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Hiroshi66
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Re: J-Drama: 篤姫 (Atsu-hime)
#11 - Reunion on the Tanabata
 
Another emotional and touching episode. I really like Lord Nariakira. Despite being rather intimidating (with that very gruff and tough-sounding voice) I think that as a person, he is very understanding and progressive. Kind as well. That was very nice of him to allow Naogoro to have a reunion with Atsu (she was just gleaming when she saw him!).
I was surprised that Naogoro was so up-front with Lord Nariakira about his feelings for Atsu. I noticed he slipped when he asked when Atsu was departing for Edo. Luckily, Nariakira didn't seem to mind the news getting out. I guess that's because the departure is so soon (the narrator mentioned at the end that it is less than a month away, so Atsu better start packing!)
I guess Atsu's parents back at the Imaizumi mansion are now aware of the impending marriage. But it will be nice for them to see their daughter again. I wonder how Atsu will react to seeing them on such an emotional day.
This show is really, really getting good. Episode 12 will air next week!
They kept mentioning the Tanabata Festival during today's episode (during the scene with the incense and also in the title). If any of you are curious about what the Tanabata Festival is, here's some info from a Wikipedia article on Tanabata. class blockquote Tanabata (七夕, tanabata?), meaning "Evening of the seventh") is a Japanese star festival, derived from the Chinese star festival, Qi Xi (七夕 "The Night of Sevens"), also called Chilseok in Korea.
It celebrates the meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair). The Milky Way, a river made from stars that crosses the sky, separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night.
In modern day Japan, mostly it is celebrated on the same date (the 7th day of the 7th month) but of the present solar calendar, which brings the day more than a month earlier from the corresponding date in the lunar calendar. This is similar to that of the Chinese New Year often falling sometime in February. In some areas, the celebrations are still held on or close to the original date, the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar.
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4/26/2008, 9:09 pm
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Despite the underlying sadness of leaving family altogether, I ws happy to see that Atsu was able to see Naogoro once more and I hope she will also see her real parents before she goes.
I wonder if Naogoro will be brought in touch with Atsu once they are both in Edo. He would be the one to protect her or at least give her confidence in what will be a rocky time ahead I think. Will she be buried in the ooku or will she have a larger part to play with her husband in the politics of the day. She is becoming a strong person and I don't see her being a quiet little mouse in the palace.
I do like Eita...he is really a good actor.
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4/27/2008, 12:53 pm
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I think Lord Nariakira was trying to be nice to Nagoro because they both know that once Atsu Hime enters the Ooku it will probably be next to impossible for Nagoro to see her, especially in such a relaxed manner.
I think this is shaping up to be one of my favorite Taiga dramas. I really appreciate that they are focusing on a woman's experience in that era. I never realized until watching this show how lonely a woman's life in the upper society could be. Usually the women's story lines are relegated to the sideline. Even in Komyo Ga Tsuji even though Chiyo was the main character it still seemed pretty standard issue as far as the thrust of the story.
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4/28/2008, 7:04 pm
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class blockquote nchristi wrote: class blockquote sylia74 wrote:
I'm not looking forward to those scenes with Atsu and her husband. He's one of my favorite actors though. He was wonderful as Keisuke Yamanami in Shinsengum! and he's very convincing in this role as the Shogun. Oh, wow.... Thanks for mentioning Sakai Masato, sylia74! I thought he looked a little familiar, but I never looked at him closely enough, I guess. Yamanami was my very favorite character in Shinsengumi. (I even named my hummingbird after him!  )
I wish he had a major role in this drama. I truly love this actor's manner and abilities.
oh that's cute...... :-)
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4/29/2008, 4:26 pm
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class blockquote ralphm1999 wrote:
I hope this brings in a new freshness to taiga productions with an enchanting and talented young actress and the elimination of the closeups of bearded grunters syndrome. Hey Ralph! I hope the ratings for this show are high so that they will make more taigas like this one. This show really is exceptional, the writing, the acting, even the musical cues. class reveal  class spoiler I think next year is going to be another Sengoku era show (focusing on one of Useugi Kenshin's men) so I guess it will be back to the "normal" taiga experience.
Someone mentioned in an earlier reply about cutting out the opening credit. I was shocked the first time I saw them do that but I have to say if it means that they're cutting out less of the actual show then I'm all for it.
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4/29/2008, 6:51 pm
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