nov 30, 1997
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A Lonely Champion
Dec 7, 1997
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Live Well, Die Well
Dec 14, 1997
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