About this season
On March 23, 1585, Japanese Christian envoys visited Pope Gregory XIII at the Papal Court in Rome, Italy. The drama begins 45 years earlier - in 1540 outside Lisbon, Portugal.
Episodes (49)
1. Zipangu (Part 1)
Aired 5 January 1992 • 88 min
First Episode
2. Zipangu (Part 2)
Aired 12 January 1992 • 42 min
3. Father’s Death
Aired 19 January 1992 • 43 min
4. The Dispute Begins
Aired 26 January 1992 • 43 min
5. Suicide
Aired 2 February 1992 • 43 min
6. Viper Dosan
Aired 9 February 1992 • 43 min
7. A Step Towards Conquest
Aired 16 February 1992 • 42 min
8. An Eye for an Eye
Aired 23 February 1992 • 42 min
9. The Devil’s Dwelling
Aired 1 March 1992 • 43 min
10. Dosan’s Defeat and Death
Aired 8 March 1992 • 43 min
11. Domestic Strife
Aired 15 March 1992 • 43 min
12. My Younger Brother
Aired 22 March 1992 • 42 min
13. The Unification of Owari
Aired 29 March 1992 • 43 min
14. The Battle of Okehazama (Part 1)
Aired 5 April 1992 • 43 min
15. The Battle of Okehazama (Part 2)
Aired 12 April 1992 • 42 min
16. Family Problems
Aired 19 April 1992 • 43 min
17. The Warriors of God
Aired 26 April 1992 • 43 min
18. The Barbarians’ Christmas
Aired 3 May 1992 • 43 min
19. The Peace Treaty
Aired 10 May 1992 • 43 min
20. Nobunaga, North Bound
Aired 17 May 1992 • 43 min
21. Priest Froez
Aired 24 May 1992 • 42 min
22. The Assassination of the Shogun
Aired 31 May 1992 • 42 min
23. Attack on Mino
Aired 7 June 1992 • 42 min
24. The Road to Kyoto
Aired 14 June 1992 • 42 min
25. Control by Force
Aired 21 June 1992 • 42 min
26. Ambition
Aired 28 June 1992 • 42 min
27. I Saw Nobunaga
Aired 5 July 1992 • 42 min
28. Confrontation
Aired 12 July 1992 • 42 min
29. The Hatred of Man
Aired 19 July 1992 • 43 min
30. The Battle of Anegawa
Aired 2 August 1992 • 43 min
31. The Goddess of Death
Aired 9 August 1992 • 43 min
32. The Burning of Mt. Hiei
Aired 16 August 1992 • 42 min
33. Zuiten
Aired 23 August 1992 • 43 min
34. An Encircling Operation
Aired 30 August 1992 • 43 min
35. Mass Betrayal
Aired 6 September 1992 • 42 min
36. The Downfall of the Ashikaga Bakufu
Aired 13 September 1992 • 42 min
37. The Azai-Asakura Defeat
Aired 20 September 1992 • 43 min
38. In Power
Aired 27 September 1992 • 43 min
39. The Battle of Nagashino
Aired 4 October 1992 • 42 min
40. A Change in Ruler
Aired 11 October 1992 • 43 min
41. Dream Castle
Aired 18 October 1992 • 42 min
42. Bateren Prepares for Death
Aired 25 October 1992 • 43 min
43. Ill Rumors
Aired 1 November 1992 • 42 min
44. Ieyasu’s Tragedy
Aired 8 November 1992 • 43 min
45. I am God
Aired 15 November 1992 • 43 min
46. The World is Round
Aired 22 November 1992 • 43 min
47. A Seminary in Mt. Azuchi
Aired 29 November 1992 • 42 min
48. Unifying all of Japan
Aired 6 December 1992 • 42 min
49. King of Zipangu
Aired 13 December 1992 • 57 min