Atsu-hime
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Details
- Title: 篤姫
- Title (romaji): Atsu-hime / Atsuhime / Atsu Hime
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Jidaigeki
- Episodes: 50
- Broadcast network: NHK
- Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-6 to 2008-Dec-14
- Air time: Sunday 20:00
Synopsis
The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Atsuhime who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. She accedes to the highest rank in Ooku, the inner palace of the Edo castle where women related to the reigning shogun resided. Iesada dies soon after their marriage and Atsuhime assumes the name Tenshoin at the age of 23. She exerts herself for the Tokugawa clan and for the nation during the upheaval in the Meiji Restoration, headed by those from Satsuma. In 1835, Shimazu Tadatake, head of the Imaizumi-Shimazu family of Satsuma clan, and Oyuki are blessed with a long-awaited daughter, Okatsu, who later becomes Atsuhime. She grows up as a tomboy, full of wonders, yet warm-hearted. Meanwhile, as Satsuma clan is under going financial reform, headed by chief retainer Zusho, Tadatake is punished for being lenient with farmers. Okatsu, unable to absorb why her father is punished, charges over to Zusho.
Episode Ratings (Kanto)
| Episode | Date | Subtitle (English) | Rating | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2008-Jan-06 | Child of Destiny | 20.3 | ====== |
| 02 | 2008-Jan-13 | Vow at Sakurajima | 20.4 | +0.1 |
| 03 | 2008-Jan-20 | Satsuma Divide | 21.4 | +1.0 |
Cast
Heroine
- Miyazaki Aoi as Okatsu / Atsu-hime
Imaizumi Shimazu Family
- Nagatsuka Kyozo as Shimazu Tadatake
- Higuchi Kanako as Oyuki
- Okada Yoshinori as Shimazu Tadayuki
- Sasaki Sumie as Kikumoto
Satsuma Feudal Clan
Shimazu Family
- Takahashi Hideki as Shimazu Nariakira
- Yamaguchi Yuichiro as Shimazu Tadayuki (島津忠教) / Shimazu Hisamitsu
- Nagato Hiroyuki as Shimazu Narioki
- Suzukaze Mayo as Oyura
- Yo Kimiko as Fusa-hime
- Yoshitaka Yuriko as Otetsu
- Kaji Masaki (加治将樹) as Shimazu Ukon
Elite Clan Members
- Eita as Kimotsuki Naogoro / Komatsu Tatewaki
- Enoki Takaaki as Kimotsuki Kaneyoshi
- Hira Mikijiro as Zusho Hirosato
- Sawamura Ikki as Komatsu Kiyomichi
- Tomosaka Rie as Ochika
- Yamamoto Ryuji as Tateyama Buhei
Lower Clan Members
- Ozawa Yukiyoshi as Saigo Kichinosuke (Takamori)
- Harada Taizo as Okubo Shosuke (Toshimichi)
- Maya Kyoko as Fuku
- Matoba Koji as Arima Shinshichi
- Owada Shinya (大和田伸也) as Okubo Toshiyo
- Miyake Hiroki as Ijichi Masaharu
- Hirayama Hiroyuki as Arimura Shunsai
Ladies-in-Waiting
- Matsuzaka Keiko as Ikushima
- Sato Aiko as O-no-shima
- Itaya Yuka as Hirokawa
Shogunate
Shogun's Family
- Sakai Masato as Tokugawa Iesachi / Tokugawa Iesada
- Saiki Shigeru as Tokugawa Ieyoshi
- Matsuda Shota as Tokugawa Yoshitomi / Tokugawa Iemochi
Ooku
- Inamori Izumi as Takiyama
- Tsuruta Mayu as Oshiga
- Takahata Atsuko as Honjuin
- Takahashi Yumiko as Karahashi
Shogun's Advisors
- Kusakari Masao as Abe Masahiro
- Nakamura Baijaku as Ii Naosuke
- Tatsumi Takuro as Hotta Masayoshi
- Emori Toru as Tokugawa Nariaki
Shogun's Retainers
The Imperial Court
- Horikita Maki as Kazunomiya Chikako
- Wakamura Mayumi as Kangyoin
- Togi Hideki (東儀秀樹) as Emperor Komei
- Shunputei Koasa (春風亭小朝) as Konoe Tadahiro
- Hoshi Yuriko as Muraoka
- Nakamura Meiko as Niwata Tsuguko
- Mitsueda Akihiko (光枝明彦) as Takatsukasa Masamichi
Other Clans
- Morita Junpei as Date Munenari
- Tamaki Hiroshi as Sakamoto Ryoma
- Ichikawa Mikako as Oryu
- Yajima Kenichi as Matsudaira Yoshinaga
Other Cast
- Maro Akaji as the shadow
- Katsuji Ryo as John Manjiro
Production Credits
- Original writing: Miyao Tomiko (宮尾登美子) Tenshoin Atsuhime (novel)
- Screenwriter: Tabuchi Kumiko (田渕久美子)
- Chief producer: Sano Motohiko (佐野元彦)
- Director: Sato Mineyo (佐藤峰世) (ep01-02), Okada Ken (岡田健) (ep03)
- Music: Yoshimata Ryo
- Narrator: Naraoka Tomoko (奈良岡朋子)
Notes
- When the first episode aired January 5, 2008, Miyazaki Aoi, at 22 years, 1 month became the youngest lead artist in a NHK taiga drama. The record was previously held by Takizawa Hideaki (Yoshitsune, 2005) at 22 years, 9 months.
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