TV series
Atsuhime
2008, Japanese, on NHK BS1 & NHK. Created by Tomiko Miyao.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 50
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended in 2008
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Latest episode
S1 E50: One Path
Aired 14 December 2008
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Tomiko MiyaoCreator
- Aoi MiyazakiOkatsu / Atsu-hime · 50 ep
- Eita NagayamaKimotsuki Naogoro · 50 ep
- Maki HorikitaPrincess Kazu · 50 ep
- Rie TomosakaCast · 50 ep
- Ikki SawamuraKomatsu Kiyomichi · 50 ep
- Hideki TakahashiCast · 50 ep
- Taizo HaradaCast · 50 ep
- Kimiko YoHisa-hime · 50 ep
- Hiroshi TamakiCast · 50 ep
- Kanako HiguchiCast · 50 ep
- Atsuko TakahataHonjuin · 50 ep
- Kyōzō NagatsukaCast · 50 ep
Details
- First aired
- 6 January 2008
- Last aired
- 14 December 2008
- Network
- NHK BS1, NHK
- Original title
- 篤姫
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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How many seasons of Atsuhime are there?
Atsuhime has 1 season and 50 episodes, about 45 minutes each.
Is Atsuhime finished?
Yes. Atsuhime ended in 2008, so you can watch the whole story.
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What shows are like Atsuhime?
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Who created Atsuhime?
Atsuhime was created by Tomiko Miyao and stars Aoi Miyazaki, Eita Nagayama, Maki Horikita.