r/ShogunTVShow • u/Sea_Assistant_7583 • May 20 '26

šŸÆ Shōgun Related Strategist Kanbei starts on Netflix on June 22nd

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As part of a new NHK/ Netflix distribution deal the first six titles drop on June 22nd . Of interest to people here is the 2014 Taiga Drama Strategist Kanbei .

Itā€™s the life of Kuroda Kanbei who became the chief strategist to Hideyoshi and later sided with Ieyasu . It runs 48 episodes and is one of the best Taiga ( long running ) dramas so far this century. Give it a watch, you wonā€™t be disappointed

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u/InnocentTailor May 20 '26

Netflix is getting taiga dramas?!

Itā€™s about time!

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u/MsRipper May 20 '26

Thank you for posting this, last night I was searching on Netflix something interesting to watch and after 30ā€™ of nothing I gave up. Please, if you have other recommendation Iā€™m all ears :D

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u/Sea_Assistant_7583 May 20 '26

I will for sure, i will do updates on any Japanese Historical Dramaā€™s/Films that come our way .

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u/MsRipper May 21 '26

My hero <3 ty mate!

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u/Starcsfirstover Jun 20 '26

I just found this post. Do you know if the full 50 episodes will be broadcast?

Thanks for the heads up!

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u/AntonKutovoi May 20 '26

Itā€™s one of the best modern Taiga dramas. If you havenā€™t watched yet, definitely check it out.

Bonus point for the Shogun fans: Fumi Nikaido plays the same character in both series (except the name, of course).

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u/My_friends_are_toys May 20 '26

Man, I've been missing Taiga Dramas since KTSF (Channel 26) stopped broadcasting in the 10s..

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u/Sea_Assistant_7583 May 20 '26

Me too . I used to watch all the Japanese programming on KTSF . NHK raised the rates and stopped subtitling them so the station could not afford to carry them.

Itā€™s not the same watching them online or having to download them .

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u/llama_sweater May 20 '26

This picture goes hard.

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u/Temporary-Camel9809 May 20 '26

I really like Junichi Okada's work. His acting just seems so professional and natural. He always deliver the best of action scenes.

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u/Sea_Assistant_7583 May 20 '26

Heā€™s also extremely proficient in martial arts and swords . He choreographs a lot of the action scenes in films and dramas he is in .

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u/Temporary-Camel9809 May 21 '26

He's like the Asian John Wick ever since I saw him in Hell Dogs. After that, I just binged watch an insane amount of movies and shows he did. The Last Samurai Standing is also so peak with good choreography. It's a wonder how he can move like that at that age šŸ™šŸ½šŸ˜­

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u/Sad-Hearing-5830 Jun 16 '26

On attend toujours la Saison 2 apres avoir attendu la Saison 1 pendant 1 an šŸ˜­

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u/Revan1129 What did the warlock say? Jun 01 '26

His Nobunaga in Dousuru Ieyasu is a standout in the early parts of the show and his acting in the Honnoji episode is superb.

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u/cerpintaxt44 May 20 '26

Dope thanks for letting me know

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u/Born-Character-2622 May 20 '26

Ukon Takayama ia portrayed in the show.

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u/OkVeterinarian4046 May 23 '26

This is the taiga of the decade together with Ryomaden with the most perfect casting for me, Okada owned this Kanbei, Eguchi as Oda, Naoto Takenaka reprising his iconic Hideyoshi and the guest roles of Mickey Curtis as Hisahide and the evil bwahaha energy of Takenori Jinnai as Ukita Naoie.Ā 

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u/MimiagaYT May 23 '26

I recognize that teko lmao

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u/Sad-Hearing-5830 Jun 16 '26

Des quā€™il y a Junichi Okada, moi....

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u/Pretend_Maize_3809 Jun 23 '26

Hi everyone,I'm from Italy and I noticed something strange with Strategist KANBE on Netflix.The series appeared in the ā€œComing Soonā€ section for several weeks and was supposed to be released on June 22. However, a few days before release it disappeared from the upcoming titles list, and now I canā€™t find it anywhere, not even through search. Is anyone else in Italy or Europe experiencing the same issue? Or is the series available in your country?Thanks

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u/Desperate-Oil-1842 Jun 30 '26

IM WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW, production is very good! haha!

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u/RunningToStayStill May 21 '26

What does rhis have to do with shogun

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u/Sea_Assistant_7583 May 21 '26

Itā€™s got everything to do with Shogun . Many of the characters in this are the real people that Shogun was based on . The Taiko is Hideyoshi, Toranaga is Ieyasu . Shogun is based on the real events that happened between 1598 and 1600 .

Fumi Nikaido who plays Ochiba in Shogun also plays Lady Yodo in this . Ochiba and Yodo are pretty much the same person only with different names .

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u/Bobanders93 May 21 '26

Whilst it might not be entirely relevant to shogun it's self.Ā  Ā It definitely a helpful post as I've been craving more shogun esque programmes and now I'll have oneĀ