She-Shogun
女帝 春日局
Release: 1990-01-20
·Runtime: 114m
History
Drama
The rise to power of the famed Lady Kasuga no Tsubone, who established the 'Ooku' (the women's quarters at Edo castle) and acted as nursemaid to Tokugawa Iemitsu, the future 3rd Shogun is chronicled in this historical drama. Intrigue and suspicion abound as the two brothers Iemitsu and Tadanaga vie for the post of Shogun, while behind the scenes the remnants of the defeated Toyotomi faction, lead by Lord Ishida Mitsunari attempt to discredit the Tokugawa Shogunate and regain their former position as rulers of the nation. The hidden battles between Shogun Hidetada's wife and mistresses of the 'Ooku' come to light as they force the two brothers into a life or death struggle.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
Cast
Mari Torigoe
as Otsume
Kenichi Kaneda
as Tokugawa Hidetada
Hirotaro Honda
as Okubo Tadachika
Yukiyo Toake
Haruna Takase
as Kumoi
Keiko Awaji
as Katsuyama
Mitsuko Kusabue
Tomisaburō Wakayama
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Sayoko Ninomiya
as Narrator (voice)
Naomi Hase
as Ukifune
Kazuyo Asari
as Midwife
Daijirō Harada
as Inaba Masanari
Natsuko Fuji
Hiroyuki Nagato
as Honda Masanobu
Yūko Natori
