After returning to Satsuma, Naogoro decides to marry Ochika. In Edo, the day of Atsu-hime's wedding, which was canceled after the big earthquake, is finally rescheduled. On the eve of Atsu-hime's departure to Edo castle, Nariakira confesses to Atsu-hime his true intention for arranging her marriage; if she is unable to bear an heir to the Tokunaga family, she was to persuade Iesada to make Yoshinobu, the head of the Hitotsubashi family and Nariaki's son, the next shogun.
Aoi Miyazaki
Okatsu / Atsu-hime
Eita Nagayama
Kimotsuki Naogoro
Maki Horikita
Princess Kazu
Rie Tomosaka
Ikki Sawamura
Komatsu Kiyomichi
Hideki Takahashi
Taizo Harada
Kimiko Yo
Hisa-hime
Hiroshi Tamaki
Kanako Higuchi
Atsuko Takahata
Honjuin
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Mayu Tsuruta
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Mikako Ichikawa
Oryu
Masato Sakai
Tokugawa Iesachi
Kinya Kitaoji
Masao Kusakari
Abe Masahiro
Tomoko Nakajima
Kenichi Yajima
Mayumi Wakamura
Sumie Sasaki
Yoshinori Okada
