Nakatani Miki to play Okada Junichi's wife in 2014 Taiga "Gunshi Kanbee"

Nakatani Miki will make her first appearance in a NHK Taiga drama when she takes on the role of Okada Junichi's wife in the 2014 Taiga "Gunshi Kanbee". In the upcoming Taiga, Okada plays the role of Kuroda Kanbee while Nakatani will play the only woman who Kanbee loved in his lifetime i.e. Teruhime who he married at the age of 22. Teruhime who was also the niece of Kodera Masamoto, was described in the Kuroda family books as a woman with looks and virtue. In the Sengoku era where many warriors had multiple wives, Kanbee was one of the few who had one wife only.

In addition, Tanihara Shosuke will take on the role of Takenaka Hanbee who was one of the advisors to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In contrast to Kanbee who was seen by Hideyoshi as an ambitious man with a desire to be the ruler of the world, Hanbee was regarded as a quiet man who had no interest for power but was known for his strong friendship with Kanbee. Tanihara had appeared in previous Taigas such as 2004's "Shinsengumi!", 2007's "Fuurin Kazan" and 2010's "Ryomaden".

Other cast additions announced on the same day include Kuroki Hitomi, Kataoka Tsurutaro and Shibata Kyohei.

Source: Sanspo