元和九年（1623年），综合德川第二代将军秀忠在江户大奥内暴卒，综合其死因尚未查明，下任将军继承人的问题旋即便被摆上台面。秀忠生前宠爱幼子忠长（西郷輝彦 饰），京都皇族也对其甚为看好，故而江户多数大臣全力拥护忠长出任第三代将军；另一方面，忠长的兄长家光（松方弘樹 饰）是第三代将军的合法继承人，其背后有老中松平信纲（高橋悦史 饰）等文臣的支持，更有将军剑术师傅——柳生宗炬（萬屋錦之介 饰）及其武士家族充当坚强的武力后盾。为使家光成功践祚，柳生一族广结同盟，在对手处安插眼线，甚至不惜采取暴力手段达到目的。那个夏天，江户城内外陷入权力斗争以及血雨腥风之中……
回复 :凌祖儿（王祖贤 饰）个性温柔可人，善良而又开朗，是广告公司的高级文案。赵国俊（江显扬 饰）出国深造，学成归来，准备投奔自己的哥哥，巧合的是，赵国俊的哥哥正是凌祖儿的上司。就这样，凌祖儿和赵国俊相遇了，青春烂漫的一对男女彼此之间很快就产生了真挚的感情，两人顺利成章地走到了一起。然而，凌祖儿有着一段隐秘的过去，十八岁那年，叛逆的她执意嫁给了一位医生（石修 饰），还替他生了一个女儿，然而，凌祖儿遇人不淑，医生不仅花心，还极不负责任，两人的婚姻以破裂告终。就在凌祖儿和赵国俊浓情蜜意之时，久违的医生竟然回到了凌祖儿的身边，对她展开了热烈的攻势。
回复 :片名《死之棘》取自《圣经》中格林多的传记，意为罪过。作家俊夫（岸部一德 饰）与美穗（松坂庆子 饰）的婚姻生活到了第十个年头，危机凸现。俊夫在外有了情人，妻子雇人调查核实，精神受到极大刺激，扬言自杀。俊夫出于对妻子的愧疚，毅然离开情人，决心和妻子儿女找回以往的快乐时光。但事与愿违，美穗由于承受过大的压力患上了精神分裂症，变得不再相信丈夫，时时猜疑，步步紧逼，使俊夫难以固守最后的个人空间。俊夫深知这一切全是自己种下的恶果，也清楚美穗的反常行为缘于极大的痛苦与悲伤，所以即使无法忍受亦坚忍下来。夫妻关系就在互相折磨中渐渐走向边缘……
回复 :To chase her dream of going to school in her remote Himalayan village, a feisty paraplegic girl locks horns with her tradition-bound grandfather.Sprightly Chuskit's dream of going to school is cut short when she is rendered a paraplegic after an accident. She's confined to life indoors in the company of her strict grandfather, Dorje. Chuskit continues to harbor hopes of school but Dorje tries to make her understand that school can't handle her needs. As life at home gets harder, her battle with her grandfather exacerbates. Caught in between their struggle are Chuskit's parents and her enterprising brother who want to respect the old world views that Dorje represents, but also want to keep Chuskit's spirit alive. Chuskit will have to get her grandfather to yield or she will have to accept the reality he has chosen for her.
