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Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (2006)
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Original name: 大奥
Genre: History
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The year is Seitoku 2 (1712), and Japan has a new ruler. But Ietsugu, the 7th Tokugawa shogun, is only four years old. The power vacuum this creates has Edo Castle roiling in political intrigue and personal positioning of all kinds.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
palace intrigue, feudal japan, palace, shogun, power struggle, female rivalry, king, queen, emperor, empire, royal family, intrigue, dynasty, political intrigue, relationship problems, problem, japanese woman, scheming, betrayal, harem, deception, manipulation, ambition, revenge, assassination ...
Place:
japan
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