truly sad and a great first episode.

this is the first time that i watch Ooku, not the certain drama but generally anything related to it. It is a truly sad story. the way things evolved and how the life of this man changed ... honestly the acting is so superb. Quite some unexpected things happened... Sakai is excellent. even tahnaka is excellent. i have not seen him playing so well before. The music is so touching , even without subs i could understand everything. And the Iemitsu girl is really such a bitch. Mikako's acting shows exactly how big of a bitch she is at the moment.