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brad6
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Re: J-Drama: 篤姫 (Atsu-hime)
Naraikira has had his interest piqued by Atsuhime. she is definitely very different from the other princesses and very bold for a Japanese woman even in her social standing. She has actually sealed her future fate I think because he will want to talk to her more often and who knows where this will lead. He is the one with the power over her family for sure.
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3/9/2008, 11:42 am
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Re: J-Drama: 篤姫 (Atsu-hime)
Episode 5 - The Best Man of Japan
aired Saturday, March 15, 2008
 
Great episode - but full of twists and turns! This show may seem carefree but it seems the wheel of history is beginning to turn and so is Princess Katsu's fate. Naogoro's speech to Katsu's dad was so nice - his character is very genuine, and Eita (the actor) really plays it well. He's been tied to Katsu for years, so I guess his love for her has really growed and developed.
Nariakira is in love with Katsu!!? Where did that come from!? Ignoring his age and the fact that he's fathered many children - doesn't he have a wife!? Then again, men of high rank like him in those days had numerous wives and ladies -in-waiting (concubines) so I suppose it was normal. Its interesting because rather than a proposal, Nariakira is opposing to adopt Katsu as his daughter. If this were to happen, Katsu would be a head princess of the head Shimazu clan, which would give her a much more prestigous title. Let's hope this doesn't get in the way of Naogoro's proposal..
Episode 6 airs next week!
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3/16/2008, 7:15 pm
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Re: J-Drama: 篤姫 (Atsu-hime)
dear Hiroshi,
Ah !! I missed the beginning also. I don't know where my head was. Anway it seemed to me that most of the beginning was Atsu very puzzled about why she was chosen. In other words she really wanted to know about herself and what was making her the choice for the adoption. Her father was mortified that he had not alerted the young man about the meeting he had with the lord. He met with him early the next day with his father and of course it was a bad shock but the young man was so correct and accepting and stated his intention of forgetting his love for Atsu. Of course this was easier said than done and he took his sadness and anger out on a stake which he proceed to cut as in budo training.
The rest you may have seen so I will stop there.
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3/23/2008, 1:06 pm
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Is the actor playing Naogoro the same one we've seen from the beginning? I am amazed at how mature he looks now. Rather, I guess I'm amazed at how well he portrayed a younger teenager.
I found it a sad episode in general. Naogoro's heartbreak, along with that of Okatsu's elderly attendant. There were a few obscure clues that Kikumoto was ill or simply winding down to the end of her life. It was good that she lived to see her beloved Okatsu embarking on a path to greater glory than Kikumoto had ever imagined. As she sat on the porch watching Okatsu's entourage disappear from sight through the gate, she gave her final, deepest bow, her farewell. I felt really sad for her. This child she had raised from infancy, probably, was on her way to a new life, leaving the old behind. Not an easy emotional trauma to withstand for a woman without children and family of her own.
I suspect Kikumoto thought she wouldn't live much longer. After all, at this time Okatsu was not leaving permanently. She was only on her way to visit the lord and ask him the questions she had. So, I was rather surprised that Kikumoto took the action she did when she did it, unless she knew death was near anyway.
Nariakira - He can love her without being in love with her. After one conversation he's already confiding his deepest fears to her. From his answers to her questions, it seems he's found one of those rare persons in whom he can have full trust and freeness of speech. I'm curious to see how this is going to unfold, especially since young women generally were seen in a sexual context in that society. Being his "daughter" makes his association with her acceptable, but I can't imagine that other women in the household will see it that way.
Didn't we see a taiga some years back in which Okatsu appeared as a side character—an older woman who ran the Ooku? She was a scheming, rather mean person. Maybe I'm thinking of someone else....
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3/25/2008, 1:34 pm
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Re: Princess Armani
class blockquote bubu13 wrote:
Aoi Miyazaki chosen as Armani model
Last week, it was announced that actress Aoi Miyazaki has been chosen as an official Japan model for Emporio Armani. Her promotional campaign started on Wednesday, with ads appearing in magazines, newspapers, and on billboards.
Images can be found on the Emporio Armani website.
  
  
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For those who want to see the (larger) pics on the Emporio Armani site:
Select English (or another language if you want), then click on the left "Open Menu," then go to Advertising, then choose Collection.
After you do that, you can start clicking the left arrow, or click on the Thumbnail option at the bottom.
Source: Tokyographcute pics of her....you know she is married!!!
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3/30/2008, 1:08 pm
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Re: J-Drama: 篤姫 (Atsu-hime)
So many scenes last night reminded me of the Disney Bambi movie. Okatsu's big round eyes, doeful expression, even the way her mother would lean towards her, tilt her head and softly say something to Okatsu. All that was missing was Thumper in the garden.
Too sad watching poor Naogoro. Also, the whole family. It seemed a little harsh that Dad burned Kikumoto's last message to Okatsu. Not only that, but totally expunging her memory from the family, handing her body out the back door to the relatives, etc. Yikes. But it's understandable from their culture at the time, I suppose.
I've always found it curious that the Japanese can adopt and give away relatives the way they do. Since the bloodline is so everything in most cultures, it seems unusual that the Japanese so easily play musical offspring when they feel a desire or need to. Along with that are the name changes bestowed from lords to retainers, et al. I don't know how they kept track of where people originated from... or maybe their naming conventions reveal all.
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3/30/2008, 7:50 pm
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