S01E01 Episode 1
A boy is attacked by a wild bear, introducing a plague that affects only males.
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
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.
S01E03 Episode 3
Together with Gyokuei, Arikoto begins his new life. He learns about a carefully protected secret, and the role he is now expected to play.
S01E04 Episode 4
Arikoto's wounds finally heal, and he's introduced to the other men in the Ooku, but they don't take kindly to him.
S01E05 Episode 5
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.
S01E06 Episode 6
Though blissfully in love, Iemitsu is still not pregnant. Lady Kasuga finds a promiscuous man in town who bears an uncanny resemblance to Arikoto.
S01E07 Episode 7
With surprising good will, Arikoto welcomes Sutezo into the Ooku. Just when things seem to be going well, an accident happens.
S01E08 Episode 8
Iemitsu sees for herself how desperate things have become outside the castle walls. She orders immediate action to prevent a peasant uprising.
S01E09 Episode 9
Lady Kasuga falls ill, causing worry over what will happen in the event of her passing. The plague finds its way into the Ooku.
S01E10 Episode 10
Iemitsu steps out into the open and announces her intentions, creating major changes across the country.
Cast
Mamoru Miyano
Madenokōji Arikoto (voice)
Eriko Matsui
Tokugawa Iemitsu (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Gyokuei (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Lady Kasuga (voice)
Jun Fukuyama
Sutezō (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Mizuno Yūnoshin (voice)
Miyuki Satou
O-Nobu (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Tokugawa Yoshimune (voice)
Hitoshi Kubota
Narrator (voice)
