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FIRST BLOOM, THE |
Original Title: Hatsu Tsubomi Company: Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Production Year: 2003 Format: 16:9 Widescreen - Color - 107 mins - English Subtitles Cast: IKEUCHI Junko, WAKAO Ayako, IZUMI Pinko, MIYASAWA Rie Directed by: KAMOSHITA Shinichi Where to Buy: www.samuraidvd.com |
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Japanese TV drama based on the novel by Yamamoto Shugoro. The title roughly means 'The First Bloom'. Otami is an orphan working in a restaurant. She has been having an affair with a young samurai Hannosuke, although both know they can't marry because they belong to different classes. When Otami knows she is pregnant, she tries to hide it because she doesn't want to cause any trouble to Hannosuke. But her close friends persuade her to tell it to him... |
