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Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

TV-MA2023•7.3/10
AnimationDrama

Ratings

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7.3/10(46)

In an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated, eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku.

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Production

Studio Deen, Netflix

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 29, 2023

Last Aired

June 29, 2023

Networks

Netflix

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2023-06-29
A boy is attacked by a wild bear, introducing a plague that affects only males.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2023-06-29
While visiting Edo, a beautiful temple chief named Arikoto catches the eye of Lady Kasuga, who tries to force him into giving up the priesthood.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2023-06-29
Together with Gyokuei, Arikoto begins his new life. He learns about a carefully protected secret, and the role he is now expected to play.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2023-06-29
Arikoto's wounds finally heal, and he's introduced to the other men in the Ooku, but they don't take kindly to him.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2023-06-29
Iemitsu orders the men to dress in women's clothing and amuse her. She remembers how, when she was a child, Lady Kasuga had taken her from her family.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2023-06-29
Though blissfully in love, Iemitsu is still not pregnant. Lady Kasuga finds a promiscuous man in town who bears an uncanny resemblance to Arikoto.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2023-06-29
With surprising good will, Arikoto welcomes Sutezo into the Ooku. Just when things seem to be going well, an accident happens.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2023-06-29
Iemitsu sees for herself how desperate things have become outside the castle walls. She orders immediate action to prevent a peasant uprising.
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2023-06-29
Lady Kasuga falls ill, causing worry over what will happen in the event of her passing. The plague finds its way into the Ooku.
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2023-06-29
Iemitsu steps out into the open and announces her intentions, creating major changes across the country.

Cast

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Madenokōji Arikoto (voice)

Eriko Matsui

Eriko Matsui

Tokugawa Iemitsu (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Gyokuei (voice)

Kikuko Inoue

Kikuko Inoue

Lady Kasuga (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Sutezō (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Mizuno Yūnoshin (voice)

Miyuki Satou

Miyuki Satou

O-Nobu (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Tokugawa Yoshimune (voice)

Hitoshi Kubota

Hitoshi Kubota

Narrator (voice)

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