Overview
The Ooku of Edo Castle was a mysterious existence that could not be seen from the outside for 300 years in Tokugawa. Love and hate, and fierce power struggles were fought among the women day and night.
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Cast
Aiko Mimasu
Sumiko Fuji
Hibari Misora
Yoshiko Mita
Ineko Arima
Masahiko Tsugawa
Hiroki Matsukata
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