Tokusen! Jidai Geki

特選!時代劇

Tokusen! Jidai Geki (特せんじだい劇) is one of the series titles given to a program slot on NHK General Television that broadcasts period television dramas. NHK positions "Taiga Drama" and this program as the two major period drama series. While "Taiga Drama" is historically oriented and based on historical facts, "Tokusen Jidai Geki" has been entertainment oriented since its predecessor "(First) Thursday Period Drama" and other periods.