Atsuhime (2008)
The 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.
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Cast
Aoi Miyazaki
as Okatsu / Atsu-hime
Aoi Miyazaki (born November 30, 1985) is a Japanese actress. She is best known for her pure image and roles such as in Nana and Virgin Snow. Her brother Masaru Miyazaki is an actor, and they starred t...
Eita Nagayama
as Kimotsuki Naogoro
Eita Nagayama, formerly known as just EITA, is a Japanese actor most well-known for his roles in "Azumi", the "Water Boys" series, the "Nodame Cantabile" series, and the "Tada's Do-It-All House" serie...
Maki Horikita
as Princess Kazu
Maki Horikita (堀北 真希 Horikita Maki) is a Japanese former actress. During her career from 2003 until 2017, she starred in numerous Japanese television dramas, television and magazine advertisements, an...
Rie Tomosaka
Rie Tomosaka (ともさか りえ, Tomosaka Rie) is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, born on October 12, 1979 in Nagano-shi, Nagano. She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has a...
Ikki Sawamura
as Komatsu Kiyomichi
Ikki Sawamura (沢村 一樹 Sawamura Ikki, born July 10, 1967) is a Japanese model, film and television actor, and television presenter signed to Ken-On..
Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi (born February 10, 1944 - ) is a Japanese actor, television host, and company executive. At age 17, Takahashi applied to Nikkatsu and became one of their popular stars in the 1960s. B...
Director
Tomiko Miyao