Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
Part of Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō
In the final days of the Edo shogunate, a government commander enters Edo Castle to inspect the Ōoku. Ignoring warnings, he steps into a forbidden room where, 200 years before, Lady Oyuki, a favored concubine, was forced to commit suicide by Tokugawa Tsunayoshi over a suspected affair. Consumed by vengeance, her spirit continues to haunt all those involved in the tragedy.
Production
TV Tokyo
Language
JA
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Katsumi Oyama
Yumi Iwai
Makoto Fujita
Keiko Yukishiro
Mikage Shinsuke
Yukiji Ikeda
Nagai Hideyo
Yasuyo Matsumura
Ozaki Mitsue
Tetsuko Yoshida
八雲景子
夏川友美子
加藤純子
Masako Ikeda
中塚智子
岩崎美也子
藤代朋美
中瀬千津子
金久陽子
溝畑裕美子
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