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Yae's Sakura is a 2013 Japanese historical drama television series and the 52nd NHK taiga drama. Written by Mutsumi Yamamoto, the drama focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase. Yae is a strong believer in women's rights and the story follows her journey in Japan, during the time it is opened up to Western ideas.
Original Release
01/06/2013
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Haruka Ayase | Yae Niijima |
| Jun Fubuki | Saku Yamamoto |
| Hidetoshi Nishijima | Kakuma Yamamoto |
| Go Ayano | Katamori Matsudaira |
| Kyoko Hasegawa | Higuchi Ura |
| Yutaka Matsushige | Gonpachi Yamamoto |
| Joe Odagiri | Joseph Hardy Neesima |
| Shihori Kanjiya | Tokio Takagi |
| Toshiyuki Nishida | Tanomo Saigo |
| Ayame Gôriki | Yukiko Hinata |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No means no | Sunday, 06 January 2013 |
| 2 | The Heart Must Do What It Must | Sunday, 13 January 2013 |
| 3 | Kick Open the Way Forward | Sunday, 20 January 2013 |
| 4 | Star of Ill Portent | Sunday, 27 January 2013 |
| 5 | Shoin’s Will | Sunday, 03 February 2013 |
| 6 | Aizu’s Resolve | Sunday, 10 February 2013 |
| 7 | The Shoguns’ Heads | Sunday, 17 February 2013 |
| 8 | Unavailing Emotion | Sunday, 24 February 2013 |
| 9 | Upheaval in August | Sunday, 03 March 2013 |
| 10 | The Ikedaya Incident | Sunday, 10 March 2013 |
| 11 | Attack the Shugoshoku! | Sunday, 17 March 2013 |
| 12 | The Battle of Hamaguri-mon | Sunday, 24 March 2013 |
| 13 | Firearms and Bride | Sunday, 31 March 2013 |
| 14 | Towards New Days | Sunday, 07 April 2013 |
| 15 | Satsuma-Choshu Secret Treaty | Sunday, 14 April 2013 |
| 16 | The Retreating Figure | Sunday, 21 April 2013 |
| 17 | Gift from Nagasaki | Sunday, 28 April 2013 |
| 18 | Travels with Shonosuke | Sunday, 05 May 2013 |
| 19 | Yoshinobu’s misjudgment | Sunday, 12 May 2013 |
| 20 | Outbreak of War! | Sunday, 19 May 2013 |
| 21 | Responsibilty for Defeat | Sunday, 26 May 2013 |
| 22 | Vengeance for a younger brother | Sunday, 02 June 2013 |
| 23 | Save Aizu | Sunday, 09 June 2013 |
| 24 | The Tragedy of the Nihonmatsu Youth Brigade | Sunday, 16 June 2013 |
| 25 | Byakkotai goes to war | Sunday, 23 June 2013 |
| 26 | Yae, the moment of battle | Sunday, 30 June 2013 |
| 27 | Breakthrough the Siege | Sunday, 07 July 2013 |
| 28 | Episode #1.28 | Sunday, 14 July 2013 |
| 29 | Episode #1.29 | Sunday, 21 July 2013 |
| 30 | 再起への道 | Sunday, 28 July 2013 |
| 31 | 離縁のわけ | Sunday, 04 August 2013 |
| 32 | 兄の見取り図 | Sunday, 11 August 2013 |
| 33 | 尚之助との再会 | Sunday, 18 August 2013 |
| 36 | Episode #1.36 | Sunday, 19 November 2017 |
| 37 | Episode #1.37 | Sunday, 26 November 2017 |
| 38 | Episode #1.38 | Sunday, 03 December 2017 |
| 39 | Episode #1.39 | Sunday, 10 December 2017 |
| 40 | Episode #1.40 | Sunday, 17 December 2017 |
| 41 | Episode #1.41 | Sunday, 24 December 2017 |
| 43 | Episode #1.43 | Sunday, 07 January 2018 |
| 44 | Episode #1.44 | Sunday, 14 January 2018 |
| 45 | Episode #1.45 | Sunday, 21 January 2018 |
| 46 | Episode #1.46 | Sunday, 28 January 2018 |
| 47 | Episode #1.47 | Sunday, 04 February 2018 |
| 48 | Episode #1.48 | Sunday, 11 February 2018 |
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Haruka Ayase | Yae Niijima |
| Jun Fubuki | Saku Yamamoto |
| Hidetoshi Nishijima | Kakuma Yamamoto |
| Go Ayano | Katamori Matsudaira |
| Kyoko Hasegawa | Higuchi Ura |
| Yutaka Matsushige | Gonpachi Yamamoto |
| Joe Odagiri | Joseph Hardy Neesima |
| Shihori Kanjiya | Tokio Takagi |
| Toshiyuki Nishida | Tanomo Saigo |
| Ayame Gôriki | Yukiko Hinata |
| Izumi Inamori | Teru Matsudaira |
| Meisa Kuroki | Takeko Takano |
| Yoshiko Miyazaki | Chie Saigou |
| Eiji Okuda | Shōzan Sakuma |
