Fuurin Kazan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Yamamoto Kansuke is a lonely genius of strategy at the Age of the Civil War in the 16th century. Kansuke works under Takeda Shingen and pursues his dream of unifying the whole country through aiding the warlord of Kai. At the same time, Kansuke supports Shingen's concubine Yu from his selfless affection for the woman who hates but eventually loves the warlord who killed her father and family. With the aid of Kansuke's strategies, Shingen expands his power northward, where he is destined to fight with Kenshin Uesugi, the warlord of Echigo. The drama portrays how those who fight for their dreams face their destinies in the turbulent age.

Series details

• Title: Fuurin Kazan
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, War, History
• Premiere date: 2007-01-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37411
• IMDb ID: tt0978029
• TVDB ID: 92161

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-01-07; final listed air date 2007-12-16; episode order: 50.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fuurin Kazan on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.