Ryōmaden

*Ryōmaden*
Ryōmaden
Written by	Yasushi Fukuda
Directed by	Keishi Ōtomo
Starring	Masaharu Fukuyama; Teruyuki Kagawa; Nao Ōmori; Yūsuke Iseya; Yōko Maki; Ryōko Hirosue; Shinobu Terajima; Yū Aoi; Shihori Kanjiya; Takeru Satoh; Munetaka Aoki; Yo Oizumi; Shōsuke Tanihara; Jun Kaname; Tamiyo Kusakari; Tetta Sugimoto; Ikkei Watanabe; Hirotarō Honda; Ryo Ishibashi; Chieko Matsubara; Keizō Kanie; Katsumi Takahashi; Kimiko Yo; Takaya Kamikawa; Tetsuya Takeda; Masaomi Kondō; Mitsuko Baisho; Isao Natsuyagi; Kiyoshi Kodama; Kōtarō Satomi;
Narrated by	Teruyuki Kagawa
Theme music composer	Junichi Hirokami
Opening theme	Lisa Gerrard and NHK Symphony Orchestra
Composer	Naoki Satō
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	48
Production
Executive producers	Kei Suzuki; Kanako Iwatani;
Running time	46 x 45 minutes; 2 x 75 minutes
Original release
Network	NHK
Release	January 3 –; November 28, 2010

Ryōmaden (龍馬伝) is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010, spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.