is a Japanese

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produced by FujiTV. The story is set in the

Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...

and is fiction set against a background of

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fact. The ''

Ōoku The was historically the harem, women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful , such as the Satsuma Domain, were also referred to by this term. During ...

'' was the part the ladies lived in Edo Castle. The popularity of the show has produced six series (1968,

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, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2024) as well as a 2006 film, '' Oh! Oku''.

Summary

The story is set in Edo period in Ōoku, a place where thousands of women work for one general. The story is told from the point of view of Maru, a girl from a merchant family. At that time, working in Ōoku was popular among girls. Maru was curious about Ōoku and took a job there out of curiosity. Other workers tended to

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her. One day, Tokuko, wife of a Tokugawa shogun(御台所

midaidokoro The ''midaidokoro'' (御台所) was the official wife of the ''shōgun''. During the Edo period, she resided in the ''Ōoku'' of Edo Castle and sometimes wielded considerable political power behind the scenes. Heian period * Miyoshi Takako, wife ...

) saved Maru from the

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. Maru and Tokuko become very close

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, even though there were from different ranks in society. Tokuko was born into a high-class

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family in Satsuma. She had a

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, Tougo, who she wanted to marry, but for

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reasons had to marry Iesada Tokugawa and lived her whole life in Ōoku. Tokuko is clever, tough, and self-confident, and always wanted to escape from Ōoku. Maru helps Tokuko adjust to her surroundings. Tokuko didn't like the system and rules of Ōoku, so she was defiant toward Takiyama, the woman who administrates the Ōoku. Takiyama is the woman with the strongest authority in Ōoku, and is able to speak with the shogun equally. She is very strict to everyone, especially Tokuko and Maru, who are considered outsiders. She was born into a very poor family but, because of her beauty, she got a job in Ōoku. She worked hard to protect Ōoku because it is the only place she can live. Takiyama disliked Tokuko, not only because she was from Satsuma, but because she envied Tokuko being Iesada Tokugawa's wife. Takiyama used to be Iesada's

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r, but they couldn't marry or even love each other officially because of the distinction between their ranks. Iesada's feeling toward Tokuko grew when he married her, but Takiyama still couldn't forget about Iesada and was especially strict toward Tokuko. Takiyama asks one of her workers to

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Tokuko. One day, Tokuko fell flat suddenly when she was eating. Someone had poisoned her dinner. Tokuko narrowly escaped death and started doubting Takiyama, but Takiyama ignored her doubts. Tokuko found poison in the kitchen, and asked Takiyama what the poison was. Takiyama said that it was a

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for not having a baby. Tokuko was Iesada's wife, but he already had a child who would become the next shogun. Therefore, it was better for Tokuko to not have any children. Tokuko was shocked by Takiyama's story. Tokuko was in the depths of despair. Having children was her only hope in Ōoku. If she could have a baby, she would have a hope for living. Though, as Takiyama said, she was not allowed to have a baby; thus she completely lost her hope for living. At the same time, Iesada's body was eaten up by unknown illness. One day, there was a fire in Edo castle and Ōoku was also damaged. Ōoku was in panic. Maru took Tokuko somewhere safe, but Tokuko suddenly went to the opposite side. Maru ran to Iesada to tell about Tokuko. Iesada went inside Ōoku again to find Tokuko. Takiyama tried to stop him but he won't listen. Though, he fell down spitting blood. Tokuko was found by Maru and heard about Iesada. She stayed beside him, but there was nothing Tokuko can do. Iesada died taking Tokuko's hand. Tokuko's lover, Tougo, came from Satsuma to help Tokuko escape from Ōoku, but she refused his offer. Tokuko decided to live in Ōoku and do what she can. She told Tougo that she learned lot of things from Iesada. Takiyama hears this conversation and changes her image of Tokuko. Iesada Tokugawa's age had ended. Tokuko later took a tonsure, who would be later named "Tenshoin".

Main casts

1st season (2003)

Miho Kanno is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Her nickname is ''Kanchan'' (菅ちゃん). She was born in Sakado, Saitama, Japan. Career In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called '' Sakurakko Club'' after passing the orientation ...

as Atsuko *

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as Takiyama *

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as Maru *

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as Kazunomiya *Ryuji Harada as Tougo *

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, the 13th Shōgun *

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, the 14th Shōgun *

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as Kuzuoka *Kaori Yamaguchi as Yoshino *Maki Kubota as Urao *

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as Murase * Yōko Nogiwa as Jitsujōin

2nd season (2004)

* Yuki Matsushita as

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(Sūgen-in) *

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as Oman (Eikō'in), a concubine of Iemitsu * Hidetoshi Nishijima as

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, the 3rd Shōgun *

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as Otama (Keishō'in), a concubine of Iemitsu and the mother of

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. *

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as Takako *

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as Oran (Hōju-in) * Maho Nonami as Onatsu (Junshō-in) *Ikkei Watanabe as

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, the father of iemitsu *

as Kuzuoka *Kaori Yamaguchi as Yoshino *Maki Kubota as Urao * Kenta Suga as Tokumatsu (later Tokugawa Tsunayoshi) *

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as Asahina *

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, the grandfather of iemitsu

3rd season (2005)

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as Yasuko * Shōsuke Tanihara as

, the 5th Shōgun * Eiko Koike as Oden *

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as Lady Emon'nosuke *

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* Shinobu Nakayama as Ōsuke * Shihori Kanjiya as Someko *

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as Otowa *

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as Kuzuhara *Kaori Yamaguchi *Maki Kubota *

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as Keishō-in, the mother of Tsunayoshi *

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as Nobuko

Film (2006)

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as Ejima * Haruka Igawa as Gekkō-in *

as Ten'ei-in * Kimura Tae as Hoshi-in *

as Takigawa * Yuki Matsushita as Denjoin *Takeru Shibuya as Tokugawa Ietsugu, the 7th Shōgun *

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as Manabe Akifusa

TV special (2016)

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as Omiyo and Ume * Hiroki Narimiya as

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, the 11th Shōgun *

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) as Oshima *

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as Uta *

as Kuzuoka *Kaori Yamaguchi as Yoshino *Maki Kubota as Urao *Rantarō Mine as

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, the 10th Shōgun *Toshiyuki Aono as

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as Lady Ōsaki

TV special: Ōoku the Final (2019)

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as Kume *

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, the 8th Shōgun * Eiko Koike as Gekkō-in *

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as Ten'ei-in *

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as Takehime *

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as Takase * Yukino Kishii as Taki *

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as Jōen-in *

as Yoshiko *

as Tokugawa Muneharu * Shōsuke Tanihara as Manabe Akifusa * Houka Kinoshita as

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, the 6th Shōgun *

as Narrator

4th season (2024)

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as Isonomiya Tomoko *

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) as

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, the 8th Shōgun * Katsunori Takahashi as Tokugawa Ieshige, the 9th Shōgun * Fuku Suzuki as

, the 11th Shōgun * Takanori Jinnai (Special appearance) as Tayasu Munetake *

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as Lady Matsushima * Ken Yasuda as

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ooku Japanese drama television series Jidaigeki 2003 Japanese television series debuts 2005 Japanese television series endings Fuji Television dramas Cultural depictions of Tokugawa Ieyasu Cultural depictions of Tokugawa Iemitsu Cultural depictions of Tokugawa Yoshinobu