The 13 Lords of the Shogun
Japanese Taiga Drama
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7 min readJan 22, 2023
Synopsis: The battle of Genpei and the subsequent birth of the Kamakura shogunate were the backdrop for the games between men and women over the position of power. The second regent, Hojo Yoshitoki, a man who learned everything he could from Minamoto no Yoritomo and made the samurai world a firm foundation. How did a young man with no ambition rise to the top of the samurai world? A…
