Tenchijin
［No.163］ 2009/01/11 (Sun) 14:47
Some updates on Shun's most recent taiga drama Tenchijin...
apparently it premiered on Sunday (4th of Jan) and gathered an average rating of 24.7 in the Kanto area; the best start for any taiga drama in 5 yrs, it's a big achievement, so omedatou to the cast & crew
it even beaten last yr's taiga drama 'Atsuhime' (which inspired the production of 'Tenchijin') by 4.4% in the ratings.
However, despite of its debut success, because NHK is eager to release its major drama project which they are currently working on, 'Tenchijin' will be cut short and will have 47 eps in total, which is shorter than previous taiga dramas.
I'm not sure how long taiga dramas generally are, but 47 eps is already A LOT if you ask me!
Also, thanks to franniewei @ AF, we have more info on Shun's upcoming stage play Musashi...it will premier on March 4 in Saitama city...it has been 6 years since Shun & Fujiwara Tatsuya last worked together in a stage play, the last play they appeared in together was Hamlet, directed by Ninagawa Yukio; the same theater director who Shun has worked with for all his stage plays.
apparently it premiered on Sunday (4th of Jan) and gathered an average rating of 24.7 in the Kanto area; the best start for any taiga drama in 5 yrs, it's a big achievement, so omedatou to the cast & crew
it even beaten last yr's taiga drama 'Atsuhime' (which inspired the production of 'Tenchijin') by 4.4% in the ratings.However, despite of its debut success, because NHK is eager to release its major drama project which they are currently working on, 'Tenchijin' will be cut short and will have 47 eps in total, which is shorter than previous taiga dramas.
I'm not sure how long taiga dramas generally are, but 47 eps is already A LOT if you ask me!
Also, thanks to franniewei @ AF, we have more info on Shun's upcoming stage play Musashi...it will premier on March 4 in Saitama city...it has been 6 years since Shun & Fujiwara Tatsuya last worked together in a stage play, the last play they appeared in together was Hamlet, directed by Ninagawa Yukio; the same theater director who Shun has worked with for all his stage plays.
