Season 1 (E:13)
2003
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Ooku
Number of Season: 1 | Number of Episodes: 13
The mini-series revolves around the harem of a shogun in the Edo Period in Japan. The women jostle and compete with one another and with their lord and on occasion even wield more power than their master.
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