About this season
Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005. The 44th Taiga Drama, the original work is by Miyao Tomiko, screenplay by Kaneko Narito and starring Hideaki Takizawa.
Episodes (49)
1. Child of Destiny
Aired 9 January 2005 • 60 min
2. My Father Kiyomori
Aired 16 January 2005 • 60 min
3. A Son of the Genji
Aired 23 January 2005 • 60 min
4. Episode 4
Aired 30 January 2005 • 60 min
5. The O-hashi Bridge in Gojo
Aired 6 February 2005 • 60 min
6. My Older Brother Yorimoto
Aired 13 February 2005 • 60 min
7. The Dream Capital
Aired 20 February 2005 • 60 min
8. Parting
Aired 27 February 2005 • 60 min
9. Yoshitsune's Beginning
Aired 6 March 2005 • 60 min
10. Father's Shadow
Aired 13 March 2005 • 60 min
11. The Eve of the Storm
Aired 20 March 2005 • 60 min
12. The Arrogant Heike
Aired 27 March 2005 • 60 min
13. The Rise of the Genji
Aired 3 April 2005 • 60 min
14. Farewell to Oshu
Aired 4 October 2005 • 60 min
15. Brothers
Aired 17 April 2005 • 60 min
16. A Test of Time
Aired 24 April 2005 • 60 min
17. Benkei's Weakness
Aired 1 May 2005 • 60 min
18. Kiyomori's Death
Aired 8 May 2005 • 60 min
19. Words to My Brother
Aired 15 May 2005 • 60 min
20. Yorimoto's Hostage
Aired 22 May 2005 • 60 min
21. Ready For Battle
Aired 29 May 2005 • 60 min
22. The Fateful Trip to Kyoto
Aired 5 June 2005 • 60 min
23. Kuro and Yoshinaka
Aired 12 June 2005 • 60 min
24. War-torn Kyoto
Aired 19 June 2005 • 60 min
25. Yoshinaka's Death
Aired 26 June 2005 • 60 min
26. A Path of Bloodshed
Aired 3 July 2005 • 60 min
27. Miracle at Ichinotani
Aired 10 July 2005 • 60 min
28. The Cold-Hearted Yorimoto
Aired 17 July 2005 • 60 min
29. Mother's Will
Aired 24 July 2005 • 60 min
30. The Hands of Evil
Aired 31 July 2005 • 60 min
31. Fly Over to Yashima
Aired 7 August 2005 • 60 min
32. The Battle at Yashima
Aired 14 August 2005 • 60 min
33. Run, Benkei!
Aired 21 August 2005 • 60 min
34. A Secret Letter to Yoshiko
Aired 28 August 2005 • 60 min
35. The Final Battle at Dannoura
Aired 4 September 2005 • 60 min
36. Uncertainty
Aired 11 September 2005 • 60 min
37. The Heike's Final Secret
Aired 18 September 2005 • 60 min
38. Distant Kamakura
Aired 25 September 2005 • 60 min
39. The Koshigoe-Jo Letter
Aired 2 October 2005 • 60 min
40. Tears of Blood
Aired 9 October 2005 • 60 min
41. Severed Brotherly Ties
Aired 16 October 2005 • 60 min
42. The Kamakura Conspiracy
Aired 23 October 2005 • 60 min
43. Night Attack at Horikawa
Aired 30 October 2005 • 60 min
44. Farewell Shizuka
Aired 6 November 2005 • 60 min
45. Land of Dreams
Aired 13 November 2005 • 60 min
46. Oh, Shizuka
Aired 20 November 2005 • 60 min
47. The Ataka Barrier
Aired 27 November 2005 • 60 min
48. The Death of a Titan
Aired 11 December 2005 • 60 min
49. To a New Country
Aired 18 December 2005 • 60 min