Okatsu is deeply shocked by Kikumoto's suicide and outraged at Tadatake's insulting attitude towards her death. Meanwhile in Edo, the Tokugawa shogunate learns that an American fleet is approaching Japan, aiming to establish a trade relationship. Nariakira realizes that he needs to adopt Okatsu soon to carry out his plan. As the day of Okatsu's departure approaches, Tadatake suddenly acts cool towards Okatsu.
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
