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
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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