Oct. 7th, 2015 09:54 am
Ichiro Ep9 Final: Drama Notes
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earth_colorsEpisode 9 Final: "Fight For Tomorrow"
Episode Synopsis. Nearing Edo, Ichiro (Nagayama Kento) and company arrive on the banks of Arakawa. Having reached this far despite the obstacles along the way, Kanjuro (Fujimoto Takahiro) and Sojuro (Kajihara Zen) convey their appreciation to their journey leader, Ichiro. Ichiro however says, not to rejoice yet until they finally reach their destination. He, Sakyonodainu (Watanabe Dai), Shingo (Nakajima Hiroki) and some of the men board a ferry boat to get across to the other side. However, what awaits them there is... Meanwhile in Mino, Shogen (Sano Shiro) orders the execution of Shichizaemon (Ishiguro Ken) by way of ritual suicide... And in Edo, Suzu (Mimura) and son are taken back to the mansion and held at the mercy of the traitorous vassal, Horie (Yajima Kenichi)...
Drama Notes:
Author and novel. The author of the novel Ichiro is Asada Jiro. He is best known for writing the short story, "Poppoya (The Stationmaster)" which was turned into a movie starring Takakura Ken. His historical period work, "Ichiro" was serialized in the magazine Chuokoran, from 2010 to 2012, and was published as a novel in 2013 under Chuokoran-Shinsa. It won 3rd prize for "Bookstores' Selection for Best Historical Novel".
(info: ja.wiki) (pic: chuokoran)
Tokugawa Iemochi. He was the second to the last of the Tokugawa Shogun. In real life, around the drama's time frame (1861), Iemochi was actually 15 years old. He died 5 years later due to heart failure.
Todakawa-do [戸田川渡] or Toda River Ferry. As you know, bridges are forbidden during the Edo period in order to deter rebel forces from invading Edo. People have to rely on ferries and boats to help them cross over on both sides of the Arakawa. The Todokawa-do at Warabi post town is one of those river ferries. Above pic is a print of the Todakawa-do by Keisen Eisen.
(info/pic: wiki)
Episode Index and Subs (link)
Episode Synopsis. Nearing Edo, Ichiro (Nagayama Kento) and company arrive on the banks of Arakawa. Having reached this far despite the obstacles along the way, Kanjuro (Fujimoto Takahiro) and Sojuro (Kajihara Zen) convey their appreciation to their journey leader, Ichiro. Ichiro however says, not to rejoice yet until they finally reach their destination. He, Sakyonodainu (Watanabe Dai), Shingo (Nakajima Hiroki) and some of the men board a ferry boat to get across to the other side. However, what awaits them there is... Meanwhile in Mino, Shogen (Sano Shiro) orders the execution of Shichizaemon (Ishiguro Ken) by way of ritual suicide... And in Edo, Suzu (Mimura) and son are taken back to the mansion and held at the mercy of the traitorous vassal, Horie (Yajima Kenichi)...
Drama Notes:
Author and novel. The author of the novel Ichiro is Asada Jiro. He is best known for writing the short story, "Poppoya (The Stationmaster)" which was turned into a movie starring Takakura Ken. His historical period work, "Ichiro" was serialized in the magazine Chuokoran, from 2010 to 2012, and was published as a novel in 2013 under Chuokoran-Shinsa. It won 3rd prize for "Bookstores' Selection for Best Historical Novel".
(info: ja.wiki) (pic: chuokoran)
Differences in the book. As well as info not mentioned in the drama are...
"Records of The March". In the drama, Ichiro's father embraced the book while he died in the fire. In the novel, the book was not in his arms but kept inside a letter box or "fubako" instead.
Stormy weather at Wadatoge. In the novel, Ichiro and his marchers did not encounter heavy rains but a blizzard instead while traversing the treacherous mountain pass.
Ichiro's swordplay style. Ichiro is a student of Hokoshin Itto-Ryu style of swordplay.
Sakyonodaibu's other woman. It is common in Edo period for feudal lords or in this case, a hatamoto, to have concubines in their domain to attend to their needs while their wives are in Edo. In the novel, Sakyonodaibu's concubine at home is Nui, the daughter of Shogen. However, Sakyonodaibu is only pretending for the sake of his disguise as the idiot hatamoto, and secretly despises her.
Chota and Hanji. In the novel, they are big burly and muscular twins. In the drama, they are unemployed hooligans but in the novel they are actually livestock dealers. It was they who sold Buchi to Ichiro when they were not able to sell her at the market because of her speckles.
Mother of Ichiro. In the novel, Ichiro's mother named, Setsu, is alive and well, and waiting for him in Edo.
Other characters. The novel had more characters that were not anymore mentioned in the drama, as well more adventures encountered along the Nakasendo. One of the characters was a fortune-teller that Ichiro met at his inn in Mino. It was this fortuneteller who told Ichiro to hold a traditional Sankin-kotai procession. That is why Ichiro insisted on it, and eventually this "tip" proved helpful in the end.
(info: ja.wiki)
Other characters. The novel had more characters that were not anymore mentioned in the drama, as well more adventures encountered along the Nakasendo. One of the characters was a fortune-teller that Ichiro met at his inn in Mino. It was this fortuneteller who told Ichiro to hold a traditional Sankin-kotai procession. That is why Ichiro insisted on it, and eventually this "tip" proved helpful in the end.
(info: ja.wiki)
Tokugawa Iemochi. He was the second to the last of the Tokugawa Shogun. In real life, around the drama's time frame (1861), Iemochi was actually 15 years old. He died 5 years later due to heart failure.
Todakawa-do [戸田川渡] or Toda River Ferry. As you know, bridges are forbidden during the Edo period in order to deter rebel forces from invading Edo. People have to rely on ferries and boats to help them cross over on both sides of the Arakawa. The Todokawa-do at Warabi post town is one of those river ferries. Above pic is a print of the Todakawa-do by Keisen Eisen.
(info/pic: wiki)
Episode Index and Subs (link)
