The 40th NHK Taiga Drama is Hojo Tokimune. It tells the dramatic and turbulent life of young shikken Hojo Tokimune, and his successful defense of Japan from invasion by Mongolia in the 1200's. It is a tragic story of betrayal and clan wars and Hojo Tokimune is at the center of it all.
The main focus of the story is Hojo Tokiyori's older sons, their relationship, and their views and actions concerning Kublai Khan's attempted invasion. The two brothers, Tokimune and Tokisuke, are torn apart by politics.
鎌倉時代中期、18歳の若さで鎌倉幕府の第八代執権となり、2度にわたる蒙古襲来という未曽有の難局に果敢に立ち向かった北条時宗。その34年の短い生涯を、CGやデジタル合成技術、モンゴルロケも交えて国際色豊かに描く。主演は和泉元彌、異母兄の時輔を渡部篤郎、2人の父で第五代執権の北条時頼を渡辺謙、その妻で時宗の母を浅野温子、時宗の祖母を富司純子、南宋出身の博多の商人・謝国明を北大路欣也が演じた。