Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)
- Original title
- 大奥絵巻
- Directed by
- Kōsaku Yamashita
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1790 Tokyo, the eleventh shogun selects a new concubine from a lowly background, provoking jealousy and power struggles among the women of the shogun's inner palace. Factions form as the shogun's favoritism for the newcomer threatens the established order.
period dramaslow-burntenseintriguemelancholicformalmoodyrestrained
What happens
『大奥絵巻』（おおおくえまき）は、1968年の日本映画大奥絵巻 – 東映ビデオ。東映京都撮影所製作、東映配給。主演・佐久間良子、脚本・成沢昌茂、監督・山下耕作。 寛政2年春。11代将軍家斉は、三十路を迎えてお褥を辞退した御台所萩乃に代わり、若年寄浅岡局の部屋子、お阿紀を望んだ。お阿紀は浅岡の義理の妹で、この幸運に浅岡は野心を膨らませる。家斉は町家育ちのお阿紀に優しくし、野の花をいじらしさを感じた。それからというもの、家斉は他の愛妾を一切遠ざけてしまった。この事態を重く見た御台所、大奥一の権力者大年寄・松島局、若年寄藤尾局らは激しく憤った。お阿紀派と御台所派の激しい対立が始まった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Saga of Tanegashima (1968)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.