Reach beyond the Blue Sky

Composer

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  Sato Naoki

Costume Designer

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  Kurosawa Kazuko

Director

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  Kawano Hideaki
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  Kurosaki Hiroshi
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  Murahashi Naoki
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  Tanaka Kenji

Screenwriter

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  Omori Mika

Main Role

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  Yoshizawa Ryo

  Shibusawa Eiichi

  Main Role

Support Role

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  Kobayashi Kaoru

  Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]

  Support Role
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  Wakui Emi

  Shibusawa Ei [Eiichi's mother]

  Support Role
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  Murakawa Eri

  Shibusawa Naka [Eiichi's older sister]

  Support Role
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  Fujino Ryoko

  Shibusawa Tei [Eiichi's younger sister]

  Support Role
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  Kora Kengo

  Shibusawa Kisaku [Eiichi's cousin]

  Support Role
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  Narumi Riko

  Shibusawa Yoshi [Kisaku's wife]

  Support Role
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  Hiraizumi Sei

  Shibusawa Sosuke [Eiichi's uncle]

  Support Role
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  Asaka Mayumi

  Shibusawa Masa [Eiichi's aunt]

  Support Role
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  Ono Rina

  Shibusawa Uta [Eiichi's eldest daughter]

  Support Role
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  Tanabe Seiichi

  Odaka Junchuu / Shingoro [Eiichi's cousin]

  Support Role
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  Mitsushima Shinnosuke

  Odaka Chuichiro [Eiichi's cousin]

  Support Role
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  Hashimoto Ai

  Odaka Chiyo [Eiichi's cousin & wife]

  Support Role
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  Mizukami Koshi

  Odaka Heikuro [Eiichi's cousin]

  Support Role
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  Tezuka Satomi

  Odaka Yahe [Shingoro's mother]

  Support Role
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  Tezuka Mai

  Odaka Kise [Shingoro's wife]

  Support Role
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  Kitaoji Kinya

  Tokugawa Ieyasu [The ancestor of the Edo Shogunate]

  Support Role
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  Takenaka Naoto

  Tokugawa Nariaki [Head of Mito Domain]

  Support Role
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  Hara Hideko

  Yoshiko / Princess Tomi [Nariaki's wife / Yoshinobu's mother]

  Support Role
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  Nakajima Ayumu

  Tokugawa Yoshiatsu [Nariaki's eldest son]

  Support Role
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  Kusanagi Tsuyoshi

  Tokugawa Yoshinobu / Shichiromaro [15th Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate / Nariaki's 7th son]

  Support Role
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  Itagaki Rihito

  Tokugawa Akitake [Yoshiatsu and Yoshinobu's half-brother]

  Support Role
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  Watanabe Ikkei

  Fujita Toko [Nariaki's confidant]

  Support Role
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  Fujiwara Kisetsu

  Fujita Koshiro [Toko's son]

  Support Role
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  Tsuda Kanji

  Takeda Kounsai [Nariaki's confidant]

  Support Role
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  Tsutsumi Shinichi

  Hiraoka Enshiro [Yoshinobu's confidant]

  Support Role
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  Kimura Yoshino

  Hiraoka Yasu [Enshiro's wife]

  Support Role
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  Manaki Reika

  Takeko Inoue [Kaoru's wife]

  Support Role
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  Mimura Rie

  Tokushinin [Yoshinobu's grandmother]

  Support Role
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  Kawaei Rina

  Mikagimi [Yoshinobu's legal wife]

  Support Role
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  Toyama Toshiya

  Ikai Katsusaburo [Servant of the Hitotsubashi Family]

  Support Role
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  Namioka Kazuki

  Kawamura Ejuro [Enshiro's subordinate]

  Support Role
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  Yoshi Ikuzo

  Tokugawa Ieyoshi [12th Shogun of the Edo Shogunate]

  Support Role
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  Watanabe Daichi

  Tokugawa Iesada [13th Shogun of the Edo Shogunate / Ieyoshi's son]

  Support Role
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  Kamishiraishi Mone

  Atsugimi / Tensho-in [Ieseda's legal wife]

  Support Role
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  Minemura Rie

  Utahashi [Iesada's nanny]

  Support Role
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  Isomura Hayato

  Tokugawa Iemochi [14th Shogun of the Edo Shogunate]

  Support Role
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  Fukagawa Mai

  Princess Kazu [Iemochi's wife / Emperor Komei's sister]

  Support Role
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  Kishitani Goro

  Ii Naosuke [Old man]

  Support Role
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  Otani Ryohei

  Abe Masahiro [Old man]

  Support Role
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  Satoi Kenta

  Hotta Masatoshi [Old man]

  Support Role
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  Hirata Mitsuru

  Kawaji Toshiakira [Chief financial official]

  Support Role
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  Nakamura Yasuhi

  Nagai Naoyuki [Coastal defense]

  Support Role
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  Kaname Jun

  Matsudaira Yoshinaga / Shungaku [Fukui feudal lord]

  Support Role
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  Koike Teppei

  Hashimoto Sanai [Fukui feudal warrior]

  Support Role
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  Ikeda Narushi

  Shimazu Hisamitsu [Guardian of Satsuma feudal lord]

  Support Role
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  Hakata Hanamaru

  Saigo Takamori [Satsuma Domain member]

  Support Role
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  Ishimaru Kanji

  Okubo Toshimichi [Satsuma Domain member]

  Support Role
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  Tokui Yu

  Orita Yozo [Satsuma Domain member]

  Support Role
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  Dean Fujioka

  Godai Tomoatsu [Satsuma Domain member]

  Support Role
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  Sugawara Daikichi

  Date Munenari [8th Uwajima feudal lord]

  Support Role
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  Mizukami Ryushi

  Yamauchi Yodo [15th Tosa feudal lord]

  Support Role
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  Machida Keita

  Hijikata Toshizo [Shinsengumi vice commander]

  Support Role
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  Onoe Ukon II

  Emperor Komei [120th emperor]

  Support Role
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  Yamauchi Takaya

  Iwakura Tomomi [Imperial court]

  Support Role
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  Okuda Yohei

  Nakagawa Miya [Imperial court]

  Support Role
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  Kanai Yuta

  Sanjo Sanetomi [Imperial court]

  Support Role
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  Watanabe Toru

  Umeda Shinnosuke [Edo's armor dealer]

  Support Role
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  Tamaki Hiroshi

  Takashima Shuhan [Western-style gunner]

  Support Role
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  Sakou Yoshi

  Tone Yoshiharu [Okabe Domain magistrate]

  Support Role
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  Fukui Hiroaki

  Murata [Okabe Domain official]

  Support Role
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  Itabashi Shunya

  Sanada Hannosuke [Swordsman]

  Support Role
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  Yamazaki Ginnojo

  Ohashi Totsuan [Confucian scholar of Edo]

  Support Role
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  Kokubo Toshihito

  Sakubee [Farmer on Chiaraijima]

  Support Role
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  Nagano Munenori

  Gonbee [Farmer on Chiaraijima]

  Support Role
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  Watanabe Tetsu

  Kakubee [Farmer on Chiaraijima]

  Support Role
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  Kato Shinsuke

  Fujibee [Farmer in Shinshu, Asamaki Village]

  Support Role
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  Morley Robertson

  Matthew C. Perry [Commodore of the U.S. Navy]

  Support Role
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  Blake Crawford

  Henry A. Adams

  Support Role
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  Charles Glover

  Townsend Harris

  Support Role
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  Yamazaki Hajime

  Roro Sakatani

  Support Role
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  Matsubara Masataka

  Inokichi

  Support Role
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  Alexandre Sagar

  Alexander von Siebold

  Support Role
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  Jeffrey Rowe

  Charles Descantons de Montblanc

  Support Role
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  Kyle Card

  Ernest Mason Satow

  Support Role
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  Kimura Tatsunari

  Sanpei Nakamura

  Support Role
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  Honda Ryo

  Yokokawa Yutaro [Chiba dojo master]

  Support Role
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  Fukuyama Shodai

  Kono Kenzo [Ohashi's disciple]

  Support Role
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  Hagiwara Mamoru

  Denzo

  Support Role
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  Koyama Rikiya

  Sakai Tadashi

  Support Role
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  Nozomi de Lencquesaing

  Eugene-Emmanuel Mermet-Cachon

  Support Role
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  Ishida Tosei

  Kaneko Rentaro

  Support Role
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  Minokawa Yosuke

  Miyabe Teizo

  Support Role
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  Machida Yuu

  Kikuchi Heihachirou

  Support Role
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  Derrick Dover

  [Leader]

  Support Role
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  Saito Daiki Support Role
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  Tsukao Oga

  Shibusawa Keizo

  Support Role
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  Takagi Wataru

  Tamano Yofumi

  Support Role
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  Hayashi Yudai

  Izumitaro Isaka [Officer]

  Support Role
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  Shison Jun

  Sugiura Aizo

  Support Role
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  Miura Masaki

  Maejima Hisoka

  Support Role
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  Masuda Shuichiro

  Eto Shinpei

  Support Role
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  Asakura Aki

  Okuma Ayako [Shigenobu's wife]

  Support Role
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  Nakamura Shikan

  Iwasaki Yataro

  Support Role
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  Tanaka Yoji

  Hagiwara Shirobei

  Support Role
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  Kiba Katsumi

  Okubo Ichio

  Support Role
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  Ogura Hisahiro

  Ono Zenemon

  Support Role
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  Yasui Junpei

  Masuda Takashi

  Support Role
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  Issey Ogata

  Minomura Rizaemon

  Support Role
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  Horiuchi Masami

  Nakayama Tadayasu

  Support Role
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  Kasahara Ryuji

  Kijima Matabei

  Support Role
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  Fukushi Seiji

  Inoue Monta

  Support Role
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  Kunikida Kappa

  Sakitama Seibei

  Support Role
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  Okayama Hajime

  Inagaki Renzou

  Support Role
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  Minosuke

  Kurokawa Kahei

  Support Role
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  Yamashina Keita

  Kanai Kuniyuki Jo

  Support Role
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  Kumabe Yohei

  Daikokuya Rokubei

  Support Role
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  Gozu Takeo

  Yamaguchi Tsunezaemon

  Support Role
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  Izumisawa Yuuki

  Shibusawa Tokuji [Eiichi's son]

  Support Role
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  Kasamatsu Show

  Shibusawa Keizo [Eiichi's nephew]

  Support Role
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  Tamura Kentaro

  Hozumi Nobushige

  Support Role
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  Uchino Kenta

  Sakatani Yoshio [Kotoko's husband]

  Support Role
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  Ikeda Akana

  Shibusawa Kotoko [Eiichi's daughter]

  Support Role
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  Oshima Yuko

  Ito Kaneko

  Support Role
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  Komai Ren

  Inoue Sueko [Inoue Kaoru's adopted daughter]

  Support Role
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  Kureshiro Kumi

  Masuda Eiko [Takashi's wife]

  Support Role
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  Kanno Rio

  Okura Tokuko [Kihachiro Okura's wife]

  Support Role
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  Oshinari Shugo

  Iwasaki Yanosuke [Iwasaki Yataro's younger brother]

  Support Role
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  Osamura Koki

  Sasaki Yunosuke [Daiichi National Bank employee]

  Support Role
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  Okabe Takashi

  Okura Kihachiro [Businessman]

  Support Role
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  Hata Mei

  Odaka Isamu [Odaka Junchuu's daughter]

  Support Role

Guest Role

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  Abe Kojiro

  (Ep. 2, 4-8)

  Guest Role
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  Tamaoki Koji

  [Mito Domain samurai] (Ep. 7-10)

  Guest Role
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  Oohashi Akiyo

  (Ep. 9)

  Guest Role
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  Uchida Yuta

  (Ep. 15)

  Guest Role
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  Kohinata Shunpei

  (Ep. 15, 19-20, 22, 25)

  Guest Role
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  Kimura Yasushi

  Tamaru Inanoemon (Ep. 16-18)

  Guest Role
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  Saito Akira

  (Ep. 17)

  Guest Role
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  Ebata Hidehisa

  Shibata Takenaka (Ep. 18)

  Guest Role
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  Tsujimoto Kazuki

  Sekine (Ep. 18)

  Guest Role
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  Ian Moore

  Harry Parkes (Ep. 18-19, 22, 34)

  Guest Role
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  Okiayu Ryotaro

  Ogimachisanjo Sanenaru (Ep. 19)

  Guest Role
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  Nitta Kenta

  [Servant] (Ep. 23)

  Guest Role
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  Watari Umanosuke

  (Ep. 25)

  Guest Role
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  Seshio

  (Ep. 27-28)

  Guest Role
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  Riccardo Balzarini

  Alexander Allan Shand (Ep. 32-33)

  Guest Role
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  Murakami Kazu

  Takagi (Ep. 39)

  Guest Role
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  Kobayashi Masahito

  Shibusawa Eiichi [Young]

  Guest Role
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  Oda Nanoha

  Shibusawa Naka [Young]

  Guest Role
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  Yoshida Honoka

  Shibusawa Tei [Young]

  Guest Role
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  Ishizawa Shuto

  Shibusawa Kisaku [Young]

  Guest Role
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  Suto Kosei

  Odaka Chuichiro [Young]

  Guest Role
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  Iwasaki Aiko

  Odaka Chiyo [Young]

  Guest Role
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  Takagi Haru

  Odaka Heikuro [Young]

  Guest Role
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  Kasamatsu Motoi

  Tokugawa Yoshinobu [Young]

  Guest Role
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  Takeda Shinji

  Kozuke Oguri

  Guest Role
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  Ohkura Koji

  Okuma Shigenobu

  Guest Role
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  Yamazaki Ikusaburo

  Ito Hirobumi

  Guest Role
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  Hiramatsu Raima

  Yamamoto Gorokuro

  Guest Role
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  Umezawa Masayo

  Tome

  Guest Role
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  Yoshioka Mutsuo

  Denroku

  Guest Role
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  Ueki Shohei

  Genpachi

  Guest Role
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  Tsuchihira Donpei

  Tarosaku

  Guest Role
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  Kawano Kaisei

  Shosei Moriyama

  Guest Role
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  Shiina Ryo

  Takeshi

  Guest Role
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  Ariyama Sanetoshi

  Yohachi Maro

  Guest Role
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  Nimura Sawa

  Ouchi Kuni

  Guest Role
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  Ogasawara Satoshi

  [Chef]

  Guest Role
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  Matsuzaki Ryo Guest Role
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  Ishida Yuisa Guest Role

Unknown

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  Shirato Tatsuya Unknown
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  Hatanaka Yuri Unknown
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  Arasawa Mamoru Unknown
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  Kamino Naotaka Unknown
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  Hano Atsuko Unknown
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  Oda Junya Unknown
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  Takamura Masaaki Unknown