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Mar 28, 2024 · Ochiba no Kata (Fumi Nikaido) is one of the most fascinating (and terrifying) characters in all of FX ‘s Shōgun. Not only is she the mother of the Taikō’s heir, but we also learn in Shōgun...
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Lady Ochiba-no-kata (落葉の方) is a character in the FX limited series, Shōgun, who is portrayed by Fumi Nikaido.
Lady Ochiba is the feared and admired mother of Yaechiyo, the heir. As the only consort to bear the late Taikō a child, she is ruthless and calculating. Ochiba keeps her alliances to herself and will do anything or be anybody to keep her son safe.
Lady Ochiba visited the castle of Lord Toranaga when his daughter-in-law went into labor. She was granted permission to return after the birth, calming fears that she was being kept in the castle as a hostage until Toranaga was safely released from the Council of Regents.
Lady Ochiba returned to Osaka, thanking Lord Ishido for helping her in her release from Edo. She mentioned hearing that the Council was outmaneuvered but Ishido insisted it will all be restored. Lady Ochiba now insists the Council answer to her.
Lady Ochiba brushes her son’s hair and has a flashback to her time as a young girl and her friendship with Lady Mariko. She remembers hearing that her father was murdered in Kyoto and getting rushed to safety. She then met with Daoyoin, who told her she couldn’t give Taiko a son and instead needs a consort, her, to give birth to an heir.
Before the Council votes again, Ochiba-no-kata speaks to Lord Ishido about the late Taiko and her dislike of Lord Toranaga. Later, after the vote is still not resolved, Lord Ishido requests patience from Ochiba-no-kata. Ochiba-no-kata tells Ishido that Toranaga planned the death of her father -even if Mariko’s father was the one who killed him. She tells him how she became the mother of the heir even though hundreds of women could not - she said she “compelled fate to look at me, so I could scratch out its eyes”.
Ochiba-no-kata is ruthless and calculating.
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Ochiba-no-kata is a character in the FX series Shōgun, played by Fumi Nikaido. She is the mother of the heir and the consort of the late Taikō, who plots to become a shōgun with Lord Toranaga.
Fumi Nikaido is an actress who plays Ochiba No Kata in the FX series Shōgun. She is an award-winning actress from Okinawa, Japan, who has appeared in films, TV and theater.
Shōgun. Lady Ochiba, portrayed by Fumi Nikaido, is the feared and admired mother of Yaechiyo, the Heir. As the only consort to bear the late Taikō a child, she is ruthless and calculating. Ochiba keeps her alliances to herself and will do anything or be anybody to keep her son safe.
Apr 21, 2024 · Fumi Nikaido's portrayal of Ochiba is captivating, blending ambition with sympathy and subtle manipulation in Hulu's Shogun miniseries.
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Apr 3, 2024 · Lady Ochiba is the highest-ranking woman in Japan and the mother of the Toyotomi heir in the FX series Shōgun. She is based on Yodo-no-kata, who was a samurai princess and a concubine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but her hatred of Tokugawa Ieyasu led to her downfall and the end of her clan.
Mar 28, 2024 · Ochiba no Kata (Fumi Nikaido) is one of the most fascinating (and terrifying) characters in all of FX‘s ShÅ gun. Not only is she the mother of the TaikÅ ’s heir, but we also learn in ShÅ gun Episode 6 (“Ladies of the Willow World”) that she and Mariko ( Anna Sawai ) were childhood best friends …until Mariko’s father killed Ochiba ...
