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Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies
8.0 / 10• 2008• 2h 50m•NR• Japanese
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Storyline
With a mixture of drama, warlords, battles, love, tragedy all set with great music, this made for television movie has it all. Showing the rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu as portrayed by Matsudaira Ken (Abarenbo Shogun) this stunning portrait of an exciting era shows how the influence of three women played a pivotal role in the formation of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Brilliant performances by Nakamura Atsuo (Cold Wind Monjiro) and Nakamura Tamao (widow of Katsu Shintaro) highlight this production as such notables as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotami Hideyoshi, Lady Sena, Princess Asahi, and Lady Yodo jump from the pages of history all leading up to the Battle of Sekigahara that would change Japan forever!
Cast & Crew
Ken Matsudaira
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Lead
Reiko Takashima
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Mayumi Wakamura
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Mari Hoshino
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Tsurutaro Kataoka
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Shuji Kashiwabara
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Toru Kazama
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Tamao Nakamura
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kōsei Saitō's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
