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Old 29th December 2011, 10:24 PM
Zemus Zemus is offline
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Taira no Kiyomori

Here are some new pictures of Seiko in "Taira no Kiyomori".
Photo from NHK大河ドラマ「平清盛」完全読本 (NIKKO MOOK) → amazon.co.jp link


Credit to HM.

And here is information on her character in the upcoming Taiga drama.

Quote:
Matsuda Seiko as Gion Nyogo

Emperor Shirakawa’s beloved concubine. A former dancing girl. Having been at his side for a long time, she sees the imperial family and aristocracy from this perspective and anticipates a huge change in the workings of the nation in the near future. She has her sights on Taira no Tadamori’s heroism when she pushes him to raise Maiko’s son, Kiyomori, as his own. After that, she leaves the capital, changes her name to Otsumae and leads a quiet life as an accomplished music and dance performer. At the invitation of the new Emperor, Go-Shirakawa, she returns to Kyoto as a teacher of songs in Heian poetry style and also meets Kiyomori again. She becomes a confidant to Kiyomori and Go-Shirakawa when they are in doubt or lonely.
The above text is translated and written by Jdrama Weblog. If you want to read more about "Taira no Kiyomori", its story (spoilers!) and characters, please visit their blog:
http://jdramas.wordpress.com/2011/12...a-no-kiyomori/

Actually, I recommend you to do so. One of the best Jdrama blogs around.

Last edited by Zemus; 29th December 2011 at 10:32 PM.