#fumi nikaido

[cinematic-phosphenes]

Shōgun (2024) | E09 — Dir. Frederick E.O. Toye

#shōgun #shogun #shogunedit #shogun spoilers #adaptationsdaily #cinematv #diversehistorical #cinemapix #filmtvtoday #filmandtvedit #dailyflicks #perioddramaedit #smallscreensource #televisiongifs #perioddramasource #*meine #shōgunedit #toda mariko #john blackthorne #ochiba no kata #kashigi yabushige #ishido kazunari #anna sawai #cosmo jarvis #asano tadanobu #fumi nikaido #takehiro hira

[ariadnethedragon]

SHŌGUN (2024)

Chapter 9: Crimson Sky

#shōgun #shogun #shogun edit #shogun fx #shogun 2024 #lady mariko #lady ochiba #ochiba no kata #anna sawai #fumi nikaido #period drama gif #perioddramaedit #perioddrama #period drama #perioddramagif #perioddramacentral #period drama edit #tvedit #hulu #fx #historical drama #tvandfilm #japan #japanese #drama edit

[ladynamie]

SHŌGUN (2024) - Chapter Nine: Crimson Sky

#shōgun #anna sawai #fumi nikaido #toda mariko #ochiba no kata #shogun fx #shogun tv show #shogun #gif set #gifs

[redsamuraiii]

Shogun (Ep 9)

#shogun #shogun fx #shogun 2024 #mariko toda #anna sawai #ochiba no kata #fumi nikaido #period drama #jidaigeki #japan #lady mariko #lady ochiba #nikaido fumi

[yocalio]

SHŌGUN Chapter Six: Ladies of the Willow World

#shōgun #shogun #shōgunedit #shogunedit #shogun fx #anna sawai #fumi nikaido #cosmo jarvis #hiroyuki sanada #toda mariko #john blackthorne #ochiba no kata #yoshi toranaga #cinemapix #adaptationsdaily #filmandtvedit #dailyflicks #perioddramaedit #creations

[jiaoliqiao]

Shōgun (2024) | Episode 6 | Ladies of the Willow World

#shogun #shōgun #shogunedit #toda mariko #anna sawai #ochiba no kata #fumi nikaido #*mine #tvedit

[maxanor]

SHŌGUN (2024–) Chapter Six: Ladies of the Willow World

#mine* #shōgun #shogun #shogunedit #perioddramaedit #weloveperioddrama #toda mariko #anna sawai #ochiba no kata #fumi nikaido #mariko x ochiba #tvedit #userzaynab #tusermalina #chaoticroad #tusermiranda #yocalio #underbetelgeuse #userrobin #femaledaily #dailyflicks #cinematv #cinemapix #adaptationsdaily #this was so insane....the rhaenicent of it all.....

[noxandlove]

Anna Sawai and Fumi Nikaido photographed by Aya Kawachi in Japan for Shōgun (2024)

#♥️ #WOMEN #ochiba and mariko family portrait ^_^ #anna sawai #fumi nikaido #shogun #shōgun #femalestunning #flawlessbeautyqueens #femaledaily #breathtakingqueens #annasawaiedit #fuminikaidoedit #x

[floater0352]

One of my first (but hopefully not last) contributions to the emerging trivia on Shôgun:

Lady Ochiba / Ruri, the mother of the Taiko's heir Yaechiyo, is based on Lady Yodo/Chacha (1569-1615), niece to Oda Nobunaga and second spouse of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. We see her here as the primary moving force shoring up her son's position and the patron of Toranaga's rival Ishido.

Fumi Nikaido as Lady Ochiba, Shôgun, 2024

What makes the casting of this one very interesting is that Fumi Nikaido has played the actual role of Yodo/Chacha in a similar period production, the 2014 NHK taiga drama Gunshi Kanbei (which was primarily about Kuroda Kanbei, the strategist of Hideyoshi played by Junichi Okada).

Fumi Nikaido as Yodo, Gunshi Kanbei, 2014

While there's enough hype for Toranaga (especially as he is portrayed by public favorite and producer Hiroyuki Sanada--rightfully so), I wish to highlight Fumi Nikaido's return to this role as it does help highlight the differences between how Lady Yodo is portrayed in fiction. (It does help that we have no shortage of it now--even if it's mostly in videogames like Samurai Warriors, Sengoku Basara or the more historically-faithful Nioh).

The material we have of Lady Ochiba so far is of a proud, haughty, even disrespectful woman--and perhaps it's not exactly far off from how Chacha is portrayed even in Japanese media. To some extent, even Gunshi Kanbei conceded to this especially in the episodes I'm referring with this photo--what with it precisely being the moment Yodo is fearing coming to pass. A mother seeking to protect her son's patrimony (and by extension, her agency and regency), it's a universal trope in feudal drama. What Shôgun does not give her yet (but Gunshi Kanbei took pains to establish) is the recognition that she is as much a victim of the warring era, turning her into a self-loathing monster only able to survive trying to make sense of it all, and maybe recover their agency in it. Clavell rightfully gave it to his main focus character, Lady Mariko (played very layered and well by Anna Sawai compared to her more recent outings--herself based on Hosokawa Gracia).

It truly amazes me that 10 years has yet to make much of a difference for Fumi Nikaido and this role. The woman whose position at the top was only made possible by misery and her playing by the cruel game of chaos, she portrays both versions with the edge, anxiety and palpable will of a woman who's lost everything before and is at the doorstep of losing them again.

#shôgun #shogun #samurai #shogun fx #shôgun fx #shôgun 2024 #shogun 2024 #fumi nikaido #chacha #lady yodo #yodo-dono #ochiba no kata #james clavell #lady ochiba

[redsamuraiii]

What does Mariko's Poem means?

Shogun (Ep 9)

Mariko's poem warning that "Winter is Coming" if Ishido insist on his current course of action. Although Ishido is too "peasant" to notice the subtility, Ochiba is "noble" enough to know its meaning, especially since she grew up with Mariko.

Interestingly, Ochiba in Japanese means "fallen leaves". Maybe Mariko is warning Ochiba that if she doesn't do anything to stop Ishido, blood will spill and her time "the fallen leaves of autumn" would be over, with the arrival of winter of war.

I guess that explains Ochiba's surprised facial expressions. Mariko is telling her she's had her "winter" where she lost everything in the past and if Ochiba is not careful in playing this game, she will have her "winter" and lose everything in the future.

Coincidentally, I like to think that Mariko chose to wear a white kimono which reminds her past "winter war", reminding her that she has nothing to lose now and her inner kimono has flowers that are red as blood, as if a warning that she's ready to risk it all.

#shogun #shogun fx #shogun 2024 #mariko toda #anna sawai #ochiba no kata #fumi nikaido #period drama #jidaigeki #japan #lady mariko #lady ochiba #nikaido fumi

[iwasnotaslasher]

#me in the last three weeks #lord toranaga #shogun #yoshii toranaga #hiroyuki sanada #toda mariko #anjin #anjin san #john blackthorne #cosmo jarvis #shogun 2024 #anna sawai #fumi nikaido #takehiro hira #tadanobu asano

[vikaq]

Feudal Japanese vs Modern Japanese versions of Mariko, Fuji and Ochiba

(Trivia, the photo of Moeka was taken by actor Shinnosuke Abe aka Toda Buntaro)

#toda mariko #anna sawai #usami fuji #moeka hoshi #lady ochiba #fumi nikaido #shogun #fx #hulu

[maxanor]

FUMI NIKAIDO as OCHIBA NO KATA in SHŌGUN (2024–) Chapter Eight: The Abyss of Life

#mine* #shōgun #shogun #shogunedit #ochiba no kata #lady ochiba #fumi nikaido #perioddramaedit #weloveperioddrama #perioddramasource #tvedit #dailyflicks #femaledaily #cinemapix #cinematv #adaptationsdaily #userzaynab #tusermalina #chaoticroad #yocalio #underbetelgeuse #userrobin #i'm gonna miss her i can't believe i only have her for two more episodes #where is her spin-off......

[onyx-collective]

We're swept away by the epic scale and visual grandeur of Shōgun – a true masterpiece that sets a new standard for historical dramas on the small screen 🎥💫

#Shogun #Grandeur #Historical Drama #Anna Sawai #Hiroyuki Sanada #Fumi Nikaido #Hulu #Masterpiece #Epic Scale