Sakai's last message on the Atsuhime website

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Iesada's last line:

みだいよ、なぜいつかのように合いに来ぬのじゃ、わしからわもう行けぬ。行けぬのじゃ。。。

I nearly wanted to cry out: 家定様、なぜみだいお呼びだせぬのか!

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What a sad and beautiful scene!

(It slightly reminded me of the scene from The Dae Jang-kum, where the king drops a tear, facing his days falling short. But I won't deny that Iesada's last moment seems to have been arranged in much more sophisticated ways, especially by making Atsuhime's tear to respond to that of Iesada even though she is not aware of his death.)