Bakumatsu no Spasibo

In the mid-1800s, the Tokugawa Shogunate is crumbling. Foreign powers are pushing Japan to end its isolation, and after the U.S. Navy forces open the country’s borders, the arrival of the Diana-a formidable 52-gun Russian frigate-leaves Japan with few options but to negotiate. Toshiakira Kawaji, fresh from securing a treaty with the Americans, is tasked with reaching an agreement with the Russians. But dealing with their volatile commander, Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin, is no easy task. As talks stall, a devastating earthquake strikes the coast, harming both sides. Amid the chaos, the disaster might just be the turning point that bridges the divide between Japan and Russia.