She-Shogun

She-Shogun (1990)

HistoryDrama

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.

Director: Sadao Nakajima
Writer: Kōji Takada

Casts

	Yukiyo Toake as
	Yūko Natori as
	Mari Torigoe as Otsume
	Kenichi Kaneda as Tokugawa Hidetada
	Towako Yoshikawa as Oeyo
	Daijirō Harada as Inaba Masanari
	Haruna Takase as Kumoi
	Naomi Hase as Ukifune
	Natsuko Fuji as
	Kazuyo Asari as Midwife
	Hirotaro Honda as Okubo Tadachika
	Hiroyuki Nagato as Honda Masanobu
	Keiko Awaji as Katsuyama
	Mitsuko Kusabue as
	Tomisaburō Wakayama as Tokugawa Ieyasu
	Sayoko Ninomiya as Narrator (voice)

Crew