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NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kensho Ono
Aoteru Misumi (voice)
12 eps
Jun Fukuyama
Asama Yoshitune (voice)
12 eps
Takashi Nagasako
Denki Taira (voice)
12 eps
Asami Seto
Saki Higashimachi (voice)
12 eps
Megumi Han
Narrator (voice)
12 eps
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Mitsuhide Ryūmon (voice)
12 eps
Yuichi Nakamura
Yasuaki Kaku (voice)
12 eps
Taihi Kimura
Fuji III (voice)
12 eps
Minami Tsuda
Ōga Wajima (voice)
12 eps
Kenyu Horiuchi
Yayakichi Hei (voice)
12 eps
Shuichiro Umeda
Nagao Muuton (voice)
12 eps
Shunsuke Sakuya
Akii Kura (voice)
12 eps
Ayumu Murase
Tonotsugu Taira (voice)
12 eps
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TV DNA
How NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A revolution sparked by nuclear war, natural disaster, and misrule leads to the collapse of Japanese society. The country splits into three nations vying for hegemony, and the Sangoku era begins. Aoteru Misumi, a former agricultural officer, vows to reunify Japan. He rises through the ranks with only his knowledge and eloquence. Witness the legend of the man later hailed as a genius strategist.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Imperial Council
Aoteru and Yoshitsune Asama take the Toryumon, an employment exam required to work under Ryumon. The conditions for passing are simple: the examinees must bring him to his knees. It seems that knowledge of the art of war alone will not be enough. They will also need their resourcefulness to get through this trial.
S01E02
Toryumon
Having lost the love of his life, Aoteru is determined to fulfill the promise he made to her of creating a peaceful world. He travels to Osaka to take the exam given by Borderland General Mitsuhide Ryumon in the hopes of serving under him. Upon arriving, he finds a cheap hotel to stay in. But Aoteru will find no rest there, as he immediately encounters a certain individual.
S01E01
An Oath for Peace
Aoteru Misumi is a young man living in the countryside of Ehime, Yamato. Working as an agricultural officer, he lives a quiet life with his wife, Saki. One day, they are visited by a horseback procession fit for a king. The most extravagant horse-drawn carriage in this procession carries none other than Denki Taira, the lord of home affairs and true ruler of Yamato.
- Directed by Kazuaki Terasawa
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kirito IwashitaProducer
- Koji YamamotoExecutive Producer
Direction
- Kazuaki TerasawaDirector
Cinematography
- Hayato KifuneDirector of Photography
Music
- Kevin PenkinOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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