Atsuhime
TV Show| Title | 篤姫 |
| User score | 9.2 |
| Release date | Jan 6, 2008 |
| Release date of last episode | Dec 14, 2008 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Tomiko Miyao |
| Production country | Japan |
| Production companies | NHK |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 50 |
| Run time | 45 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S1.E50 ∙ One Path
Dec 14, 2008
S1.E49 ∙ Reunion on the Eve of Meiji
Dec 7, 2008
S1.E48 ∙ Bloodless Surrender
Nov 30, 2008
S1.E47 ∙ Ooku's Messenger
Nov 23, 2008
S1.E46 ∙ Yoshinobu Rescued
Nov 16, 2008
S1.E45 ∙ A Letter from Mother
Nov 9, 2008
S1.E44 ∙ Ryoma Dies
Nov 2, 2008
S1.E43 ∙ The Determination of the Wife
Oct 26, 2008
S1.E42 ∙ The Death of the Son
Oct 19, 2008
S1.E41 ∙ Satcho Alliance
Oct 12, 2008
S1.E40 ∙ Son Taking the Field
Oct 5, 2008
S1.E39 ∙ Satsuma Burns
Sep 28, 2008
S1.E38 ∙ Heart of the Mother-In-Law, Heart of the Wife
Sep 21, 2008
S1.E37 ∙ Friendship and Parting
Sep 14, 2008
S1.E36 ∙ Satsuma or Tokugawa
Sep 7, 2008
S1.E35 ∙ Dagger of Doubt
Aug 31, 2008
S1.E34 ∙ Imperial Court and Feudal Clan
Aug 24, 2008
S1.E33 ∙ Princess Kazu
Aug 17, 2008
S1.E32 ∙ The Incident Outside Sakuradamon Gate
Aug 10, 2008
S1.E31 ∙ Farewell, Ikushima
Aug 3, 2008
