was the 33rd Taiga drama to be broadcast on the NHK network in Japan. It premiered on 3 April 1994 and its finale aired on 25 December of the same year. 花の乱: NHK 大河ドラマ・ストリー (Hana no ran: NHK taiga dorama stōrī), 1994
Plot The story takes place during the Muromachi period of Japan, in the midst of the Ōnin War. The main character in the series is Hino Tomiko, a historical figure with a bad reputation because of her actions to rebuild Kyoto after the Ōnin War.
Cast Hino and Ashikaga Hino Tomiko: Yoshiko Mita Young Tomiko: Takako Matsu Ashikaga Yoshimasa: Ichikawa Danjūrō XII Young Yoshimasa: Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII Hino Shigeko: Machiko Kyō Hino Katsumitsu: Masao Kusakari Hino Mitsuko: Yoshie Taira Ashikaga Yoshimi: Shirō Sano Ashikaga Yoshiki: Takao Osawa
Hosokawa Hosokawa Katsumoto: Nomura Mansai
Yamana Yamana Sōzen: Yorozuya Kinnosuke
Imperial Court Emperor Go-Hanazono: Shun Ōide Ichijō Kaneyoshi: Taketoshi Naito Nijō Mochimichi: Yū Fujiki
Others Zenami: Junkichi Orimoto Ōuchi Masahiro: Hiroshi Fujioka Ikkyū: Eiji Okuda Ibuki Saburō Nobutsuna: Kōji Yakusho Shuten-dōji: Matsumoto Kōshirō IX Kenke Uehara: Kotaro Tanaka Aka Oni: Strong Kongo
Ratings The series, which only managed a 14.1% audience share during its run and peaking at 18.3% as its highest, had the notorious reputation of being the lowest-rated Taiga drama series in the franchise's history until it was surpassed by Taira no Kiyomori in 2012. Many blame the dark premises, the mysteries surrounding Hino Tomiko's family history, confusing disputes between her and Ashikaga Yoshimasa, and befuddling love scenes as the reasons why the drama failed.
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