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.
About Atsuhime (2008)
First broadcast in 2008, Atsuhime is a drama show aired by NHK BS1. It was created by Tomiko Miyao. The main cast includes Aoi Miyazaki, Eita Nagayama, Maki Horikita, Rie Tomosaka and Ikki Sawamura. The show has 1 season and 50 episodes and is currently listed as "Ended" with the most recent episode airing on December 14, 2008. Viewers rate it 9.0/10 on TMDB from 8 votes.
To watch Atsuhime online, select the season and episode you want, click Watch Now and pick a server. MyFlixer streams all episodes in HD with no registration. Fans of the show also watch Shōgun, Little Dorrit and Robotech.
