Dear Radiance

Dear Radiance
Written by	Shizuka Ōishi
Directed by	Yuki Nakajima and others
Starring	Yuriko Yoshitaka Tasuku Emoto Haru Kuroki Arata Iura Yō Yoshida Mitsuki Takahata Reo Tamaoki Shohei Miura Ryo Ryusei Keita Machida Daichi Watanabe Akihisa Shiono Ai Mikami First Summer Uika Katsuya Maiguma Ryūji Akiyama Yūsuke Santamaria Kuranosuke Sasaki Gorō Kishitani Yasunori Danta
Narrated by	Toshie Itō
Composer	Yumi Tōno
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	48
Production
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	NHK
Release	January 7 (2024-01-07) – December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15)

Dear Radiance (光る君へ, Hikaru Kimi e)[1][2] is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Yuriko Yoshitaka as Murasaki Shikibu.[3] The series is the 63rd NHK taiga drama.[4][5]

Cast

Starring role

• Yuriko Yoshitaka as Murasaki Shikibu. In the series, she is called Mahiro.
  • Miyuko Ochii as young Mahiro

Her family

• Gorō Kishitani as Fujiwara no Tametoki, Mahiro's father
• Ryōko Kuninaka as Chiyaha, Mahiro's mother
• Mahiro Takasugi as Fujiwara no Nobunori, Mahiro's brother
  • Kōki Yuda as Tarō (young Nobunori)
• Kuranosuke Sasaki as Fujiwara no Nobutaka, Mahiro's husband
• Sara Minami as Fujiwara no Katako (Daini no Sanmi), Mahiro's daughter
• Tarō Yabe as Otomaru
• Seijun Nobukawa as Ito

Michinaga's family

• Tasuku Emoto as Fujiwara no Michinaga
  • Kousei Kimura as young Michinaga
• Yasunori Danta as Fujiwara no Kaneie, Michinaga's father
• Kotono Mitsuishi as Tokihime, Michinaga's mother
• Arata Iura as Fujiwara no Michitaka, Michinaga's brother
• Yuka Itaya as Takashina no Takako, Michitaka's wife
• Yusuke Kamiji as Fujiwara no Michitsuna, Michinaga's half brother
• Naomi Zaizen as Fujiwara no Yasuko, Michitsuna's mother
• Reo Tamaoki as Fujiwara no Michikane, Michitsuna's brother
• Yō Yoshida as Fujiwara no Akiko (Senshi), Michinaga's sister.
• Mitsuki Takahata as Fujiwara no Sadako, Michitaka's daughter
  • Tampopo Nakamura as young Sadako (around 12 years old)
  • Himari Kimura as young Sadako (around 8 years old)
• Keisuke Watanabe as Fujiwara no Yorimichi, Michinaga's eldest son
• Shohei Miura as Fujiwara no Korechika, Michitaka's eldest son
• Ruka Matsuda as Minamoto no Ikuko, Korechika's wife
• Yume Takeuchi as Fujiwara no Mitsuko
• Ryo Ryusei as Fujiwara no Takaie, Michitaka's second son
• Kumi Takiuchi as Minamoto no Akiko, Michinaga's another wife
• Chikara Honda as Mozuhiko
• Mitsuomi Takahashi as Fujiwara no Yoshichika, Michinaga's cousin
• Ichirōta Miyagawa as Fujiwara no Akimitsu, Michinaga's cousin
• Takayuki Sakoi as Taira no Korenaka
• Anna Kurasawa as Fujiwara no Kiyoko
• Kaisei Kamimura as Fujiwara no Yorimune
• Masaki Himekomatsu as Fujiwara no Norimichi
• Saku Momose as Fujiwara no Akinobu
• Yūtarō Furutachi as Fujiwara no Michitō
• Ryutarou Akimoto as Fujiwara no Yoshinobu
• Nanami Taki as Fujiwara no Yoshiko
• Yūdai Toyoda as Fujiwara no Nagaie

Uda Genji

• Haru Kuroki as Minamoto no Tomoko, Michinaga's legal wife
• Tōru Masuoka as Minamoto no Masanobu, Tomoko's father
• Mako Ishino as Fujiwara no Mutsuko, Tomoko's 's mother

Michinaga's colleagues

• Ryūji Akiyama as Fujiwara no Sanesuke
• Keita Machida as Fujiwara no Kintō
• Satoshi Kanada as Fujiwara no Tadanobu
• Daichi Watanabe as Fujiwara no Yukinari
• Daisuke Honda as Minamoto no Toshikata
• Jun Hashizume as Fujiwara no Yoritada
• Masanobu Sakata as Fujiwara no Tamemitsu
• Ryujin Suzuki as Minamoto no Shigenobu
• Yoshihiro Kurita as Fujiwara no Fuminori

Emperors and their families

• Bandō Minosuke II as Emperor En'yū, the 64th emperor
• Kanata Hongō as Emperor Kazan, the 65th emperor
  • Shunta Itō as Prince Morosada (young Kazan)
• Akihisa Shiono as Emperor Ichijō, the 66th emperor
  • Hinata Hiiragi as young Emperor Ichijō (around 12 years old)
  • Haru Takagi as Prince Yasuhito (young Ichijō, around 10 years old)
• Kataoka Sennosuke as Prince Atsuyasu
  • Kai Watanabe as young Atsuyasu
• Tatsunari Kimura as Emperor Sanjō, the 67th emperor
• Sakura Inoue as Fujiwara no Yoshiko
• Shizuka Nakamura as Fujiwara no Nobuko
• Seia Yasuda as Fujiwara no Motoko
• Aki Asakura as Fujiwara no Sukeko
• Tatsumi Asa as Prince Atsuakira
• Hinako Tanaka as Queen Takahime
• Yukino Kaizu as Princess Nagako
• Hinata Takano as Emperor Go-Ichijō, the 68th emperor
  • Ise Hashimoto as Prince Atsuhira (young Go-Ichijō, around 12 years old)
  • Ren Ishizuka as Prince Atsuhira (young Go-Ichijō, around 8 years old)
  • Aoi Hamada as Prince Atsuhira (young Go-Ichijō, around 5 years old)

Empress Akiko and the women who serve her

• Ai Mikami as Empress Akiko (Shōshi), Michinaga's daughter and Emperor Ichijō's wife
• Rika Izumi as Izumi Shikibu
• Kinako Kobayashi as Miya no Senji
• Rena Mashita as Dainagon no Kimi
• Kaori Seto as Saishō no Kimi
• Natsu Fukui as Koshōshō no Kimi
• Rio Kanno as Saemon no Naishi
• Ui as Uma-no-Chūjō no Kimi

Song dynasty

• Haogo (Koji Yano) as Zhu Rencong
• Kouhei Matsushita as Zhou Ming

Others

• First Summer Uika as Sei Shōnagon. In the series, she is called Kikyō.
• Hiroshi Ōmori as Kiyohara no Motosuke, Kikyō's father
• Kaname Ouki as Akazome Emon
• Yūsuke Santamaria as Abe no Haruakira, a.k.a. Abe no Seimei
• Daiki as Sumaru
• Katsuya Maiguma as Naohide
• Masumi Nomura as Sawa
• San'yūtei Koyūza as Eshi, a painter
• Kayo Noro as Nui
• Kanro Morita as Minamoto no Kunimori
• Atsumi Tanezaki as cockatoo voice
• Takamasa Tamaki as Minamoto no Mitsumasa
• Yu Tokui as Ōno Kunikatsu
• Junpei Yasui as Mikuni no Wakamaro
• Takenori Kaneko as Hayanari
• Kento Ogura as Tsunekata
• Kentarō Itō as Sōjumaru
• Miyu Yagyu as Toshiko, Kintō's wife
• Shoichiro Akaboshi as Jōchō
• Ryuhei Watabe as Kyōri
• Ozuno Nakamura as Taira no Muneyori
• Masashi Taniguchi as Ōe no Masahira
• Chinami Nishimura[a] as a Myōbu
• Nao Kosaka as Saiin no Chūjō
• Yū Kamio as Taira no Tamekata
• Sakura Kiryu as Sugawara no Takasue's daughter
• Aina Yamada as Fujiwara no Nobuko
• Masayuki Deai as Fujiwara no Tomochika
• Kenji Matsuda as Fujiwara no Suketaka
• Shinji Asakura as Ōkura no Taneki
• Kenta Uchino as Taira no Muneyuki
• Kunihiro Suda as Takarabe no Hironobu
• Norihito Kaneko as Ōga no Morimiya
• Biyori Moriya as Fun'ya no Tadamitsu
• Tyson Ohya as Jōkaku
• Shohei Ueki as Minamoto no Michikata

TV schedule

Episode	Title	Directed by	Original airdate	Rating
1	"Yakusoku no Tsuki" (約束の月)	Yuki Nakajima	January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)	12.7%
2	"Meguriai" (めぐりあい)		January 14, 2024 (2024-01-14)	12.0%
3	"Nazo no Otoko" (謎の男)		January 21, 2024 (2024-01-21)	12.4%
4	"Gosechi no Maihime" (五節の舞姫)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28)	11.3%
5	"Kokuhaku" (告白)	Satoru Nakaizumi	February 4, 2024 (2024-02-04)	11.7%
6	"Futari no Saijo" (二人の才女)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	February 11, 2024 (2024-02-11)	11.0%
7	"Okashiki Kotokoso" (おかしきことこそ)	Yuki Nakajima	February 18, 2024 (2024-02-18)	10.9%
8	"Manekarezaru Mono" (招かれざる者)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)	10.8%
9	"Tōku no Kuni" (遠くの国)	Satoru Nakaizumi	March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)	11.2%
10	"Tsukiyo no Inbō" (月夜の陰謀)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)	10.3%
11	"Madou Kokoro" (まどう心)	Yuki Nakajima	March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)	11.4%
12	"Omoi no Hate" (思いの果て)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)	10.6%
13	"Susumubeki Michi" (進むべき道)	Satoru Nakaizumi	March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)	10.9%
14	"Hoshi Ochite Nao" (星落ちてなお)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	April 7, 2024 (2024-04-07)	10.8%
15	"Ogoreru Mono-tachi" (おごれる者たち)	Yuki Nakajima	April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14)	10.7%
16	"Hana no Kage" (華の影)	Eisuke Hara	April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21)	10.5%
17	"Utsuroi" (うつろい)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28)	10.1%
18	"Kiro" (岐路)	Satoru Nakaizumi	May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05)	9.4%
19	"Hanatareta Ya" (放たれた矢)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)	10.8%
20	"Nozomi no Saki ni" (望みの先に)	Yuki Nakajima	May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)	11.2%
21	"Tabidachi" (旅立ち)	Eisuke Hara	May 26, 2024 (2024-05-26)	10.7%
22	"Echizen no Deai" (越前の出会い)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	June 2, 2024 (2024-06-02)	10.7%
23	"Yuki no Mau Koro" (雪の舞うころ)	Satoru Nakaizumi	June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09)	11.4%
24	"Wasure'enu Hito" (忘れえぬ人)	Yūki Sahara	June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16)	10.7%
25	"Ketsui" (決意)	Yuki Nakajima	June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23)	10.1%
26	"Ikenie no Hime" (いけにえの姫)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)	10.9%
27	"Shukuen no Inochi" (宿縁の命)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	July 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)	11.0%
28	"Ittei-Nikō" (一帝二后)	Satoru Nakaizumi	July 21, 2024 (2024-07-21)	11.1%
29	"Haha toshite" (母として)	Yūki Sahara	July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)	10.0%
30	"Tsunagaru Kotonoha" (つながる言の葉)	Yuki Nakajima	August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)	10.3%
31	"Tsuki no Shita de" (月の下で)		August 18, 2024 (2024-08-18)	10.3%
32	"Tagatame ni Kaku" (誰がために書く)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)	11.2%
33	"Shikibu Tanjō" (式部誕生)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01)	10.4%
34	"Mezame" (目覚め)	Hitoshi Matsumoto	September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)	11.2%
35	"Chūgū no Namida" (中宮の涙)	Satoru Nakaizumi	September 15, 2024 (2024-09-15)	10.3%
36	"Machinozomareta Hi" (待ち望まれた日)	Yōji Tanaka	September 22, 2024 (2024-09-22)	10.5%
37	"Hamon" (波紋)	Yuki Nakajima	September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)	10.7%
38	"Mabushiki Yami" (まぶしき闇)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06)	11.2%
39	"Todaenu Kizuna" (とだえぬ絆)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13)	10.2%
40	"Kimi o Okite" (君を置きて)	Hitoshi Matsumoto	October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20)	9.8%
41	"Yuragi" (揺らぎ)	Yōji Tanaka	October 27, 2024 (2024-10-27)	9.5%
42	"Kawabe no Chikai" (川辺の誓い)	Yuki Nakajima	November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03)	9.1%
43	"Kagayaki no Nochi ni" (輝きののちに)	Akihiro Watanabe	November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10)	10.3%
44	"Mochizuki no Yoru" (望月の夜)	Rintarō Mayuzumi	November 17, 2024 (2024-11-17)	10.2%
45	"Habataki" (はばたき)	Yoshiharu Sasaki	November 24, 2024 (2024-11-24)	10.1%
46	"Toi no Nyūkō" (刀伊の入寇)	Yuki Nakajima	December 1, 2024 (2024-12-01)	9.7%
47	"Kanashiku tomo" (哀しくとも)	Yōji Tanaka	December 8, 2024 (2024-12-08)	10.0%
48	"Monogatari no Saki ni" (物語の先に)	Yuki Nakajima	December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15)	11.0%
Average rating 10.7% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).[7]

Omnibus

Episode	Title	Original airdate	Original airtime
1	"Ichi no Maki" (一の巻, Part 1)	December 29, 2024	12:05 - 13:00
2	"Ni no Maki" (二の巻, Part 2)		13:05 - 13:48
3	"San no Maki" (三の巻, Part 3)		13:48 - 14:31
4	"Yon no Maki" (四の巻, Part 4)		14:31 - 15:15
5	"Go no Maki" (五の巻, Part 5)		15:20 - 16:03

Notes

1. Cameo appearance due to collaboration project with the anime Ojarumaru.[6]

References

1. "Dear Radiance". NHK Enterprises. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
2. "光る君へ". TV drama database. Archived from the original on September 29, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
3. "24年大河『光る君へ』主演は吉高由里子 紫式部役で"愛の物語"描く". Oricon. 12 May 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
4. "吉高由里子、24年NHK大河ドラマ「光る君へ」に紫式部で主演". Sports Hochi. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
5. "【5th batch of cast member finalized!!】Starting airing in January 2024! Keita Machida and Akihisa Shiono appearing in "Hikaru Kimi e"". LDH JAPAN Inc. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
6. "坂ノ上おじゃる丸の声優を担当される西村ちなみさんが「光る君へ」第三十四回に出演！[Chinami Nishimura, the voice actor of Ojarumaru Sakanoue, will appear in the 34th episode of "Dear Radiance"!]" (in Japanese). NHK. September 8, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
7. "『光る君へ』最終回11.0% 全48回平均は10.7%". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 16, 2024.

External links

• Dear Radiance at IMDb