Some about drama :3
I'm enjoying the watch of the taiga drama Gunshi Kanbei.
Usually I don't like dramas, but this kind of historical series are always interesting to watch, and even if they can't compare to a proper historical essay, I'm still sure that a good deal of research is behind them.
This said, since getting the booklets of Terje Solum is starting to look more and more like a lost cause, I try to satiate my need to know more about Takeda Shingen by watching dramas and movies.
In these days I started to marathon through Fuurin Kazan; this drama is based on a historical novel dedicated to Yamamoto Kansuke, one of Shingen's generals and skilled strategists.
--I can't get over how cute Ichikawa Kamejiro is ;_; !! HE MAKES ALL THOSE CUTE FACES >w< !!!
Another movie that I was on my list since for ever and that I just finished watching (who cares about waking up early to go to work tomorrow! Let's rejoice for the lucky find!) is Ten to Chi to, that I managed to find with some rough English subtitles.
The start of the movie is a bit boring, and the fact that it's mostly pro-Kenshin didn't help me on the enthusiasm front, but I still managed to like it! The battle scenes were amazing and I really enjoyed the photography and costumes! The shots of Japanese sceneries were breathtaking :D Oooh, all those cherry blossoms at the beginning of the movie∼
A special note about this girl:
In the movie she's called Hazo (八重) and apparently she commanded a special unit of female cavalry in the Takeda's army.
I tried to research the thing, but I couldn't find anything relevant. Just one article mentioned a certain Yae (same kanji as "八重") who led this peculiar cavalry unit and is recognized as one of Shingen's concubines, but again, it looks like this information comes from another TV series (the NHK drama Takeda Shingen, another one that I'd love to watch but that I can't find anywhere with subtitles T^T).
I think that this character may be an interpretation of the historical Mochizuke Chiyome, the noblewoman who's famous for her all-female ninja group. I guess that a cavalry unit sounded cooler than a ninja unit, for the purpose of a movie XD
Originally posted at http://daeva-neesan.dreamwidth.org/558042.html
If you want, please comment there :3
Usually I don't like dramas, but this kind of historical series are always interesting to watch, and even if they can't compare to a proper historical essay, I'm still sure that a good deal of research is behind them.
This said, since getting the booklets of Terje Solum is starting to look more and more like a lost cause, I try to satiate my need to know more about Takeda Shingen by watching dramas and movies.
In these days I started to marathon through Fuurin Kazan; this drama is based on a historical novel dedicated to Yamamoto Kansuke, one of Shingen's generals and skilled strategists.
--I can't get over how cute Ichikawa Kamejiro is ;_; !! HE MAKES ALL THOSE CUTE FACES >w< !!!
Another movie that I was on my list since for ever and that I just finished watching (who cares about waking up early to go to work tomorrow! Let's rejoice for the lucky find!) is Ten to Chi to, that I managed to find with some rough English subtitles.
The start of the movie is a bit boring, and the fact that it's mostly pro-Kenshin didn't help me on the enthusiasm front, but I still managed to like it! The battle scenes were amazing and I really enjoyed the photography and costumes! The shots of Japanese sceneries were breathtaking :D Oooh, all those cherry blossoms at the beginning of the movie∼
A special note about this girl:
In the movie she's called Hazo (八重) and apparently she commanded a special unit of female cavalry in the Takeda's army.
I tried to research the thing, but I couldn't find anything relevant. Just one article mentioned a certain Yae (same kanji as "八重") who led this peculiar cavalry unit and is recognized as one of Shingen's concubines, but again, it looks like this information comes from another TV series (the NHK drama Takeda Shingen, another one that I'd love to watch but that I can't find anywhere with subtitles T^T).
I think that this character may be an interpretation of the historical Mochizuke Chiyome, the noblewoman who's famous for her all-female ninja group. I guess that a cavalry unit sounded cooler than a ninja unit, for the purpose of a movie XD
Originally posted at http://daeva-neesan.dreamwidth.org/558042.html
If you want, please comment there :3