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Hiroshi66
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Re: J-Drama: 篤姫 (Atsu-hime)
Nchristi, that scene on the bridge from Yo****sune was also one of my top favorite scenes from that drama. It was done so beautifully and dramatically. I've heard that the battle on the bridge between Yo****sune and his loyal retainer Benkei is one of the most famous scenes in kabuki renditions of the story of Yo****sune.
Oh yes, Iesada's mom definitely might have contributed to her son's condition. The way she acts and speaks is reminiscent of her son's behavior, and the two seem to be close. She seems to be the "big kahuna" of the Tokugawa Ooku, representing the women of the castle and their political views. But the actor and actress who portray Iesada and his mother do an excellent and believable job.. to the point where they might make the characters fascinating.
Atsu saves the day twice in the episode! I also thought it was a little odd when Mito had his sudden change of heart towards Atsu, but as long as everything worked out in the end - she succeeded. Atsu and Ikushima are the greatest duo! LOL.
Hmm, at first I thought Ochika was "Sensei"'s servant, but after looking at the chart and the episode again, it seems that she is the daughter of Sensei. Since Sensei and Naogoro's father are brothers, I think Naogoro and Ochika are cousins. I'm not 100% sure if that's the case though.
Abe sure does have this deeply concerned look on his face whenever he meets with Shogun Iesada. Its almost like he's thinking "What have I gotten myself into?".. a look of utter disgust. That must be why he wants to see Mito's son installed, since he seems to be much more capable (despite the fact Abe and Mito disagree politically). But even if Iesada is deposed or passes away, Mito's son won't be able to take Atsu as his wife. I think what happened in those days was that the widows of the shogun or the Tokugawa family would take the tonsure and remain in the Ooku. For instance, the name of Iesada's mother (who lost her husband, the former shogun) is Honju-in. The -in signifies that she is a woman of the tonsure.
I also remember that in Yo****sune, the wife of Kiyomori (who was played by Matsuzaka Keiko, who plays Ikushima!) also took the tonsure after his demise.
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I thought that Ochika was the wife of Sensei...Isn't she the one who has the knowledge of incense burning??
She seemed to be rather sad when she said to Naogoro that she thought Sensei had no longer any thoughts of her. That to me sounded like a love connection stronger than a sister.
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Oh yes, Ochika was the one who was the expert incense burner.
Edit: Ah! Okay, I did some detailed studying of the chart and now it makes sense. Sensei and Naogoro's father have no relation to each other. For some odd reason I thought they were brothers, but that's not the case. Sensei's last name is Komatsu, and the last name of Naogoro's father is Kimotsuki. So they are not related at all.
Ochika is Sensei's younger sister, so she and Naogoro have no relation to each other either. You're right though Peg - it was puzzling to figure out who Ochika is, since its hard to tell that she and Sensei were brother and sister from the drama itself.
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I really like the way this show has such a positive portrayal of mothers. I loved Atsu's mom, Oyuki, and I liked the shogun's mom too. She seems like a very sweet and loving mother who probably is from a humble background.
I thought it was interesting how they mentioned in passing about the lord of Mito harping on frugality. It seems that it's not just the shogun who has no idea what kind of crisis the country is in.
There are so many small but emotionally charged scenes in this drama! I was glad that Nariakira and his wife made up. I remember many episodes back they mentioned that many of Nariakira's children had died. I wonder if any of those kids belonged to him and his wife or if they truly just had a political marriage. She seemed like such a sad and lonely woman, physically and emotionally scarred.
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2009 Taiga - Tenchijin
Cast revealed for NHK's Tenchijin
• 2009 Taiga Official Site (Japanese)
• 2009 Taiga Cast (Japanese)
June 3, 2008
On Monday, NHK formally announced the main cast of its 2009 Taiga drama, Tenchijin. The series is based on Masashi Hisaka's (火坂雅志) novel about Naoe Kanetsugu, a military leader who served under Uesugi Kagekatsu. It was revealed at the end of last year that Satoshi Tsumabuki is starring in the role of Kanetsugu.
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Tsumabuki is being joined by Kazuki Kitamura, who is playing Kagekatsu. Other major characters are being played by Takako Tokiwa (as Kanetsugu's wife Osen-no-Kata), Hiroshi Abe, Masami Nagasawa, and Saki Aibu. Manami Higa, Reiko Takashima, Masanobu Takashima, Misako Tanaka, and Kotaro Koizumi have also been named as cast members.
Filming starts in August, with the series scheduled to begin its broadcast in January.
Source: Sports Hochi | Tokyograph
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J-Drama: 篤姫 (Atsu-hime)
I hope you're right, Greg! I really loved Shinsengumi and Atsu Hime is the first taiga drama that I've been really excited about watching every week since then. In both of those cases the writing, the acting (although Kondo drove me nuts!), and story were just wonderful.
I did really like the 2nd half of Fuurin Kazan too but that story didn't seem as compelling as this one for some reason.
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