Popular Taiga drama (NHK's annual, year-long, historical fiction�drama series), "Ryoma-den", in which Fukuyama Masaharu stars, recently finished shooting on October 11th. �The shooting of "Ryoma-den" started a while back in August 2009, and this marks the first time Masaharu has starred in a Taiga drama.

At the crank up ceremony, Fukuyama said, "To be honest, I still don't feel like it's ended, but at the moment of this crank up, only the words, 'thank you', popped up in my head."

"Ryoma-den" is currently on the final chapter (the four chapter), and it will end with its 48th episode on November 28th.

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Source & Photos: Oricon Style