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Ooku: The Beginning

45min

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”

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

The Shogun is a Girl?! The Reversal of Men/Women Roles Begins Here

1. The Shogun is a Girl?! The Reversal of Men/Women Roles Begins Here

45min

12th Oct 2012

Here is the Garden of Men Where Jealousy Swirls

2. Here is the Garden of Men Where Jealousy Swirls

45min

19th Oct 2012

I Was Born to Save Only You..

3. I Was Born to Save Only You..

45min

26th Oct 2012

The Fruit That Will Not Grow; A Poisonous Snake Creeps In

4. The Fruit That Will Not Grow; A Poisonous Snake Creeps In

45min

2nd Nov 2012

The Night When His Beloved Woman Embraces Another Man

5. The Night When His Beloved Woman Embraces Another Man

45min

9th Nov 2012

Having Become a Mother, You Have Become Strong and Beautiful

6. Having Become a Mother, You Have Become Strong and Beautiful

45min

16th Nov 2012

My Other Self My Devotion

7. My Other Self My Devotion

45min

23rd Nov 2012

Kasuga no Tsubone Dies, Birth of the First Woman Shogun

8. Kasuga no Tsubone Dies, Birth of the First Woman Shogun

45min

30th Nov 2012

You are My Heart and Soul

9. You are My Heart and Soul

45min

7th Dec 2012

End

10. End

45min

14th Dec 2012

First air date

12th Oct 2012

Last air date

14th Dec 2012

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

ja

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