Ōgon no Hibi
1978
Ōgon no Hibi is a 1978 Japanese television series. It is the 16th NHK ''taiga'' drama, and is based on Saburo Shiroyama's novel of the same title. The series is the first ''taiga'' drama to focus on the lives of commoners and merchants, and the first ''taiga'' drama to be filmed outside Japan. It had the average viewership rating of 25.9% with the peak reaching 34.4%. All episodes still exist. Wikipedia