0The Kamakura Shock
7th January 2001Two Mothers
14th January 2001Confrontation of the Brothers
21st January 2001Resistance
28th January 2001A Turbulent Trip
4th February 2001Love in Hakata
11th February 2001Regent-in-Training
18th February 2001The Missing Bride
25th February 2001Duel
4th March 2001On One's Own
11th March 2001Tokiyori's Death
18th March 2001Assassination
25th March 2001A Huge Crossroad
1st April 2001Tokisuke's Banishment
8th April 2001Mother's Insanity
15th April 2001A New Shogun
22nd April 2001Kublai's Shadow
29th April 2001Kublai's Correspondence
6th May 2001To Fight or Submit
13th May 2001The Young Regent
20th May 2001The First Battle
27th May 2001Darkness in Kyoto
3rd June 2001The Hostages
10th June 2001A Letter from Korea
17th June 2001Final Warning
24th June 2001A Brothers' Bond
1st July 2001Treason Unforgiven
8th July 2001Kill My Brother!
15th July 2001Farewell Brother
22nd July 2001An Elder's Death
29th July 2001Order to Attack
5th August 2001To Hakata
12th August 2001The Night Before the Attack
19th August 2001Mongol Invasion, Part I
26th August 2001Mongol Invasion, Part II
2nd September 2001Mongol Invasion, Part III
9th September 2001Mysterious Retreat
16th September 2001Offense or Defense
23rd September 2001The Targeted Princess
30th September 2001The Missing Messengers
7th October 2001Thou Shall Not Kill
14th October 2001As Long As I Live
21st October 2001Two Factions
28th October 2001A Wife's Tears
4th November 2001My Homeland
11th November 2001Kill Kublai
18th November 2001The Koan Era
25th November 2001The Fateful Storm
2nd December 2001An Eternal Journey
9th December 2001The 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.
