Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

7.4
2023

Production

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In an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated, eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku.

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Official Trailer [Subtitled]

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Mamoru Miyano and Eriko Matsui Go Behind the Scenes [Subtitled]

Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 2023

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1. Episode 1

10.0

A boy is attacked by a wild bear, introducing a plague that affects only males.

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2. Episode 2

While visiting Edo, a beautiful temple chief named Arikoto catches the eye of Lady Kasuga, who tries to force him into giving up the priesthood.

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3. Episode 3

Together with Gyokuei, Arikoto begins his new life. He learns about a carefully protected secret, and the role he is now expected to play.

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4. Episode 4

1.0

Arikoto's wounds finally heal, and he's introduced to the other men in the Ooku, but they don't take kindly to him.

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5. Episode 5

Iemitsu orders the men to dress in women's clothing and amuse her. She remembers how, when she was a child, Lady Kasuga had taken her from her family.

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6. Episode 6

Though blissfully in love, Iemitsu is still not pregnant. Lady Kasuga finds a promiscuous man in town who bears an uncanny resemblance to Arikoto.

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7. Episode 7

With surprising good will, Arikoto welcomes Sutezo into the Ooku. Just when things seem to be going well, an accident happens.

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8. Episode 8

Iemitsu sees for herself how desperate things have become outside the castle walls. She orders immediate action to prevent a peasant uprising.

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9. Episode 9

10.0

Lady Kasuga falls ill, causing worry over what will happen in the event of her passing. The plague finds its way into the Ooku.

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10. Episode 10

Iemitsu steps out into the open and announces her intentions, creating major changes across the country.

Cast

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Mamoru Miyano

Madenokōji Arikoto (voice)

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Eriko Matsui

Tokugawa Iemitsu (voice)

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Yuki Kaji

Gyokuei (voice)

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Kikuko Inoue

Lady Kasuga (voice)

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Jun Fukuyama

Sutezō (voice)

Photo of Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Mizuno Yūnoshin (voice)

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Miyuki Satou

O-Nobu (voice)

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Sanae Kobayashi

Tokugawa Yoshimune (voice)

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Hitoshi Kubota

Narrator (voice)

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