Underplayed Gems

Ōoku (2003)

Ōoku poster
Original title
大奥
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

The series takes place in the ladies' quarters of Edo Castle during the Edo period. It follows the lives and power struggles of the women who lived and worked there.

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What happens

Ōoku (大奥) is a Japanese drama produced by FujiTV. The story is set in the Edo period and is fiction set against a background of historical fact. The Ōoku was the part the ladies lived in Edo Castle. The popularity of the show has produced six series (1968, 1983, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2024) as well as a 2006 film, Oh! Oku. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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