Since there's already been one thread started and some discussion, might as well start a full-blown thread. This is just a basic synopsis and the cast:
Tenchijin (�V�n�l, Tenchijin?) is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It is scheduled to premiere on NHK on January 4, 2009, and will consequently air every Sunday at 20:00 to 20:44 till December 13, 2009. The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu.
The drama series is intended to depict the love and righteousness of Japan, which have been slowly disappearing in current Japanese society. The story is based on the novel Tenchijin by Masashi Hisaka and is being adapted for screen by scriptwriter Eriko Komatsu.
The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquest the world is a trifle matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports Uesugi Kagekatsu, who came to hold the destiny of Echigo province and lives righteous life.
Staff
Music: Michiru Ōshima
Script: Eriko Komatsu
Production coordinator: Shinsuke Naitō
Narrator: Nobuko Miyamoto
Cast
Naoe house
Satoshi Tsumabuki as Naoe Kanetsugu
Takako Tokiwa as Osen
Masanobu Takashima as Higuchi Sōemon
Misako Tanaka as Ofuji — Kanetsugu's mother.
Kotaro Koizumi as Higuchi Yoshichi, childhood actor: Homare Mabuchi
Miro Ebato as Kito
Michiko Kichise as Oyū — Osen's elder sister.
Joe Shishido as Naoe Kagetsuna
Shinji Yamashita as Naoe Nobutsuna
Hisako Manda as Oman
Uesugi clan
Kazuki Kitamura as Uesugi Kagekatsu
Tetsuji Tamayama as Uesugi Kagetora
Saki Aibu as Hanahime
Manami Higa as Kikuhime
Reiko Takashima as Sentōin
Hiroshi Abe as Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi retainers and their family members
Mikihisa Azuma as Izumisawa Hisahide
Shingo Katsurayama as Abe Masayoshi
Papaya Suzuki as Tosaka Fujiemon
Satoru Matsuo as Sakurai Haruyoshi
Minoru Matsumoto as Fukazawa Yashichirō
Yasuhiro Arai as Kitajō Takahiro
Kei Yamamoto as Yoshie Munenobu
Nobuaki Kakuda as Kakizaki Haruie
Takejō Aki as Kayo
Shunsuke Sugiyama as Nishiyama Kanzaemon
Sengoku commanders and their family members
Masami Nagasawa as Hatsune — Sanada Yukimura's younger sister.
Shun Oguri as Ishida Mitsunari
Kyōko Fukada as Yodo
Yū Shirota as Sanada Yukimura
Yūsuke Kamiji as Kobayakawa Hideaki
Shun Ōide as Kōsaka Masanobu
Kōji Kikkawa as Oda Nobunaga
Takashi Sasano as Hashiba Hideyoshi
Sumiko Fuji as Nene
Hiroki Matsukata as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Shingo Tsurumi as Akechi Mitsuhide