春日局

戦国乱世に生まれ、太平の治世を築く徳川家に仕えた春日局（かすがのつぼね）、名はおふく。本能寺の変で織田信長を討った明智光秀の腹心の娘、謀反人の子として苦難の日々を過ごす。その後、徳川家康の信頼を得て、竹千代（三代将軍・家光）の乳母になり、やがて大奥取締り、将軍の相談役として絶大な権勢を手に入れる。女優・大原麗子が家光をひたすら守り続ける春日局の生涯を好演した。

The Kasuga Bureau (Kasuga no Tsubone), who was born in the Warring States period and served the Tokugawa family who built the reign of Taihei, is known as Fuku. He spends his days of hardship as a child of a rebel, the confidant daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide, who defeated Nobunaga Oda in the Honnoji Incident. After that, she gained the trust of Ieyasu Tokugawa, she became the nanny of Chiyo Takechi (the third shogun, Iemitsu), and eventually she cracked down on Ooku and she gained tremendous power as a consultant to the shogun. She performed well in her life at Lady Kasuga, where actress Reiko Ohara continues to protect her Iemitsu. It is NHK's 27th Taiga Drama.