The 39th NHK Taiga Drama is Aoi Tokugawa Sandai. It is James Miki's dynamic and colorful tale of three generations of the Tokugawa dynasty--from its founder Ieyasu to Iemitsu, the third Shogun who solidified the Tokugawa power base.

Kyōko Mitsubayashi
Masahiko Tsugawaas Tokugawa Ieyasu
Yoshiko Tokoshima
Ryunosuke Kamikias Tokugawa Yoshinao [Young]
Toshiyuki Nishidaas Tokugawa Hidetada
Shima Iwashitaas O-Go [Hidetada's wife]
Kirin Kikias Lady Kasuga [Iemitsu's wet nurse]
Kei Satōas Mashita Nagamori
Kikunosuke Onoe Vas Toyotomi Hideyori
Tohru Emorias Ishida Mitsunari
Taro Iwashiro