Ooku

Ooku

2003•45m•8.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(4)

The mini-series revolves around the harem of a shogun in the Edo Period in Japan. The women jostle and compete with one another and with their lord and on occasion even wield more power than their master.

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Production

Fuji Television Network

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 3, 2003

Last Aired

March 26, 2004

Networks

Fuji TV

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2003-06-03

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2003-06-10

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2003-06-17

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2003-06-24

Episode 5

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2003-07-01

Episode 6

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2003-07-08

Episode 7

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 2003-07-15

Episode 8

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 2003-07-22

Episode 9

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 2003-07-29

Episode 10

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2003-08-05

Episode 11

E11

Episode 11

Air date: 2003-08-12

Episode 12

E12

Episode 12

Air date: 2003-09-02

Episode 13

E13

Episode 13

Air date: 2004-03-26

Cast

Miho Kanno

Miho Kanno

Lady Tokuko

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Tokugawa Iesada / [Monk]

Yuko Asano

Yuko Asano

Takiyama

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Yumi Adachi

Yumi Adachi

Tae Kimura

Tae Kimura

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Asami Mizukawa

Asami Mizukawa

Yoko Nogiwa

Yoko Nogiwa

Maki Kubota

Maki Kubota

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshinori Okada

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Ryunosuke Kamiki

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