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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
During the reign of the shogun, Iemitsu, an epidemic causes the population of men to greatly drop, leading to an ooku where the role of men and women are reversed. Thus, “the women become the shogun, served by 3000 handsome men”
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 55
IMDb7.5
Time to watch it all
7 h 30 min
10 episodes, about 45 min each
An episode a night: done in 10 nights.
First aired
2012
October 12, 2012
Ended 2012
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more8 people
- Masato SakaiMadenokouji Arikoto10 episodes
- Mikako TabeTokugawa Iemitsu10 episodes
- Koki TanakaGyokuei10 episodes
- Hiroyuki HirayamaInaba Masakatsu10 episodes
- Nao MinamisawaYuki10 episodes
- Toshinori OmiMurase Masasuke10 episodes
- Yasunori DantaMatsudaira Nobutsuna10 episodes
- Takashi NaitoSawamura Denemon10 episodes
Directing · 2
- Fuminori Kaneko Director
- Yoshimasa Fujie Director
Writing · 1
- Yumiko Kamiyama Screenplay
Other crew · 1
- Fumi Yoshinaga Comic Book
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