Seiten wo Tsuke: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Eiichi Shibusawa was born in 1840 to a farmer's family. He grew up helping his family with work, which was to manufacture and sell indigo production and also silk farming. He left his hometown at the age of 23 and began working for the government. He later travelled to Paris and learned about banking. Upon his return to Japan, he helped build up the first modern bank in Japan. He eventually became a founder or supporter to about 500 companies and was involved with about 600 public services, including education for women.

Series details

• Title: Seiten wo Tsuke
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2021-02-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-12-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 53083
• IMDb ID: tt14606002
• TVDB ID: 394303

Cast and credited roles

• Ryo Yoshizawa — Eiichi Shibusawa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-02-14; final listed air date 2021-12-26; episode order: 41.

Source and licence

Adapted from Seiten wo Tsuke 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.