The 42nd NHK Taiga Drama is MUSASHI. Many Japanese history buffs are familiar with The Book of Five Rings written by Miyamoto Musashi in the 17th century. Musashi's treatise on strategy and the way to lead instantly became the business executive's bible when the translated version hit the bookstores more than three hundred years later.

In 2003, the story of this legendary swordsman-philosopher-painter comes to life in the NHK Taiga Drama MUSASHI. Based on the famous biography written by Yoshikawa Eiji, this taiga drama boasts a list of stars that reads like a Who's Who of screen and television.

Orphaned before he was ten years old, Musashi (his real name is Takezo, so you'll hear his childhood friends call him by that name) grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing Toyotomi forces, but eludes the enemy as they hunt down the vanquished soldiers. He then spends years wandering the countryside mastering the sword, becoming a stronger samurai. As his fame spreads throughout the nation, men seek him out to test their skills against him--most notably Sasaki Kojiro who faces Musashi in the ultimate Duel at Ganryujima.

Spinoff story to Mouse.

Zhao Ting Yu and Zhao Ting Xuan are twins who were separated at a young age. With their grandfather getting older and older sister Ting Xuan having contracted a serious illness, Ting Yu was brought back to protect the household and take charge of the family business. To stabilize the Zhao family business, the two sisters must overcome their initial estrangement and work together to withstand the scheming Jing Qing Yu. Fighting alongside them are Ting Yuan's fiancé Du Yu Feng and Jing Qing Yu's own son, Jing Wei. In the process, Ting Yu and Ting Xuan realize their own strengths as they taste both the sweetness and bitterness of maturation, but most importantly, they finally experience the true meaning of "family."

Zenigata Mai is a high school girl who sidelines as a detective. Her father is a high ranking police officer, so her partner Godai Jun is forced to allow her to participate in investigations, often through cellphone conversations.

The story takes place after Lin Dong and Zhou Tong have joined hands to defeat the enemy. Evil lingers as Yi Mo Huang survives and the search for the two remaining talismans continue. After witnessing Ying Huan Huan sacrifice her love for him in order to assume her position as the Ice Master, Lin Dong realizes that he must take up his duty as the successor of the Zu talisman. He helps his younger sister Qing Tan become the Master of Darkness and heads to the Demon Realm to obtain the Life and Death Talisman. A final battle awaits Lin Dong and his former friend Lin Lang Tian who has been overcome by his greed for power.

A former Japanese yakuza gang member leaves his past behind and starts a new life in Singapore, as a private-hire driver. But a chance encounter with criminals spurs him to defend justice and redeem himself by becoming a modern, urban vigilante

When Tang Chen's career was booming, he had to declare bankruptcy when he was "selled" by his girlfriend Shuo Bing. But soon he withdrew from the swamp of failure and actively devoted himself to the second venture. Sha Zhou, a good friend for many years, has an excellent writing style, but he has always been a depressed little reporter. With the persuasion of Tang Chen and the support of his wife, he was the first to join the entrepreneurial team.

According to the division of labor within the team, Tang Chen and Sha Zhou worked together to find Hou Zhi, Zhu Ran, and Bai Ying, and set up a gray whale public relations company. Tang Chen used his industry acumen for many years to actively search for customers, lead his partners to overcome difficulties, help pig feed magnate Xie Liqiang to build a public image, push the furious divine comedy, and win Feida's public relations contract.

However, in a confrontation with a competing company, Tang Chen discovered an unknown secret between Shuo Bing and Ye Shou Ru. With the concern of another identity, Tang Chen and Shuo Bing fell in love and killed each other, and after a few games, they finally understood Shuo Bing's seemingly ruthless choice.

In the end, the two teamed up to punish Ye Shou Ru, the culprit who caused Shuo Bing's father to commit suicide, and got back together. Every member of Grey Whale PR also realized their own value.

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