Tempest

Name: Tempest

Director: Tsutsumi Yukihiko

Stars: Nakama Yukie, Tanihara Shosuke, Takaoka Saki

Category: Comedy, Romance, History

Country: Japan

Running time: TBA

Release date(s): 2011

Tag: Nakama Yukie, Tanihara Shosuke, Takaoka Saki, Tsutsumi Yukihiko, Tempest



In Okinawa, during the closing days of the Ryukyu Kingdom in the 19th century, a girl was born amidst the storm. This girl, who was brought up without a given name and neglected because her father had hoped for the birth of a son, called herself Mazuru. A grown-up Mazuru decides to hide her gender under the guise of an enuch and become a palace official named Son Neion in order to fulfil her father’s wish to resurrect the Son family. The intelligent Neion generously protects a British vessel and its sailors who were shipwrecked in the seas around the kingdom, and plays her diplomatic hand well. Earning the king’s recognition, Neion is ordered to pursue budgetary reforms, but comes into conflict with the king’s elder sister, Kikoe Okimi.

Directed by: Tsutsumi Yukihiko
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Genre: Jidaigeki, historical
Year: 2011
Episodes: 10