
The Yoshida School
Drama
Overview
Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history released, superimposed cast, a group image of real politicians centered on Shigeru Yoshida and political history after the war.
Top Cast


Hisaya Morishige
Hisaya Morishige
Shigeru Yoshida
Hisaya Morishige
Shigeru Yoshida


Shinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida
Ichirō Hatoyama
Shinsuke Ashida
Ichirō Hatoyama


Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Tsuruhei Matsuno
Eitarō Ozawa
Tsuruhei Matsuno
Ken Mitsuda
Ken Mitsuda
Kijūrō Shidehara
Ken Mitsuda
Kijūrō Shidehara


Hajime Izu
Hajime Izu
Hoshishima Nirō
Hajime Izu
Hoshishima Nirō


Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Jōji Hayashi
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Jōji Hayashi


Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki
Banboku Ōno
Jun Tazaki
Banboku Ōno


Takuya Fujioka
Takuya Fujioka
Hirozen Hirokawa
Takuya Fujioka
Hirozen Hirokawa


Muga Takewaki
Muga Takewaki
Eisaku Sato
Muga Takewaki
Eisaku Sato


Teruhiko Saigō
Teruhiko Saigō
Kakuei Tanaka
Teruhiko Saigō
Kakuei Tanaka
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