Atsuhime

Atsuhime (2008)

EndedScripted showDrama

A life story of Atsuhime 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. In 1835, Shimazu Tadatake, head of the Imaizumi-Shimazu family of Satsuma clan, and Oyuki are blessed with a long-awaited daughter, Okatsu, who later becomes Atsuhime. She grows up as a tomboy, full of wonders, yet warm-hearted. Meanwhile, as Satsuma clan is under going financial reform, headed by chief retainer Zusho, Tadatake is punished for being lenient with farmers. Okatsu, unable to absorb why her father is punished, charges over to Zusho.

Network
Scheduleevery Sunday at 20:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

One Path
Season 1Episode 5060 min

One Path

Dec 14, 2008

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E50One PathDec 14, 2008
S01E49Reunion on the Eve of MeijiDec 7, 2008
S01E48Bloodless SurrenderNov 30, 2008
S01E47Ooku's MessengerNov 23, 2008
S01E46Yoshinobu RescuedNov 16, 2008
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Cast

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

plays Atsuhime
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Characters

Atsuhime

Atsuhime

played by Aoi Miyazaki
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Also known as

  • Atsu-hime
  • Princess Atsu
  • 篤姫 (Japan)

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