2024年4月19日 · Lady Mariko's powerful line to Ochiba reveals her acceptance of death before the explosive climax in Shōgun episode 9. Toranaga's master plan unfolds through Mariko as she navigates interpersonal dynamics in Osaka in the penultimate episode.

2024年4月17日 · Shōgun co-creator Rachel Kondo and Mariko actor Anna Sawai explain the meaning of Mariko's poem, touching on the character's relationship with Ochiba. Co-created by Justin Marks, the acclaimed FX historical drama, which adapts the 1975 novel by James Clavell, is now nearing its conclusion.

2024年4月27日 · In Episode 9, Lady Mariko's poem to Lady Ochiba carries a hidden message only Ochiba can understand. Mariko's sacrifice and words remain with Ochiba in the Shōgun finale, inspiring her to honor her...

The wind not only blows flowers from the tree branch (fulfilling its beauty), but also the flower does not just land where it has fallen. It is carried on the breeze. This is the transport, the impact of death on others.

When watching the episode it felt like Mariko ended the poem with the flowers are only flowers because their fate is to fall. Thinking of something like a cherry blossom tree that has flowers on it. Gives so much more significance to the leafless branch line earlier in the episode.

2024年4月18日 · Lady Mariko delivers a powerful message to Lord Ishido and Ochiba with an original poem in Shōgun episode 9. Mariko's poem serves as a cryptic warning to Ochiba regarding Toranaga's plans and foreshadows tragic events to come. Yabushige criticizes Mariko's poem for being out of season and fails to grasp its deeper implications for Mariko's fate.

2024年4月16日 · Shōgun recap: "Flowers are only flowers because they fall" Boy, is this ever Shōgun ’s Mariko-sama episode. We begin with a flashback to her 14 years before the action of our story, wandering...

2024年5月7日 · Summary In this episode of Take This TV, Carmen and Kimberly discuss episode nine of Shogun titled 'Crimson Sky.' They talk about Mariko's bravery and defiance, the power dynamics between...

2024年4月28日 · On the Poetry of Shogun. This essay contains spoilers for the 2024 television adaptation of Shogun and also features descriptions of the Japanese ritual of seppuku. A lot has already been written about the recent FX adaptation of James Clavel's Shogun.

2024年4月25日 · I am not an expert in Japanese but considering the last poem supposedly written by Hosokawa Gracia who inspired the character Mariko, I assume it'd be something like "Thanks to the wind (being blown away by the wind), Flowers become flowers ".