Atsuhime

Where to watch Atsuhime in Japan

Atsuhime is streaming on NHK On Demand Amazon Channel in Japan. Availability checked 25 May 2026.

About Atsuhime

Atsuhime is a 2008 web series in the Drama genre, created by Tomiko Miyao, starring Aoi Miyazaki, Eita Nagayama and Maki Horikita. It spans 1 season and 50 episodes, and originally aired on NHK BS1 and NHK. It holds an average rating of 9.0/10 from 8 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Atsuhime in Japan — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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.

Seasons (1)

• Season 150 episodes · 2008

Top cast

Aoi Miyazaki

Okatsu / Atsu-hime

Eita Nagayama

Kimotsuki Naogoro

Maki Horikita

Princess Kazu

Rie Tomosaka

Ikki Sawamura

Komatsu Kiyomichi

Hideki Takahashi

Taizo Harada

Kimiko Yo

Hisa-hime

Hiroshi Tamaki

Kanako Higuchi

Atsuko Takahata

Honjuin

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Mayu Tsuruta

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Mikako Ichikawa

Oryu

Masato Sakai

Tokugawa Iesachi

Kinya Kitaoji

Masao Kusakari

Abe Masahiro

Tomoko Nakajima

Kenichi Yajima

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