Atsuhime
Overview
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.
Atsuhime at a glance
Atsuhime is a 2008 drama TV series from Motohiko Sano, starring Aoi Miyazaki, Eita Nagayama and Maki Horikita. It has 1 season and 50 episodes. TMDB users rate it 9.0 out of 10 from 8 votes.
You can stream Atsuhime on NHK On Demand Amazon Channel. If you enjoy it, try Good and Evil, Belgravia: The Next Chapter and The Blossoming Love next.
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