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; Ryo Ryusei; Daichi Watanabe; 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	48
Production
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	NHK
Release	January 7 –; December 15, 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.
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
Anna Kurasawa as Fujiwara no Kiyoko
Kaisei Kamimura as Fujiwara no Yorimune
Masaki Himekomatsu as Fujiwara no Norimichi
Saku Momose as Fujiwara no Akinobu
Yūtarō Furutachi as Fujiwara no Michitō

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
- Kai Watanabe as young 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
Tatsumi Asa as Prince Atsuakira
Hinako Tanaka as Queen Takahime
Yukino Kaizu as Princess Nagako
Ise Hashimoto as Emperor Go-Ichijō, the 68th emperor
- Ren Ishizuka as Prince Atsuhira (young Go-Ichijō, around 8 years old)
- Aoi Hamada as Prince Atsuhira (young Go-Ichijō, around 5 years old)

Empress Akiko and the women who serve her

Ai Mikami as Empress Akiko (Shōshi), Michinaga's daughter and Emperor Ichijō's wife
Rika Izumi as Izumi Shikibu
Kinako Kobayashi as Miya no Senji
Rena Mashita as Dainagon no Kimi
Kaori Seto as Saishō no Kimi
Natsu Fukui as Koshōshō no Kimi
Rio Kanno as Saemon no Naishi
Ui as Uma-no-Chūjō no Kimi

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
Kentarō Itō as Sōjumaru
Miyu Yagyu as Toshiko, Kintō's wife
Shoichiro Akaboshi as Jōchō
Ryuhei Watabe as Kyōri
Ozuno Nakamura as Taira no Muneyori
Masashi Taniguchi as Ōe no Masahira
Chinami Nishimura^[a] as a Myōbu
Nao Kosaka as Saiin no Chūjō
Yū Kamio as Taira no Tamekata
Sakura Kiryu as Sugawara no Takasue's daughter
Aina Yamada as Fujiwara no Nobuko
Masayuki Deai as Fujiwara no Tomochika
Kenji Matsuda as Fujiwara no Suketaka
Shinji Asakura as Ōkura no Taneki
Kenta Uchino as Taira no Muneyuki
Kunihiro Suda as Takarabe no Hironobu
Norihito Kaneko as Ōga no Morimiya
Biyori Moriya as Fun'ya no Tadamitsu
Tyson Ohya as Jōkaku

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)	Yuki Nakajima	August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)	10.3%
31	"Tsuki no Shita de" (月の下で)	Yuki Nakajima	August 18, 2024 (2024-08-18)	10.3%
32	"Tagatame ni Kaku" (誰がために書く)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)	11.2%
33	"Shikibu Tanjō" (式部誕生)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01)	10.4%
34	"Mezame" (目覚め)	Hitoshi Matsumoto	September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)	11.2%
35	"Chūgū no Namida" (中宮の涙)	Satoru Nakaizumi	September 15, 2024 (2024-09-15)	10.3%
36	"Machinozomareta Hi" (待ち望まれた日)	Yōji Tanaka	September 22, 2024 (2024-09-22)	10.5%
37	"Hamon" (波紋)	Yuki Nakajima	September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)	10.7%
38	"Mabushiki Yami" (まぶしき闇)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06)	11.2%
39	"Todaenu Kizuna" (とだえぬ絆)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13)	10.2%
40	"Kimi o Okite" (君を置きて)	Hitoshi Matsumoto	October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20)	9.8%
41	"Yuragi" (揺らぎ)	Yōji Tanaka	October 27, 2024 (2024-10-27)	9.5%
42	"Kawabe no Chikai" (川辺の誓い)	Yuki Nakajima	November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03)	9.1%
43	"Kagayaki no Nochi ni" (輝きののちに)	Akihiro Watanabe	November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10)	10.3%
44	"Mochizuki no Yoru" (望月の夜)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	November 17, 2024 (2024-11-17)	10.2%
45	"Habataki" (はばたき)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	November 24, 2024 (2024-11-24)	10.1%
46	"Toi no Nyūkō" (刀伊の入寇)		December 1, 2024 (2024-12-01)
47	"Kanashiku tomo" (哀しくとも)		December 8, 2024 (2024-12-08)
48	"Monogatari no Saki ni" (物語の先に)		December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15)

Notes

^ Cameo appearance due to collaboration project with the anime Ojarumaru.^[6]

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.
^ "坂ノ上おじゃる丸の声優を担当される西村ちなみさんが「光る君へ」第三十四回に出演！[Chinami Nishimura, the voice actor of Ojarumaru Sakanoue, will appear in the 34th episode of "Dear Radiance"!]" (in Japanese). NHK. September 8, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Dear Radiance at IMDb

[7] Cameo appearance due to collaboration project with the anime Ojarumaru.^[6]

[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.

[6] "坂ノ上おじゃる丸の声優を担当される西村ちなみさんが「光る君へ」第三十四回に出演！[Chinami Nishimura, the voice actor of Ojarumaru Sakanoue, will appear in the 34th episode of "Dear Radiance"!]" (in Japanese). NHK. September 8, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

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