What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023)


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 & Crew
- Director
- Naoki Murahashi
- Tokugawa Ieyasu / Takechiyo Jun Matsumoto
- Oda Nobunaga Junichi Okada
- Tsukiyamadono / Sena Kasumi Arimura
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tsuyoshi Muro
- Imagawa Yoshimoto Mansai Nomura
- Takeda Shingen Hiroshi Abe
- Sakai Tadatsugu Nao Ômori
- Honda Tadakatsu Yuki Yamada

Season 1
2023
50 episodes
Season 1 of What Will You Do, Ieyasu? premiered on January 8, 2023
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Keywords
- samurai
- slice of life
- death of father
- historical
- death
- death of mother
- jidaigeki
- edo period
- sengoku period
- taiga
- poor male lead
- hardworking male lead
- smart male lead
- tokugawa ieyasu
- honnō-ji incident