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Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

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The series tells The story of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû by forces from the Japanese domain of Satsuma, an event which changed the course of Ryukyuan history dramatically.

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Status

Ended

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

mins

Rating

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Release Date

08 December 2025

Country

Japan

Cast

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Tomoko Mariya

Tomoko Mariya

Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Toshio Kakei

Toshio Kakei

Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Tohru Emori

Tohru Emori

Youki Kudoh

Youki Kudoh

Saori Tsuchiya

Saori Tsuchiya

Koujiro Shimizu

Koujiro Shimizu

Kanpei Hazama

Kanpei Hazama

Mitsuko Mori

Mitsuko Mori

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Rumiko Koyanagi

Rumiko Koyanagi

Norihei Miki

Norihei Miki

Tomoyo Harada

Tomoyo Harada

Kenji Sawada

Kenji Sawada

Sumiko Sakamoto

Sumiko Sakamoto

Atsuro Watabe

Atsuro Watabe

Sho Kosugi

Sho Kosugi

Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama

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