| Genre: | Historical, jidaigeki |
| Based On: | Kōmyō ga Tsuji (功名が辻) by Ryōtarō Shiba |
| Director: | Mitsunobu Ozaki and others |
| Starring: |
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| Narrated: | Tamio Miyake[1] |
| Theme Music Composer: | Reijirō Koroku[2] |
| Composer: | Reijirō Koroku[3] |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Producer: | Akimasa Oka (chief)[4] |
| Location: | Japan |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Network: | NHK |
| Num Episodes: | 49 |
Kōmyō ga Tsuji (功名が辻) is a 2006 Japanese historical television series, and the 45th NHK taiga drama. It is written by Shizuka Ōishi, based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Ryōtarō Shiba.[5] The series chronicles the lives of Chiyo and Yamauchi Kazutoyo, a couple who lived during the Sengoku period of Japan.
The 45th taiga drama was announced to be Kōmyō ga Tsuji on July 16, 2004, with Yukie Nakama and Takaya Kamikawa starring in the lead roles of Chiyo and Yamauchi Kazutoyo respectively.[6]
Toshiaki Karasawa made a cameo appearance as Maeda Toshiie, a protagonist of the 2002 taiga drama.
As the series was in the middle of its run with high ratings, chief producer Akimasa Oda remarked that the series' success is likely due to its lead couple's ordinariness and industrious attitude.[4]
The first 27 episodes of Kōmyō ga Tsuji were released by NHK within one DVD box set on January 25, 2007.[7] The remaining 22 episodes were released in a separate box set on March 21, 2007.[8]