Lady Ochiba Reveals She Used Drugs to Bear a Child with Taiko Instead of Over 100 Prostitutes

[kathiresandk]

The way she moves and talks. It's like watching a snake. The actress did a wonderful job.

[ShadowHazard]

How is she the same actress that portrayed an introvert female lead in the show Eye Love You, her acting range is incredible.

[JordanVanRyn]

Lady Ochiba (Ruri) is so brilliant as a character. Her use of manipulation is in the way she talks and she gives off the impression that she is clearly playing the game of chess in politics. The actress just nailed it!

[FeralWarpwolf]

Due to the challenges of her life Lady Ochiba isn"t behaving like a human being anymore, but has turned more akin to a vengeful spirit yokai. Which is wonderfully captured by the unnerving way the actress performs in her role.

[Kref]

In the book her solution was VERY simple. She stumbled about a peasant in the woods one night and came out pregnant the next morning. And she hates Toranaga, because he might have witnessed it. If I remember right, it was left open in the books, how much Toranaga actually saw or knew, but considering he knows practically everything, I go with "He knows that the heir is not the late Taikos son."

[mob_]

How is she so sexy, graceful, and so very scary at the same time

[robbcabaian]

It was a lesson for Ishido to take control instead of letting fate/bureaucracy decide

[oliviaschnepf]

Not she, the Wife of the Taiko used the drugs...in the novel, Ochiba sleeps with a peasant, and she hates Toranaga, because he seems to know.

[nataliee.parker]

"I compelled Fate to look at me so I could scratch out its eyes" is getting tattoed on my arm

[JamoonXerxesSauber]

This show is a masterpiece. If it keeps this standard, it will be seen as one of the best shows ever made. The script, acting, story, cinematography, character depth. Has everything. The brothel scene, the Noh scene, this scene. You can see that so much thought and care has gone in to every shot.

[nieshikoto]

The historical figure that Lady Ochiba is based on has an unbelievable life, even more tragic and epic than Mariko's. I wish they will get into it more in the coming season.

[elxaime]

If they do a Season 2, Lady Ochiba will become the main antagonist to Toronaga (if they follow history). That will be a clash of titans!

[sealswimswim]

She would be a perfect Azula. Beautiful in a threatening way.

[nadegerachaelrose]

Just I thought / read forgot from where… was a long time ago; she did not used drugs; she was drugged by the main wife of the taiko ; so they could replace the taiko by a peasant similar looking in appearance so they could pass the child as the taiko son, the taiko could not have son but at that time it was always the women fault. So she was drugged and made to sleep with someone until she had a son.

[brianlanning]

The Taiko was probably sterile. So she got pregnant by someone else and claimed it was his son. I have to wonder if the kid's real father is Toronaga. It would explain why she wants him dead.

[elena]

Fumi chan is beautiful and outstanding actrees. In ‘Eye love you’ she was soo lovely

[MrGhostsword]

Became a Kami in the forest and bedded a villager.

[grantponciano]

I like how in the end she picked the lord who didn't let her son keep the throne... lol xD

[Laverntempleton]

She would be excellent in a modern version of Yuki no Onna

[abanger]

if 'Hannya' had a representation, Lady Ochiba would be it