One woman, 50 episodes, and the fall of an empire — buckle up for the slowest burn that somehow never drags.
68 minSeason 1 • Episode 50
LatestThe 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Princess Atsu, who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. She accedes to the highest rank in Ooku, the inner palace of the Edo castle where women related to the reigning shogun resided. Iesada dies soon after their marriage and Atsuhime assumes the name Tenshoin at the age of 23. She exerts herself for the Tokugawa clan and for the nation during the upheaval in the Meiji Restoration, headed by those from Satsuma.
Acting
Aoi Miyazaki ages 15 years with just her eyes — devastating.
Production
NHK went ALL IN on period accuracy for this one.
Costume
Those kimono layers tell entire stories without dialogue.
Creator
Tomiko Miyao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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