{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b8bd682d8a6c52dcc4d2ebf9","clusterId":"c_604377e6191a669b996cb685","slug":"nhk-taiga-dramas-ryomaden-and-segodon-head-to-prime-video","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"NHK Taiga Dramas Ryomaden and Segodon Head to Prime Video","summary":"Two NHK taiga dramas, \"Ryomaden\" (2010) and \"Segodon\" (2018), will stream on Prime Video starting October 1. \"Ryomaden\" follows Sakamoto Ryoma, played by Masaharu Fukuyama, with a screenplay by Yasushi Fukuda and direction by Keishi Otomo. \"Segodon\" follows Saigo Takamori, played by Ryohei Suzuki, with an original work by Mariko Hayashi and a screenplay by Miho Nakazono.","whyItMatters":"NHK taiga dramas, long treated as broadcast-first and hard to find after their run, are being placed on a major global subscription service, which changes how the back catalog reaches viewers outside Japan.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBoth titles arrive on October 1. \u0026#34;Ryomaden\u0026#34; is the 49th taiga drama and \u0026#34;Segodon\u0026#34; is the 57th, and the two sit at opposite ends of the same decade of NHK\u0026#39;s Sunday-night slot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach carries a substantial production behind it: Keishi Otomo directed \u0026#34;Ryomaden,\u0026#34; whose script is by Yasushi Fukuda, while \u0026#34;Segodon\u0026#34; draws on Mariko Hayashi\u0026#39;s original work with a screenplay by Miho Nakazono. Masaharu Fukuyama and Ryohei Suzuki lead the respective casts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyomaden\u003c/strong\u003e: 2010, the 49th taiga drama; Sakamoto Ryoma played by Masaharu Fukuyama\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSegodon\u003c/strong\u003e: 2018, the 57th taiga drama; Saigo Takamori played by Ryohei Suzuki\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Prime Video's NHK taiga catalog now pairs Ryomaden and Segodon, two dramas built around the men who ended the Tokugawa order. Streaming turns year-long historical epics into binge-able back-to-back viewing.","twitterPost":"Prime Video slots Ryomaden beside Segodon, two NHK taiga dramas about the men who ended the Tokugawa order. Year-long epics become weekend watches.","threadsPost":"Prime Video pairs Ryomaden and Segodon, two NHK taiga dramas about the men who ended the Tokugawa order. A year-long broadcast rhythm turns into back-to-back streaming, which changes how the history lands: Sakamoto Ryoma and Saigo Takamori stop being weekly companions and become adjacent entries.","newsletterBlurb":"NHK's \"Ryomaden\" (2010) and \"Segodon\" (2018) both land on Prime Video on October 1. \"Ryomaden\" stars Masaharu Fukuyama as Sakamoto Ryoma; \"Segodon\" stars Ryohei Suzuki as Saigo Takamori. The two titles are the 49th and 57th entries in the taiga drama slot.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157149\",\"title\":\"Taiga Dramas \\\"Ryomaden\\\" and \\\"Segodon\\\" to Stream on Prime Video\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4419,"outputTokens":697,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791162862,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T01:11:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T01:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T01:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_604377e6191a669b996cb685","canonicalTitle":"大河ドラマ「龍馬伝」「西郷どん」Prime Videoで配信","representativeArticleId":"a_0a9385977b23ef897bacde4d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Ryomaden\",\"Segodon\"],\"studios\":[\"NHK\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-30T01:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-30T01:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T01:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157149","title":"大河ドラマ「龍馬伝」「西郷どん」Prime Videoで配信"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Ryomaden","Segodon"],"studios":["NHK"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}