NHK Taiga Drama Tobu ga Gotoku Complete Edition Vol.4

[Machine Translation] Saigo Takamori and Okubo Toshimichi. The complete DVD version of the historical drama by Ryotaro Shiba, depicting the turbulent times centered on the friendship and rivalry between the two heroes of the Meiji Restoration. Volume 4! Based on several novels by Ryotaro Shiba, Mieko Koyamauchi wrote the screenplay for this gritty historical drama about the heroes who vividly traversed the end of the Edo period and the Meiji era. It was the second highest-rated historical drama about the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration, after "Katsu Kaishu"! The cast includes Toshiyuki Nishida as Takamori Saigo and Takeshi Kaga as Toshimichi Okubo. The Kagoshima dialect of dialog and makeup and acting that is close to the real Takamori are also a hot topic of conversation! --The two men, who grew up as brothers under the Kagoshima castle in Satsuma, at one time went hand in hand, and at another time, they worked together in different ways to bring about the great Meiji Restoration. They both joined the new Meiji government, but their opinions soon diverged on issues such as the disgruntled samurai clan. Finally, they clashed over Saigo Takamori's "Theory of Conquest of Korea. Saigo goes into exile, and the embittered pair are driven to the Seinan Senso (Civil War) amidst the swell of the times. This product is a stand-alone product of "Shobu ga Gotoku: The Complete First Collection" (GNBD-7438).

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西郷隆盛と大久保利通。明治維新の英雄2人の友情と対立を軸に激動の時代を描く、司馬遼太郎原作の大河ドラマの完全版DVD。単品第4巻!! 司馬遼太郎の複数の小説をもとに、小山内美江子が脚本を執筆、幕末から明治を鮮やかに駆け抜けた英雄たちを描く骨太の歴史ドラマ。幕末・維新を扱った大河ドラマとしては「勝海舟」に次ぐ2番目の高視聴率を記録!! 西郷隆盛役の西田敏行、大久保利通役の鹿賀丈史ほか豪華キャスト結集!! 鹿児島弁のセリフや、実像に近いメイクや演技も話題に!! ――薩摩国鹿児島城下で兄弟の如く育った西郷隆盛と大久保利通は、ある時は互いに手を取り合い、そしてある時は異なるやり方で薩摩藩を動かし、遂には明治維新の大偉業を成し遂げる。2人は揃って明治新政府に参画するが、いつしか不平士族などの問題で2人の意見は食い違っていく。そして遂に、西郷隆盛が唱えた「征韓論」を巡って衝突。西郷は下野し、袂を分かった2人は、時代のうねりの中で西南戦争へと駆り立てられていく。※本商品は「翔ぶが如く 完全版 第壱集」(GNBD-7438)の単品商品です。