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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 the 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 the Satsuma clan is undergoing 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. (Source: DramaWiki) Edit Translation

  • English
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  • Norsk
  • Country: Japan
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 50
  • Aired: Jan 6, 2008 - Dec 14, 2008
  • Aired On: Sunday
  • Original Network: NHK
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Score: 7.9 (scored by 304 users)
  • Ranked: #2936
  • Popularity: #7217
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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Sonkido
30 people found this review helpful
May 14, 2012
50 of 50 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.0
This is one of those stories of strong and witty women who rise to power or accomplish great things despite their handicap of being women in a highly patriarchal society (like Dae Jang Geum in a way).

Atsu-hime's evolution is believable and beautiful to watch. The story is authentic and gives you a glimpse of a closed world and how it changed after the Meiji restoration.

I highly recommend this drama to anybody who wants to see a beautiful story that is both historically accurate and understandable for the modern viewer.

The acting was stellar, believable and stirring all kinds of emotions. The music was epic, as much as the story was personal and without much of those epic scenes with wars and surreal martial arts.

I don't think I can rewatch it as a whole, but there are certain scenes that I would happily rewatch!

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Details

  • Drama: Atsu Hime
  • Country: Japan
  • Episodes: 50
  • Aired: Jan 6, 2008 - Dec 14, 2008
  • Aired On: Sunday
  • Original Network: NHK
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 7.9 (scored by 304 users)
  • Ranked: #2936
  • Popularity: #7217
  • Watchers: 1,232

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