Dear Radiance

Japanese TV series or program

Yuriko Yoshitaka
Tasuku Emoto
Haru Kuroki
Arata Iura
Yō Yoshida
Reo Tamaoki
First Summer Uika
Katsuya Maiguma
Yūsuke Santamaria
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Gorō Kishitani
Yasunori Danta

Narrated byToshie ItōComposerYumi TōnoCountry of originJapanOriginal languageJapaneseNo. of episodes17ProductionRunning time45 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkNHKReleaseJanuary 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)

Dear Radiance (光る君へ, Hikaru Kimi e)^[1]^[2] is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Yuriko Yoshitaka as Murasaki Shikibu.^[3] The series is the 63rd NHK taiga drama.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Cast

Starring role

Yuriko Yoshitaka as Murasaki Shikibu. In the series, she is called Mahiro.
- Miyuko Ochii as young Mahiro

Her family

Gorō Kishitani as Fujiwara no Tametoki, Mahiro's father
Ryōko Kuninaka as Chiyaha, Mahiro's mother
Mahiro Takasugi as Fujiwara no Nobunori, Mahiro's brother
- Kōki Yuda as Tarō (young Nobunori)
Kuranosuke Sasaki as Fujiwara no Nobutaka, Mahiro's husband
Tarō Yabe as Otomaru
Seijun Nobukawa as Ito

Michinaga's family

Tasuku Emoto as Fujiwara no Michinaga
- Kousei Kimura as young Michinaga
Yasunori Danta as Fujiwara no Kaneie, Michinaga's father
Kotono Mitsuishi as Tokihime, Michinaga's mother
Arata Iura as Fujiwara no Michitaka, Michinaga's brother
Yuka Itaya as Takashina no Takako, Michitaka's wife
Yusuke Kamiji as Fujiwara no Michitsuna, Michinaga's half brother
Naomi Zaizen as Fujiwara no Yasuko, Michitsuna's mother
Reo Tamaoki as Fujiwara no Michikane, Michitsuna's brother
Yō Yoshida as Fujiwara no Akiko (Senshi), Michinaga's sister.
Ai Mikami as Fujiwara no Akiko (Shōshi), Michinaga's daughter
Mitsuki Takahata as Fujiwara no Sadako, Michitaka's daughter
- Tampopo Nakamura as young Sadako (around 12 years old)
- Himari Kimura as young Sadako (around 8 years old)
Keisuke Watanabe as Fujiwara no Yorimichi, Michinaga's eldest son
Shohei Miura as Fujiwara no Korechika, Michitaka's eldest son
Ryo Ryusei as Fujiwara no Takaie, Michitaka's second son
Kumi Takiuchi as Minamoto no Akiko, Michinaga's another wife
Chikara Honda as Mozuhiko
Mitsuomi Takahashi as Fujiwara no Yoshichika, Michinaga's cousin
Ichirōta Miyagawa as Fujiwara no Akimitsu, Michinaga's cousin
Takayuki Sakoi as Taira no Korenaka

Uda Genji

Haru Kuroki as Minamoto no Tomoko, Michinaga's legal wife
Tōru Masuoka as Minamoto no Masanobu, Tomoko's father
Mako Ishino as Fujiwara no Mutsuko, Tomoko's 's mother

Michinaga's colleagues

Ryūji Akiyama as Fujiwara no Sanesuke
Keita Machida as Fujiwara no Kintō
Satoshi Kanada as Fujiwara no Tadanobu
Daichi Watanabe as Fujiwara no Yukinari
Daisuke Honda as Minamoto no Toshikata
Jun Hashizume as Fujiwara no Yoritada
Masanobu Sakata as Fujiwara no Tamemitsu
Ryujin Suzuki as Minamoto no Shigenobu
Yoshihiro Kurita as Fujiwara no Fuminori

Emperors and their families

Bandō Minosuke II as Emperor En'yū, the 64th emperor
Kanata Hongō as Emperor Kazan, the 65th emperor
- Shunta Itō as Prince Morosada (young Kazan)
Akihisa Shiono as Emperor Ichijō, the 66th emperor
- Hinata Hiiragi as young Emperor Ichijō (around 12 years old)
- Haru Takagi as Prince Yasuhito (young Ichijō, around 8 years old)
Tatsunari Kimura as Emperor Sanjō, the 67th emperor
Sakura Inoue as Fujiwara no Yoshiko
Shizuka Nakamura as Fujiwara no Nobuko

Song dynasty

Haogo (Koji Yano) as Zhu Rencong
Kouhei Matsushita as Zhou Ming

Others

First Summer Uika as Sei Shōnagon. In the series, she is called Kikyō.
Hiroshi Ōmori as Kiyohara no Motosuke, Kikyō's father
Kaname Ouki as Akazome Emon
Yūsuke Santamaria as Abe no Haruakira, a.k.a. Abe no Seimei
Daiki as Sumaru
Katsuya Maiguma as Naohide
Masumi Nomura as Sawa
San'yūtei Koyūza as Eshi, a painter
Kayo Noro as Nui

TV schedule

Episode	Title	Directed by	Original airdate	Rating
1	"Yakusoku no Tsuki" (約束の月)	Yuki Nakajima	January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)	12.7%
2	"Meguriai" (めぐりあい)		January 14, 2024 (2024-01-14)	12.0%
3	"Nazo no Otoko" (謎の男)		January 21, 2024 (2024-01-21)	12.4%
4	"Gosechi no Maihime" (五節の舞姫)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28)	11.3%
5	"Kokuhaku" (告白)	Satoru Nakaizumi	February 4, 2024 (2024-02-04)	11.7%
6	"Futari no Saijo" (二人の才女)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	February 11, 2024 (2024-02-11)	11.0%
7	"Okashiki Kotokoso" (おかしきことこそ)	Yuki Nakajima	February 18, 2024 (2024-02-18)	10.9%
8	"Manekarezaru Mono" (招かれざる者)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)	10.8%
9	"Tōku no Kuni" (遠くの国)	Satoru Nakaizumi	March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)	11.2%
10	"Tsukiyo no Inbō" (月夜の陰謀)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)	10.3%
11	"Madou Kokoro" (まどう心)	Yuki Nakajima	March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)	11.4%
12	"Omoi no Hate" (思いの果て)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)	10.6%
13	"Susumubeki Michi" (進むべき道)	Satoru Nakaizumi	March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)	10.9%
14	"Hoshi Ochite Nao" (星落ちてなお)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	April 7, 2024 (2024-04-07)	10.8%
15	"Ogoreru Mono-tachi" (おごれる者たち)	Yuki Nakajima	April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14)	10.7%
16	"Hana no Kage" (華の影)	Eisuke Hara	April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21)	10.5%
17	"Utsuroi" (うつろい)		April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28)
18	"Kiro" (岐路)		May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05)
19	"Hanatareta Ya" (放たれた矢)		May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)
20	"Nozomi no Saki ni" (望みの先に)		May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)
21	"Tabidachi" (旅立ち)		May 26, 2024 (2024-05-26)

References

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