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Ooku: The Beginning (2012)

Drama

During the reign of the shogun, Iemitsu, an epidemic causes the population of men to greatly drop, leading to an ooku where the role of men and women are reversed. Thus, “the women become the shogun, served by 3000 handsome men”

First Air Date
October 12, 2012
Seasons
1
Episodes
10
Rating
3.5/10 (2 votes)

Cast: Masato Sakai, Mikako Tabe, Koki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Hirayama, Nao Minamisawa, Toshinori Omi, Yasunori Danta, Takashi Naito

Network: TBS
Production: TBS
jidaigeki
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Seasons

Season 1

10 episodes

2012

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Ooku: The Beginning

Ooku: The Beginning

Drama
3.5
45 min
2012

During the reign of the shogun, Iemitsu, an epidemic causes the population of men to greatly drop, leading to an ooku where the role of men and women are reversed. Thus, “the women become the shogun, served by 3000 handsome men”

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Networks

TBSTBS

Production Companies

TBS
Show Information
StatusEnded
TypeMiniseries
First Aired10/12/2012
Last Aired12/14/2012
Seasons1
Episodes10
LanguageJapanese
CountryJapan
Creators & Crew

Directed by

,

Written by

1

Seasons

10

Episodes

45m

Per Episode

2012

First Aired

Keywords

jidaigeki

Content Ratings

Languages

ja

External Links

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Cast

MS

Masato Sakai

as Madenokouji Arikoto

MT

Mikako Tabe

as Tokugawa Iemitsu

KT

Koki Tanaka

as Gyokuei

HH

Hiroyuki Hirayama

as Inaba Masakatsu

NM

Nao Minamisawa

as Yuki

TO

Toshinori Omi

as Murase Masasuke

YD

Yasunori Danta

as Matsudaira Nobutsuna

TN

Takashi Naito

as Sawamura Denemon

Seasons

1 seasons
Season 1
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Season 1

2012

10 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ooku: The Beginning about?▾

During the reign of the shogun, Iemitsu, an epidemic causes the population of men to greatly drop, leading to an ooku where the role of men and women are reversed. Thus, “the women become the shogun, …

How many seasons does Ooku: The Beginning have?▾

1

How many episodes does Ooku: The Beginning have?▾

10

Is Ooku: The Beginning still running?▾

No, it ended in 2012.

When did Ooku: The Beginning first air?▾

October 12, 2012

Who stars in Ooku: The Beginning?▾

Masato Sakai, Mikako Tabe, Koki Tanaka

What genre is Ooku: The Beginning?▾

Drama