Kimitte (Freeter, Ie wo Kau Opening Song)

Kimitte by TokyoEyes

Kimitte is the ending song for Freeter, Ie wo Kau. This song is presented by Nishino Kana. I think it's a beautiful song and very supporting the drama, the meaning too. When Seiji gave a hand-cream to his mother's hand and the song was played, it's the best scene for me afterall.

This is the lyric and translation. Hope you will enjoy the song and the PV :)

nee oboeteru? kimi ga kureta kotoba
mune no naka de hikatteru
moshi ano toki kimi ga inakattara
ima no watashi wa inai kamo

doushita no? rashikunai ne
kurai kao shite
hitori ja doushiyou mo nai koto mo
futari nara kowakunaitte itta desho

*kimi tte kimi tte
naitari shinai n da ne
omoidashite goran yo
watashi wa watashi wa
bukiyou dakedo ima wa
subete wo uketometai kara
koko ni iru yo

katari atta otagai no yume wa
mada toosugite mienai kedo

nani ni mo muda ja nai to
oshiete kureta
kimi ga ganbaru kara make takunai
futari nara kanaerareru desho

kimi tte kimi tte
itsudemo tsuyoi n da ne
omoidashite goran yo
watashi wa watashi wa
bukiyou dakedo ima wa
yowasa mo misete hoshii kara
koko ni iru yo

#I will stay with you
tatoe nani ga attemo
tsumadzuitemo mayottemo
Babe you know I will stay with you
donna kurayami demo chanto tonari ni iru kara

kimi to deatta hi kara
kawatta yo My life
ureshii koto wa futari bun de
tsurai koto wa wake atte
kagayaku yo Brand new days
dakara kao agete yo
watashi ga iru yo

repeat * 
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watashi ga tonari ni iru kara


Translation

Hey, do you remember them? The words you gave me
They are still shining in my heart
If you hadn’t been there for me in those days
I might not be the person I am now

What’s wrong? It's unlike you
To wear such a gloomy face
“Things that you can’t do by yourself
Aren’t scary if you face them together.”

You don’t, you don’t
Ever cry
Try to remember that.
I am, I am
A little clumsy
But I want to accept every part of you now
I am here for you

The dreams we talked about
Are still too far away to see

But you taught me
That everything has value
I don’t want to lose, because you’re also doing your best
The two of us, we can make our dreams come true

You are, you are
Always strong
Try to remember that.
I am, I am
A little clumsy
But I want to see your weakness as well now
I am here for you

I will stay with you
No matter what happens
Even if you stumble or waver
Babe, you know I will stay with you
I’ll stay by your side, no matter what darkness may come

My life changed
After I met you
Sharing both the happy
And the sad things
They’re shining, these brand new days
So lift your head
I am here for you

You don’t, you don’t
Ever cry
Try to remember that.
I am, I am
A little clumsy
But I want to accept every part of you now
I am here for you

I will stay with you
No matter what happens
Even if you stumble or waver
Babe, you know I will stay with you
I’ll stay by your side, no matter what darkness may come
I am by your side

Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season Ending Song

This song is the ending song of Kimi ni Todoke second season by MAY'S. The title is the same with the serial, Kimi ni Todoke... Actually, I like this song. But not only this song but also behind the meaning of the song. After I watched the PV, it's touching my heart. In this PV there are three scenes. The first scene is about a broken family. The son of this family didn't want separate with his younger sister. The second scene is about a boy who wants to convey his feeling to a girl. The girl is moving to the another school. And the boy tries to convey his feeling. The last scene is about a boy that wants to propose a girl. The girl has an illness but no matter what will happen the boy tries to convey his feeling too.

I got the lyric from here.

douka ima dake wa furimukanai de
yuugure  sawagu kaze  furesou na kyori
kimi wo mitsumeteru  zutto

douka ima dake wa furimukanai de
yuugure  sawagu kaze  furesou na kyori
kimi wo mitsumeteru  zutto

kimi ga suki de  kimi ga suki de
nemurenai yoru demo ii  asa ga kunakute mo ii
nando demo tsutaetai  kimi ni todoke

kyou mo omoide ga hitotsu fueteku
tameiki  tamerai sae  itoshii kurai
kimi wo matteita  zutto

kimi ni todoke  kimi ni todoke
kanawanai koi demo ii  kizutsuite mo ii
nando demo tsutaetai

kimi ga suki de  kimi ga suki de
nemurenai yoru demo ii  asa ga kunakute mo ii
nando demo tsutaetai  kimi ni todoke

kimi ni todoke  kimi ni todoke
kanawanai koi demo ii  kizutsuite mo ii
nando demo tsutaetai

kimi ga suki de  kimi ga suki de
nemurenai yoru demo ii  asa ga kunakute mo ii
nando demo tsutaetai  kimi ni todoke

The translation :

Please don't turn around right now
In this noisy wind in the twilight where we're close enough to touch
I'm always gazing at you

It'll reach you, It'll reach you
It's okay my love is not returned, it's okay if I get hurt
I just want to express over and over

That I love you, I love you
It's okay if I can't sleep tonight, it's okay if morning never comes
I just want to express it over and over, for it to reach you

Today I gain another memory
Sighing, even hesitating become dear to me
I've always been waiting for you

It'll reach you, It'll reach you
It's okay my love is not returned, it's okay if I get hurt
I just want to express over and over

That I love you, I love you
It's okay if I can't sleep tonight, it's okay if morning never comes
I just want to express it over and over, for it to reach you

It'll reach you, It'll reach you
It's okay my love is not returned, it's okay if I get hurt
I just want to express over and over

That I love you, I love you
It's okay if I can't sleep tonight, it's okay if morning never comes
I just want to express it over and over, for it to reach you

Hope you will enjoy it...
Tanoshimi ne :)

Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta

Taisetsu na Koto wa SUbete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta. Image credit by chrysopraseonyx

Taisetsu na koto subete kimi ga oshiete kureta, the title in English is I learned all the important things from you, is another spring drama that have aired at January. The story is about the life of a teacher that is viewed by another as a perfect teacher. But the fact is the teacher, Kashiwagi Shuji, isn't a perfect person that has tought by another. An incident changed his life and his lovely girl that will marry with him. His girlfriend is a teacher too that works at same school. Her name is Uemura Natsumi, he has been had a relationship with her from high school. They plan to marry at six month later. All of the people blessed them with happiness. But at the first day of the school year, Shuji made a fault. He realizes that he slept with a woman and he didn't know the woman. Finally he knows the woman is his student, Saeki Hikari. He can't pretend nothing happened. Also he will marry too, he didn't know how to say to Natsumi. He is very scared, Saeki also has his photo when they slept together. She uses this photo to make Shuji cancels his plan to marry her girlfriend. Saeki also approaches Natsumi with join in the basketball club. Natsumi becomes the adviser for these club. Natsumi didn't feel anything about Saeki. But Saeki is very jealous because her charm and kind. She plans to hurt her by giving some messages that she likes Shuji. Natsumi is a little anxiety but she trusts Shuji. 

Oneday, Shuji come back to his apartment and before that he called Natsumi to talk about the thing. Because Natsumi feels something happened with Shuji and Saeki. When he arrives at home, he feels presence of someone. He thinks it was Natsumi, but in there Saeki is waiting him. At same time, Natsumi arrives and she is shocked. She wants to leave that place but Shuji isn't permitted her. Finally, Shuji makes a clear statement that he loves Natsumi and he turns down Saeki. Saeki is down but finally she gives up about her feeling to her teacher. After Saeki returned home, Shuji told Natsumi that he would make a statement to school about these incident and canceled their wedding plan. Natsumi cried a lot, Natsumi still loves Shuji. She contacts Shuji and told him that she still wanted to marry him and pretended nothing happened. She also wants him to come when she will be fitting her wedding dress.

When they come to fitting the dress, a message comes to Natsumi's cellphone. She opens the message and looks shocked. The message content is Shuji's photo when he slept. Shuji is schoked too. Actually Natsumi is mad and she can't pretend nothing happened. The day of their wedding become closer and another teachers give blessed and proud of them. Shuji and Natsumi become awkward of this. And Natsumi becomes rough to Saeki.

Saeki didn't came to class and as her homeroom, Shuji must visit her to make her comes to school again. From her mother, Shuji knows that Saeki lives a hard life. She has a strange disease that makes her can't becomes a woman fully. Also she lost her lovely sister that she was proud. She regretted why didn't she die at the accident. She feels that she was a defective. Shuji feels pity to her and wants to help her. Saeki told his teacher that she would act nothing happened and blessed his wedding with Natsumi.

Some boys in class make photo competition and one of them intutively opens Saeki's phone. He sees that photo. In short time, the photo spreads in the class and they didn't believe that. Shuji come to class and they wants a confirmation. Saeki makes statement to protect Shuji but noone believes. Shuji finally admits that he was in the photo and slept with Saeki. All of students in class are shocked. One of student who likes Natsumi punch him. 

Saeki regretted it, because her fault Shuji will be fired. Her mother didn't permit her to go to school. But Saeki wants to go to school and must tells the truth of these. She admits that she didn't slept with Shuji but  only took his photo when he slept. She was going out and found his teacher was drunk. She accompanied him to his apartment and only slept in his side without doing nothing. But school decided to give a punishment, Shuji will be retire for a half of year. Saeki suffered from these and her friends at class didn't approve her.

When Shuji is given statement to retire temporary by school, Natsumi is waiting him at the school gate. She told Shuji that she would cancel their wedding plan and slapted him. The reason behind Natsumi cancelled their wedding plan because she felt that Shuji was in love with Saeki but he didn't notice it. Natsumi wants Shuji doing the right thing after what happened. She wants Shuji lives his life truly without telling him about her pregnancy.

What will Shuji do after something like that happened?

What will Natsumi do about her pregnancy? Will she tell Shuji?

What will happen to three of them after they meet again when Shuji end his punishment?

Who is the important person to Shuji?

These is the drama trailer, check it out :

Actually, I like these drama because Miura Haruma becomes the cast. I was shocked when found Haruma's presence in these drama. For this drama, Haruma must be a teacher that about 27 years old. So his presence must be older from his actual age. Haha :D But it's not a bad to know him becomes older and for make up too. Feeling strange at first but I can admit it. I think that the love chemistry isn't strong for Shuji to Natsumi. But I want to know what happen to them at final episode.

Utsukushii Rinjin

Utsukushi Rinjin. Image credit by chrysopraseonyx

Utsukushii Rinjin or beautiful neighbor is a spring drama that aired in January. This drama is very interesting to me. This drama tell us about the life of a happy family that will be interfered by a woman as a neighbor. Oneday, Shun lost when her mother, Eriko, didn't look him. Eriko called her husband, Shinji, that works at Osaka. Kana, her neighbor at the time also helped her to search Shun with another neighbors. But they didn't find Shun. Police comes and told them that a boy found in pond and dead. Eriko was very scared and she cried. Eriko with her husband came to the police station, they look the body of the boy that found in pond. Suddenly, a police reported that he found a little boy on top of the tree near the pond. The little boy is Shun, Rio-kun found Shun when he feed his cat at the park.

After the incident, Eriko is scared because her only neighbor, Kana-san, moves to Osaka with her husband. Eriko will be alone at the resident because there is only two homes. She is scared because if something happen to Shun, she can't seek a help. She wants to move at Osaka too where her husband works. But her parent-in-law lives near the resident and she has a duty to care them. At the critical time, a woman rents and moves to Kana's house. Her name is Saki Meyer, she intoduces herself to Eriko at night. Eriko is very happy because she has a new friendly neighbor.

Eriko makes a good relationship with Saki. Saki is a friedly person and also beautiful. Saki admits to Eriko  that her husband is a foreign and they live separate. Eriko also intoduces her to Mayumi-san, one of Eriko's friend that lives in the down of resident. Shun didn't like Saki at first, he is scared when he looks Saki. But after a long period, Shun turns to like her because she helps him when he was bullying by his friend at swimming pool. Saki also teachs him how to going up the tree and she will not tell his mother. 

Eriko feels awkward and didn't secure because Shun is too close with Saki. Mayumi, her best friend, is angry with her when she meet her in the swimming pool. Eriko didn't know the reason why Mayumi is angry. Mayumi told her not to spread a rumour about her divorced and re-married. Eriko feels that she didn't tell to anyone. Actually, Saki is the person behind these. Saki invited Eriko to drink wine. When Eriko  was unconscious, Saki made Eriko to tell about herself, her life and also about her friend. At the time, Saki also went to the Shun's room to kill him. But after she heared Shun said "Mama", Saki was hesitated. Finally she didn't do anything but only hugged Shun. 

Eriko meets the father of the drowned boy at the pond when she wants to put a flower to respect about the incident. The father of the boy was very thankful. Eriko was grieving for something that happened to his son when her son was secured. After that she meets him again when she visits her mother-in-law at hospital. He tells Eriko that he will get a baby soon because his wife is pregnant. Eriko feels happy too and she told Saki about these. Saki's air face becomes pale.

Saki was planning to approach Eriko's husband that works at Osaka. She approaches and seduces him. And she tell him that her name is Eriko. Shinji feels strange about this woman but finally he fells to the her traps. Kana-san, Eriko's former neighbor found that Eriko's husband was walking and riding a taxi with a woman. The woman is Saki. Saki also meet with his husband to resolve their divorce. I think that Saki's husband is a foreign that has an eyes meet with her. But actually her husband is father of the drowned boy. 

What is Saki's planning?

Why she approaches Eriko?

What the reason behind her acts?

What will Eriko do after she knows the facts?

This is my first time to post with full English. I'm sorry if my prononciation or the sentences is hard to understand and strange. Actually I like this drama because the acting of Nakama Yukie as Saki was very good. Feel different when she was acting at TRICK or Gokusen that full of comedy. In this drama, Nakama Yukie showed a different role and I think she is success to bring a devil poor Saki. Hope you will enjoy this drama :)

Gou-Himetachi no Sengoku

Gou. Image credit by chrysopraseonyx

Gou-Himetachi no Sengoku merupakan Taiga-drama yang disiarkan stasiun televisi NHK. Taiga drama ini merupakan yang ke-50. Kisah Gou ini ada pada zaman Sengoku (perang sipil di Jepang). Gou merupakan putri ketiga dari daimyo Azai Nagamasa, penguasa daerah Omi, dan ibunya adalah O-ichi atau Ichi yang merupakan adik dari Oda Nobunaga. Gou mempunyai dua orang kakak perempuan, Cha-cha (Yodo) dan Hatsu. Gou mempunyai peran penting dalam sejarah Jepang di mana Gou merupakan istri dari shogun Tokugawa kedua, Tokugawa Hidetada, serta putranya (Iemitsu) menjadi shogun ketiga dan salah satu putrinya (Masako) menjadi istri dari kaisar Go-Mizuno. Lalu cucu perempuan dari Gou dari Masako menjadi kaisar berikutnya. Gou juga merupakan salah satu pelopor kedamaian yang ada pada masa itu.

Drama ini mengisahkan perjalanan hidup Gou, sampai saat ini drama ini masih disiarkan di Jepang. Total episode-nya 47, di antaranya sebelas episode sudah disiarkan. Kisah taiga-drama ini cukup menarik, mengulas sejarah masa Sengoku pada masa kejayaan Oda Nobunaga serta pengkhianatan dan pengorbanan pada masa itu. Kilas balik perjalanan Gou dimulai dari pernikahan ibunya dengan ayahnya di mana tujuan pernikahan ini awalnya karena permasalahan politik di mana Nobunaga menginginkan adiknya menjadi jalan menuju ke Kyo (Kyoto) serta memata-matai klan Azai. Walaupun akhirnya Ichi berkhianat dan lebih memilih suaminya, Nagamasa. Pada saat itu Nagamasa diajak oleh sekutunya, klan Asakura, untuk menyerang Nobunaga. Nagamasa ragu karena Nobunaga adalah kakak istrinya namun akhirnya Nagamasa ikut serta dalam penyerangan ke wilayah Nobunaga. Ichi yang juga ragu apakah dia akan setia pada suami atau kakaknya, namun keputusannya akhirnya jatuh untuk membela Nagamasa. Tetapi akhirnya sekutu Asakura-Azai kalah perang dan mundur. Kastil Odani milik klan Azai dikepung oleh pasukan klan Oda yang dipimpin oleh Hashiba Hideyoshi. Selama pengepungan yang berlangsung selama satu tahun, Ichi hamil dan yang dikandung saat itu adalah Gou. Ichi memutuskan menggugurkannya namun dihalangi Cha-cha, akhirnya Ichi memutuskan untuk melahirkannya. Gou lahir di saat pengepungan Hideyoshi dan ayahnya, Nagamasa, memutuskan untuk seppuku dan mengirimkan istri serta ketiga putrinya kembali ke klan Oda. Sebelum itu Nagamasa meminta Ichi menjaga ketiga putrinya dan membesarkan Gou dengan baik karena kelak anak ini akan menjadi 'kibou' (harapan). Ichi dengan berat hati meninggalkan suaminya. Dari kejauhan Ichi beserta putrinya menangis melihat runtuhnya kastil Odani.

Kembalinya Ichi ke klan Oda disambut oleh Nobunaga serta Hideyoshi. Ichi berkata bahwa sebenarnya dia ingin mati bersama Nagamasa namun Nagamasa memintanya untuk hidup dan menjaga anak-anaknya. Nobunaga menjawab, "Kalau begitu hargailah hidupmu." Mendengar ini Ichi serta Cha-cha dan Hatsu menangis namun sebaliknya Gou yang masih bayi tersenyum. Gou pun tumbuh menjadi gadis lincah dan pemberani. Bersama ibu dan kakak-kakaknya, Gou tinggal bersama pamannya Nobukane di istana Ise-Ueno. Suatu hari ada sebuah undangan dari Nobunaga untuk merayakan pembangunan kastil di Azuchi. Gou begitu senang namun ibu dan kakak-kakaknya tidak begitu senang. Gou memang sangat mengagumi pamannya, Nobunaga. Nobunaga juga adalah orang yang menjadi panutan Gou walaupun dia tahu ayahnya mati karena penyerangan Nobunaga. Gou pun kelak akan membawa prinsip Nobunaga sebagai penutan hidupnya, "Hiduplah seperti apa yang kau percayai." Kedua kakaknya tidak senang melihat hal ini tetapi Gou tetap menyayangi pamannya. Gou diajak oleh Nobunaga ke sebuah pulau di mana ada sebuah kuil yang sering dikunjunginya, dulunya ayah Gou juga sering mengunjungi kuil ini. Dari sini Gou melihat bahwa pamannya sama sekali tidak menakutkan seperti perkataan kakak-kakaknya. Gou semakin mengidolakan pamannya namun ketika dia tahu apa alasan sebenarnya di balik perlakuan keras pamannya terhadap Akechi Mitsuhide, salah satu penglima Nobunaga, serta setelah mengetahui tujuan pamannya menyatukan Jepang di bawah prinsip "Tenka Fubu". Namun Akechi yang mendapat perlakuan keras dari Nobunaga tidak memahami maksud Nobunaga yang sebenarnya. Akhirnya Akechi menyerang Nobunaga dan memberontak. Pada saat itu Gou ingin bertemu Nobunaga untuk meminta maaf atas kesalahpahaman dirinya pada sikap Nobunaga yang bertindak otoriter. Sebelum sempat meminta maaf Nobunaga telah mati dan Gou sangat menyesal. Gou melihat bayang-bayang Nobunaga yang mengatakan, "Kau harus tetap hidup apapun yang terjadi." Kata-kata Nobunaga ini menyadarkan Gou bahwa pamannya benar-benar tiada dan dirinya harus tetap maju.

Gou yang menyadari dirinya harus tetap maju setelah kematian Nobunaga. (Gou. Image credit by thao33)

Kematian Nobunaga menjadi masalah perpecahan di klan Oda, karena pewaris klan yaitu Nobutada ikut mati dalam penyerangan oleh Akechi Mitsuhide. Perbedaan pendapat terjadi dalam klan Oda. Katsuei, panglima terkuat Nobunaga, memihak Nobutaka. Sedangkan Hideyoshi menganggap bahwa tampuk kepemimpinan klan Oda ada pada Sanboshi, putra Nobutada yang baru berumur tiga tahun. Karena Hideyoshi berjasa atas penaklukan pemberontakan Akechi, dia mendapat sambutan baik dari semua sekutu Oda. Hal ini dikhawatirkan Ichi serta Nobutake kalau Hideyoshi sebenarnya berniat mengambil kekuasaan. Untuk mencegah itu akhirnya Ichi menikah dengan Katsuei. Diharapkan dengan ini maka Hideyoshi mundur, akan tetapi Hideyoshi menyiapkan rencana penyerangan ke wilayah Echizen dan membuat pemakaman besar-besaran untuk Oda Nobunaga tanpa mengundang Katsuei dan Ichi. Katsuei bertambah murka karena Hideyoshi juga merebut kastil miliknya. Katsuei berniat menyerang Hideyoshi namun dihalangi oleh ketiga putrinya. Ketiga putrinya itu tidak mau hal yang sama terjadi pada ayah mereka terutama Gou yang baru mendapatkan ayah karena selama ini dia dibesarkan tanpa ayah. Katsuei akhirnya membatalkan rencana itu, Ichi sadar bahwa Katsuei ingin memulai peperangan dan mengalami keraguan karena dihalangi ketiga putrinya. Ichi akhirnya meminta putrinya untuk memahami perasaan Katsuei yang seorang Bunshin (prajurit). Seorang prajurit tidak akan mundur dari peperangan yang sudah dipancing untuk dirinya. Cha-cha, Hatsu dan Gou kemudian mengerti perasaan ayah tirinya dan membuatkan jimat.

Peperangan antara Katsuei dan Hideyoshi memang sengit namun hasilnya selalu imbang. Hideyoshi menggunakan taktik licik lagi untuk memenangkan peperangan. Tokugawa Ieyasu yang merupakan sekutu klan Oda sudah mengetahui bahwa kemenangan pasti berada di sisi Hideyoshi walaupun Ieyasu sendiri tidak ikut campur dalam peperangan. Ieyasu lebih memilih jalan diam-diam dan berhati-hati dalam bertindak menghadapi perang saudara di klan Oda. Hideyoshi berhasil memukul mundur pasukan Katsuei. Katsuei mengaku kalah dan dia meminta Hideyoshi menyelamatkan Ichi serta ketiga putrinya. Ichi sama sekali tidak ingin meninggalkan Katsuei. Dia tidak ingin mengulangi kesalahannya yang meninggalkan Nagamasa. Ichi berniat mati bersama katsuei. Sebelum itu dia memberikan tiga jimat dan pesan pada ketiga putrinya. Cha-cha diberikan pedang kecil peninggalan Nagamasa karena Cha-cha memang mirip ayahnya. Hatsu diberikan pengikat rambutnya dengan harapan dia dapat mengikat tali persaudaraan antara kakak dan adiknya dan mendamaikan mereka bila terjadi seuatu. Gou diberikan ukiran "Tenka Fubu" milik Nobunaga serta aroma Todaiji peninggalan Nobunaga, Ichi berharap Gou benar-benar menjadi Kibou di masa depan dan menyuruhnya untuk menjaga prinsip klan Oda warisan Nobunaga. Ketiganya menangis keras ketika dibawa keluar dari kastil sementara ibunya tetap tinggal di sana. Ketiganya berpelukan dan menangis melihat kastil klan Shibata runtuh. 

Setelah kejadian ini ketiganya diboyong Hideyoshi ke Azuchi. Sebenarnya Hideyoshi berharap Ichi juga selamat dan menjadikannya istri. Namun Ichi lebih memilih mati bersama Katsuei. Akhirnya Hideyoshi memutuskan untuk menikahi putri sulung Ichi yaitu Cha-cha. Gou mati-matian melindungi kakaknya dari hal itu namun gagal. Kakaknya menjadi istri Hideyoshi. 

Apa yang terjadi pada Gou selama ia bersama Hideyoshi?

Bagaiman pemikiran Gou berikutnya?

Apakah kelak Gou mampu membangun 'Tenka Fubu' seperti harapan Nobunaga, sebuah kerajaan yang damai?

Apa yang akan terjadi pada Gou dan Cha-cha ketika Gou telah menikah dengan Hidetada?

Bagaimana cara Hatsu tetap mengikat tali persaudaraan mereka?

Semua jawaban ini ada pada drama ini.

Gou sering berkuda setelah tinggal di Azuchi. (Gou. Image credit by thao33)

Dalam sejarah masa Sengoku, Gou memberikan kontribusi menjadikan akhir masa Sengoku yang penuh damai. Beberapa catatan dari wikipedia menyatakan bahwa kelak Gou akan bermusuhan dengan kakak pertamanya, Cha-cha atau Yodo, karena masalah pemahaman dan kekuasaan. Saat itu klan Toyotomi milik Hideyoshi berada di ambang kehancuran karena kematian Hideyoshi. Cha-cha bersama putranya Hideyori pindah ke istana Osaka dan menyusun rencana penyatuan klan Toyotomi. Ieyasu yang saat itu menjadi shogun dan berusaha menyatukan Jepang menganggap Hideyori sebagai penghalang dan akhirnya melakukan penyerangan ke Osaka. Hatsu saat itu menjadi istri Kyougoku Takatsugu, yang memihak Tokugawa setelah kematian Hideyoshi, berusaha mendamaikan kakak dan adiknya. Usahanya gagal karena Hideyori kalah dan dia melakukan seppuku bersama ibunya, Cha-cha. Hatsu berhsil menyelamatkan putri Hideyori dengan menjadikannya biarawati.

Gou diperankan oleh Ueno Juri yang kita kenal perannya sebagai Nodame di Nodame Cantabile. Sedangkan Hidetada diperankan oleh Mukai Osamu. Hmm tidak sabar melihat keduanya berperan sebagai suami istri. Cha-cha diperankan oelh Miyazawa Rie sedangkan Hatsu oleh Mizukawa Asami. Banyak yang mengkritik akting Ueno dalam drama ini karena perannya sebagai Gou tidak kelihatan namun lebih kelihaan seperti Nodame. Memang di drama ini saya lihat Ueno bertingkah seperti Nodame namun itu saya rasa karena Gou dala drama ini masih remaja pada saat masih berada di klan Oda, Gou berumur di bawah sepuluh tahun. Namun saya harap akting Ueno bisa menggambarkan Gou yang lebih dewasa karena Gou yang digambarkan sudah lebih matang setelah mengalami banyak kehilangan orang yang disayanginya. Salah satu hal yang saya sukai dari drama ini adalah pembahasan mengenai tempat sejarahnya serta peninggalan sejarahnya disertai guide untuk menuju tempat itu. Menarik, ini adalah salah satu cara mempromosikan tempat peninggalan sejarah dan untuk diingat. Andaikan sinema kolosal atau histori di Indonesia dibuat seperti ini benar-benar berdasarkan sejarah dan memperkenalkan tempat dan peninggalannya pasti banyak yang akan lebih mengenal sejarah di Indonesia. Bukan cuma membuat khayalan yang tidak logis dan hanya mementingkan rating saja.