AtsuhimeTV Show
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.
About Atsuhime
Atsuhime first aired in 2008 and is listed as a drama series created by Tomiko Miyao.
The series information currently records 1 season, 50 episodes, status: Ended, network information for NHK BS1, NHK.
Top-billed cast members include Aoi Miyazaki, Eita Nagayama, Maki Horikita, Rie Tomosaka. The synopsis above provides the available premise, while the season section shows the published season and episode structure.
