
Shibusawa Eiichi was born in 1840 to a farmer’s family. He grew up helping his family with work, which was to manufacture and sell indigo production and also silk farming. He left his hometown at the age of 23 and began working for the government. He later traveled to Paris and learned about banking. Upon his return to Japan, he helped build up the first modern bank in Japan. He eventually became a founder or supporter to about 500 companies and was involved with about 600 public services, including education for women.
First Aired: 2/14/2021
Languages: Japanese
Type: Scripted
Companies: NHK
Countries: Japan

Shibusawa Naka [Eiichi's older sister]

Emi Wakui
Shibusawa Ei [Eiichi's mother]

Ryo Yoshizawa
Shibusawa Eiichi

Eri Murakawa
Shibusawa Naka [Eiichi's older sister]

Kaoru Kobayashi
Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]

Ryoko Fujino
Shibusawa Tei [Eiichi's younger sister]

Kengo Kora
Shibusawa Kisaku [Eiichi's cousin]

Jeffrey Rowe
Charles de Montblanc(シャルル・ド・モンブラン)

Rihito Itagaki
Tokugawa Akitake [Yoshiatsu and Yoshinobu's half-brother]

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Toshihito Kokubo
Sakubee [Farmer on Chiaraijima]

Show Kasamatsu
Shibusawa Keizo [Eiichi's nephew]

Derrick Dover
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