TV series

Ooku ~ Hana no Ran ~

2005 · 1 season

A stately, talky period drama of court intrigue, where power is negotiated in quiet rooms rather than on battlefields.

Created by: Toru Hayashi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Rina Uchiyama, Shosuke Tanihara, Eiko Koike

Overview: Tells the story of the women surrounding Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the fifth shogun.

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Created by: Toru Hayashi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Rina Uchiyama, Shosuke Tanihara, Eiko Koike

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
gender
politics
betrayal
ambition
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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