Segodon (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 12 - Un no tsuyoki himegimi - full transcript
TAIGA DRAMA
Lord!
Lord!
Having escaped death,
Nariakira finally made
a full recovery.
He issued amnesty to the
people who were punished
in the Oyura Sodo (Uproar)
of 1855.
Shosuke's father, Jiemon,
was also pardoned.
Kichi... Suma...
You've all grown big.
I'm glad you're alive.
Father...
you've endured it well
for a long time.
It was really long.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
I'm glad you're alive.
I've been trouble to all of you.
Thank you for everything.
My master and missus...
were anxiously awaiting
your return.
I heard they passed away.
How sad I can't see
Kichibei's face again.
Kichibei was looking forward
to wrestling with you again.
The master was really
looking forward to it.
Jiemon! Beat him!
What!?
Meanwhile, in Edo...
Lady Ikushima.
Please calm down.
The Lord is currently...
Refrain.
I'm fully aware he's busy.
That is why I'm coming to him.
But...
Lady Ikushima!
Saigo.
Have you heard anything
from the lord?
How long must we wait for
Princess Atsu's wedding?
Well...
What's the commotion?
It's nothing.
I must say the cherry
blossoms this year...
are exceptionally beautiful.
Isn't it, Saigo?
Yes, indeed.
With the wedding undecided...
two years was about to pass
after Princess Atsu came to Edo.
Lady Ikushima.
Lady Ikushima!
Written By:
HAYASHI Mariko
Screenplay:
NAKAZONO Miho
Music:
FUKI Harumi
Narrator:
NISHIDA Toshiyuki
CAST
Saigo Kichinosuke:
SUZUKI Ryohei
Okubo Shosuke:
EITA
Saigo Koto:
SAKURABA Nanami
Oyama Kakunosuke:
KITAMURA Yukiya
Arimura Shunsai:
TAKAHASHI Mitsuomi
Saigo Kichijiro:
WATABE Gota
Yamada Tamehisa:
TOKUI Yu
Kumakichi:
TSUKAJI Muga
Saigo Kimi:
MIZUNO Kumi
Princess Atsu:
KITAGAWA Keiko
Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu:
MATSUDA Shota
Fuki / Oyoshi:
TAKANASHI Rin
Tokugawa lesada:
MATAYOSHI Naoki
Okubo Fuku:
FUJI Mariko
Shimazu Hisamitsu:
AOKI Munetaka
Abe Masahiro:
FUJIKI Naohito
Lady Honju-in:
IZUMI Pinko
Okubo Jiemon:
HIRATA Mitsuru
Ikushima:
MINAMINO Yoko
Ii Naosuke:
SANO Shiro
Shimazu Nariakira:
WATANABE Ken
Translations by MTI
Executive Producers:
SAKURAI Ken
SAKURAI Soichi
Producer:
FUJIWARA Norihisa
Director:
TSUDA Atsuko
Episode 12: Princess With Strong Luck
Atsu has improved.
I have something to say.
What is it? How unlike you.
As it is now...
if the wedding with the
shogun isn't set...
she'll only be a common
princess from Satsuma.
For her to be the top
princess in Japan...
the wedding date with the
shogun must be set quickly...
to prepare her mentally
to be Her Ladyship.
Lord.
When will we get approval
from the shogunate?
I'm working on Sir Abe to
get the approval quickly.
But...
those who disapprove
are interfering.
Namely, Sir Ii, lord of Hikone?
He wants another princess
to be Her Ladyship.
You're informed as usual.
Even women have some
influence in politics.
What do you mean?
Lord, if I may humbly suggest
that you leave this matter...
to the women and their
political influence.
Use the Ooku's power to
push through the wedding?
Welcoming a new Ladyship
as soon as possible...
to produce an heir...
is a strong desire of the Ooku.
The desire for an heir is felt
most strongly...
by the shogun's mother.
Lady Honju-in?
We must get close to
Lady Honju-in first.
Ikushima, spare no expense.
I'll leave it to you.
Yes, sir.
Saigo.
It won't be easy to
infiltrate the Ooku.
I'll need you to work hard
from the outside.
Understand?
Yes.
You're really clueless.
The shogun is a big idiot
and impotent.
Yes, sir.
Deliver them to the various
clans without mistake.
Yes, sir.
Also, this is...
from the lord.
What is it?
He said to get gifts to
accompany the letters.
He said to use 1,000 or
10,000-ryo as necessary.
1,000? 10,000?
That's your order.
Saigo.
Princess Atsu.
What is the matter?
The people look busy
in the mansion.
Ikushima disappears a lot, too.
Then again...
I can sneak out like this.
I see.
Saigo.
Did my marriage...
by chance...
fall through?
Absolutely not.
It's almost two years
since I came to Edo.
But I'm still at this mansion.
The lord is working on
the shogunate.
If he still can't get approval...
that means the shogun
does not wish it.
Isn't that it?
Well...
I'd like to ask you...
What is it?
Do you...
truly, at all costs...
want to be Her Ladyship?
Of course.
If I cannot marry him...
my being in Edo...
and becoming Father's
daughter...
becomes meaningless.
Saigo, please help me.
Please.
Yes.
ISODA-YA
Welcome.
We have customers.
Welcome!
Please come in.
Do you men always waste
your money here?
I don't always come here.
Sir Saigo.
Other clansmen seem
to frequent here, too.
Not a bad place to find out
their internal matters.
Yes.
Saigo is always good to me.
I'm Osumi-ya's wife, Iku.
Let's enjoy ourselves today.
Please tell me about Edo.
So you're Saigo's friend.
Just ask us anything.
How nice.
Do the Date clansmen come here?
Yes, they come often.
I see.
What are their positions?
Well...
They don't carry much money.
Do the Maeda clansmen
come here?
Yes, once in a while.
I see.
Please drink more.
Please tell me more things.
Is that true?
The manju was green?
That's right.
Saigo, it's about time.
Please push for the marriage.
All right, all right.
Just leave it to me.
You drink, too.
I'll have some.
Potatoes, Ibusuki, Sakurajima.
Satsuma is known for
their potatoes.
Saigo, I've taken a liking
to you.
Just leave it to me.
Thank you!
This is fun!
Why are you both here?
He stinks!
Oyama, isn't that the
smell of sake?
Let me smell.
What?
Isn't it the smell of sake?
I smell cosmetic powder.
He reeks of it.
Why is that?
I'm sad, Kichinosuke.
I heard you've been
frequenting Isoda-ya...
and partying grandly.
Otama told me so!
You returned way past
curfew again today.
You must've been having fun
at Isoda-ya by yourself!
I'm going to sleep!
Kichinosuke, get up!
SHIGETOMI-SHIMAZU FAMILY
There was a man struggling
desperately in Satsuma.
He recently requested records
for the Takarajima incident.
Thinking he might be interested
in these as well,
I took the liberty to bring them.
I heard you were behind
the recent amnesty.
I am writing you
to thank you for it.
I am forever indebted to you...
and swear to serve you loyally.
EDO CASTLE
EDO CASTLE'S OOKU
Inner Quarters
She is 13th Shogun lesada's
mother, Honju-in.
LADY HONJU-IN - Iesada's Mother
She supports lesada who
had lost two of his wives.
She wields the most
power in the Ooku.
Ikushima.
I appreciate the generosity
from Satsuma.
Isn't that right, Utahashi?
Yes.
UTAHASHI - Iesada's Foster Mother
They are all brand items.
I'm impressed with the
lord of Satsuma.
Everyone is excited.
Aren't you the most excited?
There you go again.
I will report this to my lord.
He will be very happy.
Now, Ikushima.
After receiving such
gorgeous gifts...
I can't turn a blind eye.
I'm impressed, Lady Honju-in.
You've seen through it.
Receiving a new Ladyship
from Satsuma...
is at a standstill, I hear.
Yes.
Though big, Satsuma is a
non-hereditary clan.
Some in the shogunate
don't think well of that.
The retired lord of Mito
has been quiet lately.
Is it Lord Hikone then?
Lady Honju-in, our clan's
Princess Atsu...
will be adopted into the
Konoe family in Kyoto.
Oh, that's a good idea.
What's left is...
You want our backing?
Yes.
Princess Atsu has been
in Edo for two years.
She's completed all her
training...
and is ready for marriage.
Please help us.
Ikushima.
As a mother...
there is something I desire
strongly from his wife.
I don't want...
my son to be left alone.
I don't want her..
to die before him.
Lady Honju-in.
Princess Atsu's greatest
attribute...
is that she's very healthy.
She also possesses
extremely strong luck.
Luck?
A princess who was born
in distant Satsuma...
has an opportunity to be
the shogun's wife...
because of her strong luck.
I assure you...
that the strong and
healthy Princess Atsu...
will stay with him for life.
In that case...
I'll go along with her luck.
Your Excellency.
Yes?
In front of these two...
please clearly choose
your new wife.
Wife?
Please heed your mother's wish.
Lady Honju-in, please explain.
Please choose your wife
from among them.
If it's the shogun's choice...
nobody can object.
But to choose his new wife
in this manner...
Please choose from among them.
That's who I choose, Mother.
Me, as Her Ladyship?
Well, well, Your Excellency.
Your choosing me, li...
Your Excellency?
The duck adored by His
Excellency has become weak.
It died.
It died.
Another died.
Why does everyone
leave me and die?
I want a wife who
won't die on me.
Which princess won't die?
Everyone will die.
However...
this princess has strong
health and luck.
Oh... her?
I'll choose her then.
You've made a good decision.
I'll make the arrangements
for the wedding immediately.
Hold it, Abe.
His wife shouIdn't be
chosen in this manner.
You're just a vassal.
You dare defy the shogun?
Refrain!
A princess with extremely
strong luck.
Autumn of that year...
Father, is that true?
I received a letter from
Sir Abe earlier.
Your wedding has been set
for December this year.
Understood.
Father, I'm honored.
Princess Atsu, congratulations.
Ikushima, this is due to
your hard work.
Not at all. I haven't
done anything.
You needn't hide it.
Did you think I wasn't aware?
It all comes from you.
You have truly strong...
rather...
you are magnanimous.
That's the Satsuma dialect.
Saigo.
Ikushima spoke in the
Satsuma dialect.
Did you hear that?
Saigo?
Atsu.
As auspicious as it is...
it's just the beginning.
Yes.
You won't be a Satsuma
princess anymore, but..
Please train me well...
to be a deserving Ladyship.
Ikushima, I'm begging you.
All right?
Atsu.
Aren't you curious about
what the shogun is like?
I am curious.
But he is THE shogun
of this country.
He cannot be compared
to anyone.
I'm not allowed to question
what he's like.
I'm impressed with you,
Princess Atsu.
As such...
the remaining days as
your daughter...
will be spent...
without regrets.
Well said.
You may excuse yourself.
Yes.
Saigo.
Didn't you work hard
for me, too?
Thank you.
Yes.
Atsu will be unhappy.
Saigo.
Yes, sir.
You look like you want
to say something.
What is it?
If I may humbly speak...
if I may speak out of line...
will Princess Atsu...
get married without
being informed?
You're not going to tell her
the shogun is sickly?
That for her to conceive
an heir...
is nearly impossible?
Princess Atsu believes
she'll be happy.
If she gets married without
knowing anything...
I'd feel very sorry for her.
I'll have a talk with Atsu later.
Begone.
His Excellency...
is impotent.
Princess Atsu, stand.
Again!
Stand!
I said, stand!
Ready?
Saigo, don't interfere!
If you continue,
Princess Atsu will collapse.
If she doesn't want
to collapse...
she must become strong.
You must fight alone from now.
You must become mentally
and physically strong.
No one will help you.
Princess Atsu!
Please stop it!
That's enough!
Are you going to protect her
as Her Ladyship?
You can't even enter the Ooku!
You can't protect her!
I feel sorry for her!
You can't do anything!
Don't voice pity for her.
Here l come again.
Come on.
October 2, 1855
I'm honored.
This is the first time...
I'm drinking the tea
that you made.
It's delicious.
I must ask for your
forgiveness today.
That's not necessary.
Everything you do...
is for our country.
I believe it's for the
welfare of the people.
I have something to tell you
about His Excellency.
Yes.
He's sickly.
In that case, I'll nurse him
with all my heart.
That isn't all.
Most likely...
he can't father a child.
His Excellency...
is impotent.
Though born a woman...
you can't bear your own child.
But you have to dedicate
your life to the Ooku.
Your real duty...
is to enter the Ooku
in Edo Castle...
and persuade the shogun
to select Hitotsubashi...
as his successor.
Be mentally prepared.
Father.
I...
don't mind being unhappy.
For you...
I will...
gladly become unhappy.
I'm not living...
merely to become happy.
From the time I became
the Satsuma princess...
I have...
been prepared.
Just being your daughter...
has made me...
happy.
What's going on!?
Did Sakurajima erupt?
Wait, we're in Edo.
Kichinosuke, where
are you going!?
Kichinosuke!
Lord!
Lord!
Saigo!
Lord!
Are you all right?
Lord... I'm glad you're safe.
Saigo, where are you going!?
Protect the lord!
Princess Atsu!
Saigo!
Princess Atsu.
Saigo... you came.
Watch out!
Saigo!
Are you safe?
Yes, I am. Are you hurt?
You're bleeding.
Never mind me... and flee.
Princess Atsu!
Saigo...
Please flee quickly.
To where?
Just go quickly.
Saigo...
please flee with me.
Let's go as far as possible.
Far?
Somewhere far from the
shogun and Father.
Please flee with me.
Princess Atsu...
All right.
Let's flee.
I'll protect you.
I'll accompany you all the way.
Thank you, Saigo.
That's what I wanted to hear.
Princess Atsu.
It's... all right.
Princess Atsu? Princess Atsu!
I'm here!
Princess Atsu, I'm glad
you're safe.
Saigo protected me.
So you are safe, too.
Thank you.
I, the future shogun's wife,
received not a single scratch...
thanks to your protection.
You may go now.
Understood.
Come, Princess.
Kichinosuke never forgot
about that night.
Shall we end here tonight?
End of Episode 12
Princess Atsu is staking her
life to change this country.
I share her feeling!
Silence!
Who are you!?
Kichinosuke has changed.
We have to change!
It's time to change this country!
My husband has a truly
good friend.
Next Episode: Unchanging Friendship
Tokyo Metropolitan area, Meguro ward
Segodon's
travelogue
Night in second year of Ansei; 1855, 2nd of October.
A big earthquake occurred which shook Edo.
Great
earthquake
of Ansei
It was known as great earthquake of Ansei.
Stone walls of Edo castle collapsed...
Sing/Music: Hirai Dai
...and even residences of daimyos' in Edo were greatly damaged.
Picture of Edo Great Earthquake (part)
(owned by Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo)
A picture scroll was left that depicts the disaster which struck Shimazu's clan.
Nariakira
Atsuhime
Supposedly, there's a picture of Nariakira and Atsu-Hime as well.
Both of them were luckily saved...
...but we can see that residence collapsed.
Tokyo Metropolitan area, Bunkyo ward
Koishikawa Kourakuen
Koishikawa Kourakuen where once stood main residence of Mito clan.
In this place were the damages especially huge.
Talk: Shimatsu Yuri (announcer)
Not only buildings, but even people that couldn't be replaced were lost.
Monument for Fujita Touko
Portrait of Fujita Touko
[Expert of Mito clan]
(owned by National Diet Library)
One of them was Fujita Touko, expert in mitogaku.
He held great influence at many patriots in bakumatsu,
such as Saigo Takamori and Yoshida Shouin.
Fujita Touko's draft
Koudoukan, stone monument
(owned by Koudoukan school)
Revere
Emperor
Expel
Foreigners
Revere
Emperor
Expel
Foreigners
Touko was the first person who used the words "Revere the Emperor" and "Expel the foreigners".
Ansei period in which natural disasters occurred one after another.
During this time, Saigo and his friends look for their way in new generation.
Lord!
Lord!
Having escaped death,
Nariakira finally made
a full recovery.
He issued amnesty to the
people who were punished
in the Oyura Sodo (Uproar)
of 1855.
Shosuke's father, Jiemon,
was also pardoned.
Kichi... Suma...
You've all grown big.
I'm glad you're alive.
Father...
you've endured it well
for a long time.
It was really long.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
I'm glad you're alive.
I've been trouble to all of you.
Thank you for everything.
My master and missus...
were anxiously awaiting
your return.
I heard they passed away.
How sad I can't see
Kichibei's face again.
Kichibei was looking forward
to wrestling with you again.
The master was really
looking forward to it.
Jiemon! Beat him!
What!?
Meanwhile, in Edo...
Lady Ikushima.
Please calm down.
The Lord is currently...
Refrain.
I'm fully aware he's busy.
That is why I'm coming to him.
But...
Lady Ikushima!
Saigo.
Have you heard anything
from the lord?
How long must we wait for
Princess Atsu's wedding?
Well...
What's the commotion?
It's nothing.
I must say the cherry
blossoms this year...
are exceptionally beautiful.
Isn't it, Saigo?
Yes, indeed.
With the wedding undecided...
two years was about to pass
after Princess Atsu came to Edo.
Lady Ikushima.
Lady Ikushima!
Written By:
HAYASHI Mariko
Screenplay:
NAKAZONO Miho
Music:
FUKI Harumi
Narrator:
NISHIDA Toshiyuki
CAST
Saigo Kichinosuke:
SUZUKI Ryohei
Okubo Shosuke:
EITA
Saigo Koto:
SAKURABA Nanami
Oyama Kakunosuke:
KITAMURA Yukiya
Arimura Shunsai:
TAKAHASHI Mitsuomi
Saigo Kichijiro:
WATABE Gota
Yamada Tamehisa:
TOKUI Yu
Kumakichi:
TSUKAJI Muga
Saigo Kimi:
MIZUNO Kumi
Princess Atsu:
KITAGAWA Keiko
Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu:
MATSUDA Shota
Fuki / Oyoshi:
TAKANASHI Rin
Tokugawa lesada:
MATAYOSHI Naoki
Okubo Fuku:
FUJI Mariko
Shimazu Hisamitsu:
AOKI Munetaka
Abe Masahiro:
FUJIKI Naohito
Lady Honju-in:
IZUMI Pinko
Okubo Jiemon:
HIRATA Mitsuru
Ikushima:
MINAMINO Yoko
Ii Naosuke:
SANO Shiro
Shimazu Nariakira:
WATANABE Ken
Translations by MTI
Executive Producers:
SAKURAI Ken
SAKURAI Soichi
Producer:
FUJIWARA Norihisa
Director:
TSUDA Atsuko
Episode 12: Princess With Strong Luck
Atsu has improved.
I have something to say.
What is it? How unlike you.
As it is now...
if the wedding with the
shogun isn't set...
she'll only be a common
princess from Satsuma.
For her to be the top
princess in Japan...
the wedding date with the
shogun must be set quickly...
to prepare her mentally
to be Her Ladyship.
Lord.
When will we get approval
from the shogunate?
I'm working on Sir Abe to
get the approval quickly.
But...
those who disapprove
are interfering.
Namely, Sir Ii, lord of Hikone?
He wants another princess
to be Her Ladyship.
You're informed as usual.
Even women have some
influence in politics.
What do you mean?
Lord, if I may humbly suggest
that you leave this matter...
to the women and their
political influence.
Use the Ooku's power to
push through the wedding?
Welcoming a new Ladyship
as soon as possible...
to produce an heir...
is a strong desire of the Ooku.
The desire for an heir is felt
most strongly...
by the shogun's mother.
Lady Honju-in?
We must get close to
Lady Honju-in first.
Ikushima, spare no expense.
I'll leave it to you.
Yes, sir.
Saigo.
It won't be easy to
infiltrate the Ooku.
I'll need you to work hard
from the outside.
Understand?
Yes.
You're really clueless.
The shogun is a big idiot
and impotent.
Yes, sir.
Deliver them to the various
clans without mistake.
Yes, sir.
Also, this is...
from the lord.
What is it?
He said to get gifts to
accompany the letters.
He said to use 1,000 or
10,000-ryo as necessary.
1,000? 10,000?
That's your order.
Saigo.
Princess Atsu.
What is the matter?
The people look busy
in the mansion.
Ikushima disappears a lot, too.
Then again...
I can sneak out like this.
I see.
Saigo.
Did my marriage...
by chance...
fall through?
Absolutely not.
It's almost two years
since I came to Edo.
But I'm still at this mansion.
The lord is working on
the shogunate.
If he still can't get approval...
that means the shogun
does not wish it.
Isn't that it?
Well...
I'd like to ask you...
What is it?
Do you...
truly, at all costs...
want to be Her Ladyship?
Of course.
If I cannot marry him...
my being in Edo...
and becoming Father's
daughter...
becomes meaningless.
Saigo, please help me.
Please.
Yes.
ISODA-YA
Welcome.
We have customers.
Welcome!
Please come in.
Do you men always waste
your money here?
I don't always come here.
Sir Saigo.
Other clansmen seem
to frequent here, too.
Not a bad place to find out
their internal matters.
Yes.
Saigo is always good to me.
I'm Osumi-ya's wife, Iku.
Let's enjoy ourselves today.
Please tell me about Edo.
So you're Saigo's friend.
Just ask us anything.
How nice.
Do the Date clansmen come here?
Yes, they come often.
I see.
What are their positions?
Well...
They don't carry much money.
Do the Maeda clansmen
come here?
Yes, once in a while.
I see.
Please drink more.
Please tell me more things.
Is that true?
The manju was green?
That's right.
Saigo, it's about time.
Please push for the marriage.
All right, all right.
Just leave it to me.
You drink, too.
I'll have some.
Potatoes, Ibusuki, Sakurajima.
Satsuma is known for
their potatoes.
Saigo, I've taken a liking
to you.
Just leave it to me.
Thank you!
This is fun!
Why are you both here?
He stinks!
Oyama, isn't that the
smell of sake?
Let me smell.
What?
Isn't it the smell of sake?
I smell cosmetic powder.
He reeks of it.
Why is that?
I'm sad, Kichinosuke.
I heard you've been
frequenting Isoda-ya...
and partying grandly.
Otama told me so!
You returned way past
curfew again today.
You must've been having fun
at Isoda-ya by yourself!
I'm going to sleep!
Kichinosuke, get up!
SHIGETOMI-SHIMAZU FAMILY
There was a man struggling
desperately in Satsuma.
He recently requested records
for the Takarajima incident.
Thinking he might be interested
in these as well,
I took the liberty to bring them.
I heard you were behind
the recent amnesty.
I am writing you
to thank you for it.
I am forever indebted to you...
and swear to serve you loyally.
EDO CASTLE
EDO CASTLE'S OOKU
Inner Quarters
She is 13th Shogun lesada's
mother, Honju-in.
LADY HONJU-IN - Iesada's Mother
She supports lesada who
had lost two of his wives.
She wields the most
power in the Ooku.
Ikushima.
I appreciate the generosity
from Satsuma.
Isn't that right, Utahashi?
Yes.
UTAHASHI - Iesada's Foster Mother
They are all brand items.
I'm impressed with the
lord of Satsuma.
Everyone is excited.
Aren't you the most excited?
There you go again.
I will report this to my lord.
He will be very happy.
Now, Ikushima.
After receiving such
gorgeous gifts...
I can't turn a blind eye.
I'm impressed, Lady Honju-in.
You've seen through it.
Receiving a new Ladyship
from Satsuma...
is at a standstill, I hear.
Yes.
Though big, Satsuma is a
non-hereditary clan.
Some in the shogunate
don't think well of that.
The retired lord of Mito
has been quiet lately.
Is it Lord Hikone then?
Lady Honju-in, our clan's
Princess Atsu...
will be adopted into the
Konoe family in Kyoto.
Oh, that's a good idea.
What's left is...
You want our backing?
Yes.
Princess Atsu has been
in Edo for two years.
She's completed all her
training...
and is ready for marriage.
Please help us.
Ikushima.
As a mother...
there is something I desire
strongly from his wife.
I don't want...
my son to be left alone.
I don't want her..
to die before him.
Lady Honju-in.
Princess Atsu's greatest
attribute...
is that she's very healthy.
She also possesses
extremely strong luck.
Luck?
A princess who was born
in distant Satsuma...
has an opportunity to be
the shogun's wife...
because of her strong luck.
I assure you...
that the strong and
healthy Princess Atsu...
will stay with him for life.
In that case...
I'll go along with her luck.
Your Excellency.
Yes?
In front of these two...
please clearly choose
your new wife.
Wife?
Please heed your mother's wish.
Lady Honju-in, please explain.
Please choose your wife
from among them.
If it's the shogun's choice...
nobody can object.
But to choose his new wife
in this manner...
Please choose from among them.
That's who I choose, Mother.
Me, as Her Ladyship?
Well, well, Your Excellency.
Your choosing me, li...
Your Excellency?
The duck adored by His
Excellency has become weak.
It died.
It died.
Another died.
Why does everyone
leave me and die?
I want a wife who
won't die on me.
Which princess won't die?
Everyone will die.
However...
this princess has strong
health and luck.
Oh... her?
I'll choose her then.
You've made a good decision.
I'll make the arrangements
for the wedding immediately.
Hold it, Abe.
His wife shouIdn't be
chosen in this manner.
You're just a vassal.
You dare defy the shogun?
Refrain!
A princess with extremely
strong luck.
Autumn of that year...
Father, is that true?
I received a letter from
Sir Abe earlier.
Your wedding has been set
for December this year.
Understood.
Father, I'm honored.
Princess Atsu, congratulations.
Ikushima, this is due to
your hard work.
Not at all. I haven't
done anything.
You needn't hide it.
Did you think I wasn't aware?
It all comes from you.
You have truly strong...
rather...
you are magnanimous.
That's the Satsuma dialect.
Saigo.
Ikushima spoke in the
Satsuma dialect.
Did you hear that?
Saigo?
Atsu.
As auspicious as it is...
it's just the beginning.
Yes.
You won't be a Satsuma
princess anymore, but..
Please train me well...
to be a deserving Ladyship.
Ikushima, I'm begging you.
All right?
Atsu.
Aren't you curious about
what the shogun is like?
I am curious.
But he is THE shogun
of this country.
He cannot be compared
to anyone.
I'm not allowed to question
what he's like.
I'm impressed with you,
Princess Atsu.
As such...
the remaining days as
your daughter...
will be spent...
without regrets.
Well said.
You may excuse yourself.
Yes.
Saigo.
Didn't you work hard
for me, too?
Thank you.
Yes.
Atsu will be unhappy.
Saigo.
Yes, sir.
You look like you want
to say something.
What is it?
If I may humbly speak...
if I may speak out of line...
will Princess Atsu...
get married without
being informed?
You're not going to tell her
the shogun is sickly?
That for her to conceive
an heir...
is nearly impossible?
Princess Atsu believes
she'll be happy.
If she gets married without
knowing anything...
I'd feel very sorry for her.
I'll have a talk with Atsu later.
Begone.
His Excellency...
is impotent.
Princess Atsu, stand.
Again!
Stand!
I said, stand!
Ready?
Saigo, don't interfere!
If you continue,
Princess Atsu will collapse.
If she doesn't want
to collapse...
she must become strong.
You must fight alone from now.
You must become mentally
and physically strong.
No one will help you.
Princess Atsu!
Please stop it!
That's enough!
Are you going to protect her
as Her Ladyship?
You can't even enter the Ooku!
You can't protect her!
I feel sorry for her!
You can't do anything!
Don't voice pity for her.
Here l come again.
Come on.
October 2, 1855
I'm honored.
This is the first time...
I'm drinking the tea
that you made.
It's delicious.
I must ask for your
forgiveness today.
That's not necessary.
Everything you do...
is for our country.
I believe it's for the
welfare of the people.
I have something to tell you
about His Excellency.
Yes.
He's sickly.
In that case, I'll nurse him
with all my heart.
That isn't all.
Most likely...
he can't father a child.
His Excellency...
is impotent.
Though born a woman...
you can't bear your own child.
But you have to dedicate
your life to the Ooku.
Your real duty...
is to enter the Ooku
in Edo Castle...
and persuade the shogun
to select Hitotsubashi...
as his successor.
Be mentally prepared.
Father.
I...
don't mind being unhappy.
For you...
I will...
gladly become unhappy.
I'm not living...
merely to become happy.
From the time I became
the Satsuma princess...
I have...
been prepared.
Just being your daughter...
has made me...
happy.
What's going on!?
Did Sakurajima erupt?
Wait, we're in Edo.
Kichinosuke, where
are you going!?
Kichinosuke!
Lord!
Lord!
Saigo!
Lord!
Are you all right?
Lord... I'm glad you're safe.
Saigo, where are you going!?
Protect the lord!
Princess Atsu!
Saigo!
Princess Atsu.
Saigo... you came.
Watch out!
Saigo!
Are you safe?
Yes, I am. Are you hurt?
You're bleeding.
Never mind me... and flee.
Princess Atsu!
Saigo...
Please flee quickly.
To where?
Just go quickly.
Saigo...
please flee with me.
Let's go as far as possible.
Far?
Somewhere far from the
shogun and Father.
Please flee with me.
Princess Atsu...
All right.
Let's flee.
I'll protect you.
I'll accompany you all the way.
Thank you, Saigo.
That's what I wanted to hear.
Princess Atsu.
It's... all right.
Princess Atsu? Princess Atsu!
I'm here!
Princess Atsu, I'm glad
you're safe.
Saigo protected me.
So you are safe, too.
Thank you.
I, the future shogun's wife,
received not a single scratch...
thanks to your protection.
You may go now.
Understood.
Come, Princess.
Kichinosuke never forgot
about that night.
Shall we end here tonight?
End of Episode 12
Princess Atsu is staking her
life to change this country.
I share her feeling!
Silence!
Who are you!?
Kichinosuke has changed.
We have to change!
It's time to change this country!
My husband has a truly
good friend.
Next Episode: Unchanging Friendship
Tokyo Metropolitan area, Meguro ward
Segodon's
travelogue
Night in second year of Ansei; 1855, 2nd of October.
A big earthquake occurred which shook Edo.
Great
earthquake
of Ansei
It was known as great earthquake of Ansei.
Stone walls of Edo castle collapsed...
Sing/Music: Hirai Dai
...and even residences of daimyos' in Edo were greatly damaged.
Picture of Edo Great Earthquake (part)
(owned by Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo)
A picture scroll was left that depicts the disaster which struck Shimazu's clan.
Nariakira
Atsuhime
Supposedly, there's a picture of Nariakira and Atsu-Hime as well.
Both of them were luckily saved...
...but we can see that residence collapsed.
Tokyo Metropolitan area, Bunkyo ward
Koishikawa Kourakuen
Koishikawa Kourakuen where once stood main residence of Mito clan.
In this place were the damages especially huge.
Talk: Shimatsu Yuri (announcer)
Not only buildings, but even people that couldn't be replaced were lost.
Monument for Fujita Touko
Portrait of Fujita Touko
[Expert of Mito clan]
(owned by National Diet Library)
One of them was Fujita Touko, expert in mitogaku.
He held great influence at many patriots in bakumatsu,
such as Saigo Takamori and Yoshida Shouin.
Fujita Touko's draft
Koudoukan, stone monument
(owned by Koudoukan school)
Revere
Emperor
Expel
Foreigners
Revere
Emperor
Expel
Foreigners
Touko was the first person who used the words "Revere the Emperor" and "Expel the foreigners".
Ansei period in which natural disasters occurred one after another.
During this time, Saigo and his friends look for their way in new generation.