Oooku

(Ooku: The Inner Chambers)

Type

TV

Episodes

10

Status

finished

Ep.Length

28 Min

Rating

PG

Aired

2023-06-29

Season

Winter 2023

Description:

In Edo period Japan (1603 to 1868), a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen to a quarter of the total female population. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the Shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected and the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the Shogun's Inner Chambers. (Source: VIZ Media)

Alternative Titles:

大奥, Oooku

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Description:

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Episodes

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Ep.Length

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Rating

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Status

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Description:

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Episodes

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Ep.Length

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Rating

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Status

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Aired

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Description:

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Type

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Episodes

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Ep.Length

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Rating

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Status

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Description:

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Episodes

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Ep.Length

22 Min

Rating

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Status

finished

Aired

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Description:

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Episodes

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Ep.Length

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Rating

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Status

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