In Popular Culture
The 2009 NHK Taiga Drama "Tenchijin" tells the story of Uesugi Kenshin, although its main focus is on Naoe Kanetsugu, the page and later advisor to Uesugi Kenshin's adopted son and heir Uesugi Kagekatsu. In the 2007 NHK Taiga drama, Fuurin Kazan, Uesugi Kenshin is portrayed by Japanese pop star Gackt. He has also been in many video games has well, such as the Samurai Warriors games and the Warriors Orochi games. He is a playable character in Pokémon Conquest (Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition in Japan), with his partner Pokémon being Gallade and Mewtwo, as well as being in the game Kessen III as an optional foe of Nobunaga's. See also People of the Sengoku period in popular culture. The main character of the manga and anime series "Rurouni Kenshin", may be named after Uesugi Kenshin. In Sengoku Rance of the Rance eroge series, an alternate reality female version of Uesugi Kenshin is introduced, and is one of the most popular heroines in the series. The live action drama Sengoku Basara: Moonlight Party acknowledges this by actually casting a woman (Mayuko Arisue of Kamen Rider OOO fame) as Kenshin.
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