Dear Radiance

*Dear Radiance*
Dear Radiance
Written by	Shizuka Ōishi
Directed by	Yuki Nakajima and others
Starring	Yuriko Yoshitaka; Tasuku Emoto; Haru Kuroki; Arata Iura; Yō Yoshida; Mitsuki Takahata; Reo Tamaoki; Shohei Miura; Akihisa Shiono; Ai Mikami; First Summer Uika; Katsuya Maiguma; Ryūji Akiyama; Yūsuke Santamaria; Kuranosuke Sasaki; Gorō Kishitani; Yasunori Danta;
Narrated by	Toshie Itō
Composer	Yumi Tōno
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	29
Production
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	NHK
Release	January 7, 2024

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]

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
Sara Minami as Fujiwara no Katako (Daini no Sanmi), Mahiro's daughter
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
Ruka Matsuda as Minamoto no Ikuko, Korechika's wife
Yume Takeuchi as Fujiwara no Mitsuko
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 10 years old)
Kataoka Sennosuke as Prince Atsuyasu
Tatsunari Kimura as Emperor Sanjō, the 67th emperor
Sakura Inoue as Fujiwara no Yoshiko
Shizuka Nakamura as Fujiwara no Nobuko
Seia Yasuda as Fujiwara no Motoko
Aki Asakura as Fujiwara no Sukeko

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
Kanro Morita as Minamoto no Kunimori
Atsumi Tanezaki as cockatoo voice
Takamasa Tamaki as Minamoto no Mitsumasa
Yu Tokui as Ōno Kunikatsu
Junpei Yasui as Mikuni no Wakamaro
Takenori Kaneko as Hayanari
Kento Ogura as Tsunekata
Rika Izumi as Izumi Shikibu
Kentarō Itō as Sōjumaru

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)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28)	10.1%
18	"Kiro" (岐路)	Satoru Nakaizumi	May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05)	9.4%
19	"Hanatareta Ya" (放たれた矢)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)	10.8%
20	"Nozomi no Saki ni" (望みの先に)	Yuki Nakajima	May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)	11.2%
21	"Tabidachi" (旅立ち)	Eisuke Hara	May 26, 2024 (2024-05-26)	10.7%
22	"Echizen no Deai" (越前の出会い)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	June 2, 2024 (2024-06-02)	10.7%
23	"Yuki no Mau Koro" (雪の舞うころ)	Satoru Nakaizumi	June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09)	11.4%
24	"Wasure'enu Hito" (忘れえぬ人)	Yūki Sahara	June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16)	10.7%
25	"Ketsui" (決意)	Yuki Nakajima	June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23)	10.1%
26	"Ikenie no Hime" (いけにえの姫)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)	10.9%
27	"Shukuen no Inochi" (宿縁の命)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	July 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)	11.0%
28	"Ittei-Nikō" (一帝二后)	Satoru Nakaizumi	July 21, 2024 (2024-07-21)	11.1%
29	"Haha toshite" (母として)	Yūki Sahara	July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)	10.0%
30	"Tsunagaru Kotonoha" (つながる言の葉)		August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)
31	"Tsuki no Shita de" (月の下で)		August 18, 2024 (2024-08-18)
32	"Tagatame ni Kaku" (誰がために書く)		August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)

References

^ "Dear Radiance". NHK Enterprises. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ "光る君へ". TV drama database. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ "24年大河『光る君へ』主演は吉高由里子紫式部役で"愛の物語"描く". Oricon. 12 May 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ "吉高由里子、24年NHK大河ドラマ「光る君へ」に紫式部で主演". Sports Hochi. 11 May 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ "【5th batch of cast member finalized!!】Starting airing in January 2024! Keita Machida and Akihisa Shiono appearing in "Hikaru Kimi e"". LDH JAPAN Inc. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Dear Radiance at IMDb

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[1] "Dear Radiance". NHK Enterprises. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[2] "光る君へ". TV drama database. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[3] "24年大河『光る君へ』主演は吉高由里子紫式部役で"愛の物語"描く". Oricon. 12 May 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[4] "吉高由里子、24年NHK大河ドラマ「光る君へ」に紫式部で主演". Sports Hochi. 11 May 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[5] "【5th batch of cast member finalized!!】Starting airing in January 2024! Keita Machida and Akihisa Shiono appearing in "Hikaru Kimi e"". LDH JAPAN Inc. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

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