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Re: J-Drama: 篤姫 (Atsu-hime)
Nchristi, no problem! 
I felt the same way about Saigo's response to Hisamitsu. I agree, Saigo's behavior did seem very snobbish, even though he was going to be meeting Hisamitsu for the very first time since his return to Satsuma. Saigo was very loyal and close to Nariakira for all those years in both Edo and Satsuma, so it almost seemed like Saigo didn't want to accept Hisamitsu as his new leader because of his unwavering devotion to Nariakira.
Yeah, as soon as Okubo told Saigo that going to Kyoto was Nariakira's will, Saigo changed his mind. That was quick, LOL! 
Bubu, thanks for the info about Sakamoto Ryoma! Yeah, I also noticed there was a short scene with him at the end of last night's episode. Tamaki Hiroshi is one of my favorite J-drama actors. I think the first time I saw him in a drama was during one of the morning dramas in 2005 or 2006. I would have never known that Sakamoto Ryoma was Tamaki Hiroshi! They've really done a great job transforming the appearances of the actors and actresses.
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J-Drama: 篤姫 (Atsu-hime)
I hope that in future episodes that they will discuss exactly what kinds of reforms the people in Satsuma thought the Shogunate needed besides expelling the foreigners. I think it will make the episodes more easier to understand.
I was glad to see Ryoma Sakamoto finally appear. Some people may remember his character in the taiga Shinsengumi!
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10/14/2008, 5:15 pm
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Atsuhime brings $260 million to Kagoshima
In a report by the Kagoshima Regional Economic Research Institute, the NHK Taiga drama, Atsuhime has brought huge benefits to the local economy.
Tourists spending and accommodations in Kagoshima have brought in ¥15,600,000,000 ($154.2 million U.S.) and added with other business and industry figures, has brought total economic benefits worth ¥26,200,000,000 ($260 million U.S.) to the Kagoshima Prefecture where much of the story is set.
Source: Yomuri Online | Sports Nippon | Nikkan Sports
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class blockquote Hiroshi66 wrote:
Nchristi, no problem!
I felt the same way about Saigo's response to Hisamitsu. I agree, Saigo's behavior did seem very snobbish, even though he was going to be meeting Hisamitsu for the very first time since his return to Satsuma. Saigo was very loyal and close to Nariakira for all those years in both Edo and Satsuma, so it almost seemed like Saigo didn't want to accept Hisamitsu as his new leader because of his unwavering devotion to Nariakira.
Yeah, as soon as Okubo told Saigo that going to Kyoto was Nariakira's will, Saigo changed his mind. That was quick, LOL!
Bubu, thanks for the info about Sakamoto Ryoma! Yeah, I also noticed there was a short scene with him at the end of last night's episode. Tamaki Hiroshi is one of my favorite J-drama actors. I think the first time I saw him in a drama was during one of the morning dramas in 2005 or 2006. I would have never known that Sakamoto Ryoma was Tamaki Hiroshi! They've really done a great job transforming the appearances of the actors and actresses.hiroshi66
tamaki san play in a morning dorama called "kokoro" he played i think he played her boyfriend after her first husband died in a snowstorm.
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Atsu-hime - Episode #36
Satsuma or Tokugawa?
 
I really enjoyed watching this episode, even though it was very sad (especially towards the end). There was a lot going on, though.
The Satsuma army, led by Shimazu Hisamitsu (along with Saigo and Okubo) finally reaches Kyoto. I'm glad that we were able to learn more about exactly how Satsuma wants to reform the Tokugawa shogunate. For one thing, Satsuma wants Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu and Matsudaira Shungaku (who were staunchly supported by the late Nariakira) back into the world of politics. Hisamitsu assumed that it would be easier to achieve reform by gaining the support of the imperial court, so that must be why he went to Kyoto. I think the Tokugawa felt very slighted, since normally, the Satsuma clan would have to approach the Tokugawa for permission before leaving Satsuma with an army or asking the court for a favor.
Interesting that Saigo was once again arrested and sent off into exile by Hisamitsu (speaking of which, he sure has a mighty temper)! Hisamitsu must have been angry because Saigo had left Shimonoseki before waiting for further directions from Hisamitsu. Saigo didn't appear to feel one bit of regret or sorrow at the news of his being exiled. If anything, he once again expressed his disapproval of Hisamitsu and that he did not want to work with him. I wonder where Saigo was exiled this time. It must be tough on Okubo and Naogoro, especially since they want to work with Saigo on the reform process more than anyone else.
The entire Teradaya Incident, where Arima and the other Satsuma loyalists lost their lives, was a really sad part of the episode. Saigo seemed to be like the glue that held the group together, so once he left, I think Arima had resolved to desert the Loyalist faction and accelerate the reforms. It was sad that he and the others who defected were all killed in retribution by the Satsuma samurai loyal to Hisamitsu, though. In the end, though, Arima and the others died for Satsuma, since Hisamitsu came into the favor of the imperial court and thus secured the imperial edict to reform the Tokugawa shogunate.
It was interesting how Yoshinobu reacted to being pardoned... when he found out Satsuma had requested his pardon directly from the court without going through the Tokugawa shogunate first, he seemed furious.
Looks like Katsu Rintaro (the sailor who had left Japan for a mission to America in his ship) is back in Japan and now taking an active part of the reform process. There was that scene last night between him and Matsudaira Shungaku. He is the one who approached Shungaku and asked him to join Satsuma in the reform process (even though he had also just been pardoned).
The whole second part of the episode where Tenshoin was being suspected of being involved in a conspiracy with Satsuma was very sad. I think the shogunate and the Ooku felt powerless to do anything about Satsuma's quick march to Kyoto and Edo, so they used Tenshoin as a scapegoat simply because she was from Satsuma. Tenshoin must have felt crushed, since she had lived for the Tokugawa family ever since she first came to Edo and moved into the Ooku.
I felt so bad that she was being treated like an outsider even in the Ooku. Lady Honjuin and her sidekick, Utahashi, are back... I can't believe they were jeering Tenshoin about being "happy that she can see her Satsuma friends again". Ugh. And then the Kyoto people -- even Kazunomiya seems to believe that Tenshoin is fully aware of Satsuma's actions.
Speaking of which, It was interesting how Kazunomiya, Lady Kangyouin, and Lady Niwata weren't being suspected or treated differently by anybody in the Ooku or the Shogunate, even though we found out that the court supported Satsuma and there was an Imperial envoy demanding reforms accompanying Hisamitsu and the Satsuma army to Edo. Everybody just seemed to be concentrating on Tenshoin and Satsuma.
I wonder why even Shogun Iemochi began to distrust Tenshoin towards the end of the episode. It seemed that as soon as Iemochi heard that one of the reforms was to make Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu his guardian, he began to suspect (wrongly so) that his mother was behind Satsuma's actions (even though he was standing up for her to the Elders in earlier scenes!) I think the straw that broke the camel's back was when Tenshoin saw that even Shogun Iemochi was having doubts about her loyalty and suspecting that she wanted to make Yoshinobu Iemochi's regent.
Zashibear, I agree -- that last scene when Tenshoin was burning her Satsuma momentos was probably one of the saddest scenes we've seen in the drama thus far. She burned her precious books, and even the momentos she had kept that belonged to her late birth father and Nariakira. It was so upsetting that she had to go to those lengths just to prove to everyone that she was not behind Satsuma's actions. I'm glad Iemochi stopped her before Tenshoin burned the precious Satsuma scroll that Ikushima had given her as a parting gift. It was good that Iemochi apologized, but it looked like this incident really hurt Tenshoin's self-esteem and spirit.
I really commend Takiyama and especially Shigeno, though. While everyone else was doubting Tenshoin, they still would visit her and fill her in with news of Satsuma's actions (instead of doubting and jeering her like Lady Honjuin).
We're still in early 1862, and Hisamitsu secured the imperial edict for reform from the court (as well as the court's favor). Now, by the end of the episode, it looks like Hisamitsu, Okubo, and Naogoro (along with the imperial envoy and the Satsuma army) are marching from Kyoto to Edo. I hope the Ooku stops suspecting Tenshoin -- she's truly made it clear that she is living her life for the Tokugawa family, not Satsuma or anyone else.
I'm happy that they are airing the subtitled travelogues again! Hopefully they'll continue to air them with the coming episodes as well. Episode 37 airs next Saturday! (10/25)
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