Segodon

• Drama: Segodon
• Romaji: Segodon
• Japanese: 西郷どん
• Director: Yusuke Noda, Toki Kajiwara
• Writer: Mariko Hayashi (novel), Miho Nakazono
• Network: NHK
• Episodes: 50
• Release Date: January 7, 2018 --
• Runtime:
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Drama series follows the life of historical figure Takamori Saigo. He was born the first son of a lower-class samurai. He was exiled two times and went through three marriages. Takamori Saigo became the central figure of the Meiji Restoration, but he fights against the government's army.

Notes

1. Based on the novel "Sego Don" by Mariko Hayashi (published February, 2016 in magazine Hon no Tabibito).
2. Drama series is NHK's 57th taiga series.
3. Filming begins summer, 2017.