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[2012 J-Drama] Ooku ~ Arikoto . Iemitsu Hen

WonBinHoLiC 20235 cr points Send Message: 30 / F / UAE Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/16/12, edited 9/28/12 Profile: Title: Ooku ~ Arikoto . Iemitsu Hen Date: Fridays, from 12th October 2012 Station: TBS Synopsis: In the Edo era during the reign of the third shogun, a mysterious smallpox epidemic affects males only, causing the number of males to plummet to one-fourth of the population. The roles of males and females are reversed. Women run businesses and politics. A young girl takes the seat as the heir of the shogunate and becomes first female shogun. She is Tokugawa Iemitsu (Tabe Mikako). When Iemitsu turns 16, the pure-hearted Madenokoji Arikoto (Sakai Masato), who heads a temple, is threatened and forced to return to secular life. Together with his disciple Gyokuei (Tanaka Koki), he becomes one of the 3,000 handsome concubines that wait on the shogun in the inner palace. Cast: Sakai Masato as Madenokoji Arikoto Tabe Mikako as Tokugawa Iemitsu Tanaka Koki as Gyokuei Hirayama Hiroyuki Minamisawa Nao Omi Toshinori Danta Yasunori Naito Takashi Aso Yumi Suruga Taro Website: www.tbs.co.jp/ohoku2012 Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide Yoshinaga Fumi’s “Ooku” gets live-action drama, movie sequel Yoshinaga Fumi’s historical fiction manga “Ooku” is getting a television drama adaptation and a second film adaptation, it has been announced. Actor Sakai Masato (38) will star in both, though he will play different characters in each. “Ooku” is set during the Edo period of Japan, in an alternate history where a mysterious disease that affects only males has resulted in a population where women overwhelmingly outnumber men. As a result, woman are the dominant members of society, and due to scarcity, men are valued for their ability to produce offspring. The shoguns are female instead of male, and the “ooku” (the inner chambers of the shogun’s castle) consists of a harem of men. A movie adaptation of the first volume of the manga was released in 2010, starring Arashi member Ninomiya Kazunari as a member of the “ooku” and Shibasaki Kou as Tokugawa Yoshimune. The movie earned 2.3 billion yen at the box office. The television drama, titled “Ooku: Arikoto Iemitsu Hen,” will cover volumes 2 through 4 of the manga, which takes place during Tokugawa Iemitsu’s reign. Sakai will play the part of Arikoto, a monk brought into the “ooku,” while Tabe Mikako (22) will play Iemitsu. The TV series is scheduled to run from October to December on TBS. After the series ends, the “Ooku: Emonnosuke Tsunayoshi Hen” movie adaptation will be released in theaters on December 22. It will cover volumes 4 through 6 of the manga. Sakai will play Emonnosuke, an “ooku” member who resembles Arikoto, and Kanno Miho (34) will play the shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. Kaneko Fuminori will direct again, and Kamiyama Yumiko will handle the screenplay. More cast members are expected to be announced in July. Characters Stills
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lucypoint11 115 cr points Send Message: 29 / F Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/16/12 Thanks for sharing.
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1zzzz 5 cr points Send Message: Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 1/23/12, edited 1/23/12 This is a much better casting than the movie version. I'm sorry after reading the manga, I couldn't imagine at all nino in that part. So glad they did this version. Finally, they might do the manga right, hopefully...
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chibiladychoi 17361 cr points Send Message: 25 / F / Im Lost Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/6/12 i like Mikako-chan
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WonBinHoLiC 20235 cr points Send Message: 30 / F / UAE Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 8/17/12 Koki really becomes a Monk! It has been announced that KAT-TUN‘s Koki Tanaka will play a monk named Gyoukei in the upcoming TBS drama “Ooku ~ Tanjou ~ Arikoto. Iemitsu Hen” where Sakai Masato plays a priest named Arikoto. Gyoukei will served as a disciple to Arikoto who will joined him in the inner chamber with 3,000 men vying for the affection of the female shogun to be played by actress Tabe Mikako (Tokugawa Imetsu). “Ooku” is a popular manga by Fumi Yoshinaga that was made into a movie back in 2010 which stars Arashi’s Ninomiya Kazunari and actress Kou Shibasaki. The story revolves around an alternate history in Edo period wherein a mysterious plague affects only the male population. Due to the nature of the plague, male’s population have plummeted, which leads to a role reversal wherein females became more dominant than men. Female even hold the highest position at the time (Shogun) wherein only Shogun’s can keep a harem of handsome and unproductive men known as Ooku. Furthermore, the drama will follow Vol.2 to 4 of the manga and will have another movie adaptation to be shown in theaters this December. Co-starring are Yumi Asou, Hiroyuki Hirayama, Nao Minamisawa, Toshinori Omi, Yasunori Danta, and Takashi Naitou. “Ooku ~ Tanjou ~ Arikoto. Iemitsu Hen” will start this October 12th, 10:00PM (JST) at TBS.
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WonBinHoLiC 20235 cr points Send Message: 30 / F / UAE Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 10/6/12 Production press conference of "Ooku ~ Tanjou (Ariko Iemitsu Hen)" The production press conference of TBS autumn drama "Ooku ~ Tanjou (Ariko Iemitsu Hen)" was held at Shinjuku Picadelly which was attended by cast members including Sakai Masato, Tabe Mikako and KAT-TUN's Tanaka Koki. The drama which begins its run on 12 October, is a continuation from the 2010 Ooku movie starring Arashi's Ninomiya Kazunari which depicts a reverse Ooku where the shogun is a female and is served by many men.
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