Hana no Ran

Hana no Ran was the 33rd Taiga drama to be broadcast on the NHK network in Japan. It premiered on 3 April 1994 and its finale aired on 25 December of the same year.

Plot

The story takes place during the Muromachi period of Japan, in the midst of the Ōnin War. The main character in the series is Hino Tomiko, a historical figure with a bad reputation because of her actions to rebuild Kyoto after the Ōnin War.

Cast

;Hino and Ashikaga

Hino Tomiko: Yoshiko Mita
*Young Tomiko: Takako Matsu
Ashikaga Yoshimasa: Ichikawa Danjūrō XII
*Young Yoshimasa: Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII
Hino Shigeko: Machiko Kyō
Hino Katsumitsu: Masao Kusakari
Hino Mitsuko: Yoshie Taira
Ashikaga Yoshimi: Shirō Sano
Ashikaga Yoshiki: Takao Osawa

;Hosokawa

Hosokawa Katsumoto: Nomura Mansai

;Yamana

Yamana Sōzen: Yorozuya Kinnosuke

;Imperial Court

;Others

Ratings

The series, which only managed a 14.1% audience share during its run and peaking at 18.3% as its highest, had the notorious reputation of being the lowest-rated Taiga drama series in the franchise's history until it was surpassed by Taira no Kiyomori in 2012. Many blame the dark premises, the mysteries surrounding Hino Tomiko's family history, confusing disputes between her and Ashikaga Yoshimasa, and befuddling love scenes as the reasons why the drama failed.