Plot
The drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616). Takechiyo (who later becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu) was born as the son of a poor and powerless daimyo. Takechiyo lost his father during a war. He grew up lonely and away from his mother. Takechiyo didn't have a clue about what his future would hold. He then has a dramatic meeting with the young Oda Nobunaga.
Cast
Jun Matsumoto
as Tokugawa Ieyasu / Takechiyo
Junichi Okada
as Oda Nobunaga
Kasumi Arimura
as Tsukiyamadono / Sena
Tsuyoshi Muro
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Mansai Nomura
as Imagawa Yoshimoto
Hiroshi Abe
as Takeda Shingen
Nao Ômori
as Sakai Tadatsugu
Yuki Yamada
as Honda Tadakatsu
Yosuke Sugino
as Sakakibara Yasumasa
Rihito Itagaki
as Ii Naomasa