Fun Trivia : Did you know that Fumi Nikaido had a similar role of Taiko's Consort in Japanese Period Drama (Taiga Drama) 10 years ago called Gunshi Kanbei (Strategist Kanbei)?
She acted as the real Ochiba named Chacha, the consort to the real Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and mother to the real Yaemon, Hideyori. Guess you could say, she's meant for the role!
Haruka Fukuhara to appear in 2025 NHK Taiga drama "Berabou". It will be her first appearance in taiga drama. She will play a courtesan who has a one-sided love for the main character. The filming starts during the Summer of 2024.
Seeing how many people love Shogun, I think it's a waste that many existing similar Japanese period dramas such as these cannot be found on streaming sites like Netflix, Disney, Hulu, Fx, HBO, etc.
Top Left : Sekigahara
A depiction of the historical Battle of Sekigahara between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishida Mitsunari. The events which inspires James Clavell's Shogun in his depiction of the civil war between Toranaga (inspired by Tokugawa) and Ishido (inspired by Ishida).
Top Right : Awaiting Kirin
A historical biopic of Akechi Mitsuhide. The character that inspires James Clavell's Shogun in his depiction of Mariko's father . He served the dictator Oda Nobunaga (Goroda in James Clavell's Shogun) before Akechi betrays and kills Oda.
Bottom Right : Baragaki : Unbroken Samurai
Set in the 19th century, follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata, the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration. The historical character, Jules Burnet, that inspires Tom Cruise's character in The Last Samurai, appears briefly in this.
Bottom Left : Yae no Sakura
This historical biopic follows the life of Yae Niijima who led the defense of Aizu alongside women warriors like Takeko Nakano who fought till the death against the Imperials during Boshin War, after the male family members and warriors are dead or injured.
I love how everytime nishiki is upset he slicks his hair back 😭🥺🥺🥺 and saejima has to ruffle it honestly would love to see how he noticed that trait in nishiki🥺👉👈💅💅💅
For years my household has paid our NHK TV license fees on time, and now you're telling me I cannot take a single screenshot on the web player???? How stingy can you be 😭