The Best Episodes of Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

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   8.0/10(83 votes)

   #1 - Episode 1

   S1:E16/29/2023

   A boy is attacked by a wild bear, introducing a plague that affects only males.

   Directors:Itoko Nagai, Noriyuki Abe

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   Directors:Itoko Nagai, Noriyuki Abe

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   7.9/10(54 votes)

   #2 - Episode 10

   S1:E106/29/2023

   Iemitsu steps out into the open and announces her intentions, creating major changes across the country.

   Directors:Itoko Nagai, Noriyuki Abe

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Itoko Nagai, Noriyuki Abe

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   7.7/10(50 votes)

   #3 - Episode 5

   S1:E56/29/2023

   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.

   Director:Unknown

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   7.7/10(45 votes)

   #4 - Episode 9

   S1:E96/29/2023

   Lady Kasuga falls ill, causing worry over what will happen in the event of her passing. The plague finds its way into the Ooku.

   Director:Hideaki Ōba

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   Director:Hideaki Ōba

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   7.5/10(48 votes)

   #5 - Episode 6

   S1:E66/29/2023

   Though blissfully in love, Iemitsu is still not pregnant. Lady Kasuga finds a promiscuous man in town who bears an uncanny resemblance to Arikoto.

   Director:Unknown

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   7.4/10(52 votes)

   #6 - Episode 2

   S1:E26/29/2023

   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.

   Director:Yuta Suzuki

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Yuta Suzuki

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   7.4/10(51 votes)

   #7 - Episode 3

   S1:E36/29/2023

   Together with Gyokuei, Arikoto begins his new life. He learns about a carefully protected secret, and the role he is now expected to play.

   Director:Hideaki Ōba

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Hideaki Ōba

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   7.3/10(46 votes)

   #8 - Episode 8

   S1:E86/29/2023

   Iemitsu sees for herself how desperate things have become outside the castle walls. She orders immediate action to prevent a peasant uprising.

   Director:Yuta Suzuki

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Yuta Suzuki

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   7.2/10(52 votes)

   #9 - Episode 4

   S1:E46/29/2023

   Arikoto's wounds finally heal, and he's introduced to the other men in the Ooku, but they don't take kindly to him.

   Director:Unknown

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    7.1/10(45 votes)

    #10 - Episode 7

    S1:E76/29/2023

    With surprising good will, Arikoto welcomes Sutezo into the Ooku. Just when things seem to be going well, an accident happens.

    Director:Unknown

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