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  • Ooku (2023– )
  • TV Series | 45 min | Drama, History, Romance
Ooku (2023– )
TV Series | 45 min | Drama, History, Romance

It is a TV drama series that has been airing on NHK General's "Drama 10" slot since January 10, 2023. Based on Fumi Yoshinaga's manga "O-oku," it will feature three episodes of Tokugawa Iemitsu and Banrikoji Arimoto, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ...See moreIt is a TV drama series that has been airing on NHK General's "Drama 10" slot since January 10, 2023. Based on Fumi Yoshinaga's manga "O-oku," it will feature three episodes of Tokugawa Iemitsu and Banrikoji Arimoto, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and Uemon-sa, and Tokugawa Yoshimune and Mizuno Yunoshin, as well as the process leading to the return of the Grand Council of State, which has not been depicted in previous live-action productions. During the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Edo shogunate, a strange disease called "akasura pox" spread throughout Japan. The disease was a dreadful illness that "infected only young boys" and, if contracted, could lead to death "in a few days. No cure or treatment was ever discovered, and as a result, the male population plummeted to one-fourth that of the female population, drastically changing the social structure of Japan. Boys were bred to be scarce stallions, girls replaced boys as the workforce, and all family businesses were passed down from woman to woman. In Edo Castle, too, the shogun's position was handed over to a woman after the third shogun, Iemitsu, and the inner chambers of the shogun's palace surrounded rare boys as if they were proof of the shogun's prestige, creating a world of men commonly referred to as the "three thousand beautiful men. See less
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Jan 10, 2023 (Japan)

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25 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Kôji Yamamoto
Emonnosuke Emonnosuke   See fewer
8
Riisa Naka
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi / Tsunayoshi Tokugawa Tokugawa Tsunayoshi / Tsunayoshi Tokugawa   See fewer
8
Sôta Fukushi
Madenokouji Arikoto / Arikoto Madenokouji Arikoto / Arikoto   See fewer
8
Mayu Hotta
Chie / Tokugawa Iemitsu / Iemitsu Tokugawa Chie / Tokugawa Iemitsu / Iemitsu Tokugawa   See fewer
8
Ai Tominaga
Tokugawa Yoshimune / Yoshimune Tokugawa Tokugawa Yoshimune / Yoshimune Tokugawa   See fewer
8
Megumi
Actress Actress   See fewer
7
Tôko Miura
Actress Actress   See fewer
7
7
Renji Ishibashi
Murase Masasuke Murase Masasuke   See fewer
7
Shunsuke Kazama
Sugishita Sugishita   See fewer
7
Shihori Kanjiya
Kano Hisamichi Kano Hisamichi   See fewer
7
Yuki Saitô
Kasuga no Tsubone Kasuga no Tsubone   See fewer
7
Yûto Nakajima
Mizuno Yunoshin Mizuno Yunoshin   See fewer
7
Atsushi Hashimoto
Matsushima Matsushima   See fewer
7
Hairi Katagiri
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7
Rei Okamoto
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7
Yûki Inoue
Kashiwagi Kashiwagi   See fewer
7
Ainosuke Kataoka
Fujinami Fujinami   See fewer
7
Ami Tôma
Actress Actress   See fewer
7
Saito Yuki
Actress Actress   See fewer
7
Raita Ryû
Keishoin Keishoin   See fewer
7
Yuki Inoue
Actor Actor   See fewer
7
Marika Yamakawa
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1
1
Coco Masui
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1
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