Episode 3 of drama 10 “Ooku” starring Sota Fukushi will be broadcast on January 24th. Mayu Hotta, who played the role of Iemitsu, was praised one following another, saying, “You’re so charming,” “I cried because your acting was so wonderful,” and “It’s hard to get chills when you see your acting.” has been submitted.
The original is the comic “Ooku” by Fumi Yoshinaga. The era of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Edo Shogunate. Akazurahoso, a terrible disease that infects only young men and leads to death in a few days, spreads throughout Japan. The male population plummeted to 1/4 of the female population, and Japan’s social structure was forced to undergo major changes without any cure or cure being discovered.
The men were raised as rare stallions, the women became the bearers of the labor force, and all family businesses came to be passed down from woman to woman, and even at Edo Castle, following the third shogun, Iemitsu, the shogunate was handed over to women. To. Ooku also becomes a world of men who surround rare men… This work unfolds the world view.
The cast is Yukou Marikoji, who entered the Ooku by Kasuga no Tsubone’s strategy, and Sota Fukushi. Mayu Hotta as Tokugawa Iemitsu (Chie), who became a shogun to disguise Iemitsu’s death. Yuki Saito as Kasuga no Tsubone, the de facto founder of Ooku, who kidnapped Chie and allowed Yuko to enter Ooku.
Hidekazu Mashima as Masakatsu Inaba, a child of Kasuga no Tsubone and a close aide to Iemitsu. Tomoya Oku to Tamaei, who becomes a roommate following entering the big house with Yuko. The cast includes Masasuke Murase, who later became Ooku Oku, and Amane Okayama. The 8th shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, and Ai Tominaga.
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Arikou names the cat Iemitsu gave him Wakamurasaki, and with Wakamurasaki’s presence, the distance between Iemitsu and Ariko gradually shrinks. On the other hand, those who don’t like Yuko should harass Yuko’s roommate, Tamaei. One day, while looking for Wakamurasaki, who has disappeared, Tamaei overhears a plot by those who want to kill Yuiko, and takes action.
The next day, Wakamurasaki’s corpse, cut with a sword, is found. It’s a trap set by Tamaei to trap those who hate Yuuko.
On SNS, “Mayu Hotta’s Iemitsu, the acting was so wonderful that I cried…” “Girls’ unique dangers, innocence and honesty, complicated personalities and violence from past trauma are like marble patterns. Iemitsu played a very attractive lady,” “I was sucked in by Mayu Hotta, who cried Ooku!” A storm of rave reviews arose in the performance of Mr. Hotta who played.
Also, including Fukushi who co-starred, “It’s already 5000 times the best of the original and I can’t cry too much” “Fukushi Sota’s merit, Hotta Mayu Iemitsu is just a wonderful performance” “Ao and Mayu-chan are also wonderful” Many voices have also been received to evaluate the acting of the actors.
[Episode 4 outline]
Yuriko and Iemitsu begin to share their feelings, but Kasuga no Tsubone invites Iemitsu’s new potential partner, Sutezo, to Ooku. On the other hand, Iemitsu, who received the report from Ariko, was very distraught, but following a while gave birth to Chiyohime, a child with Sutezo. Iemitsu, who became her mother, made a decision…
Drama 10 “Ooku” is being broadcast every Tuesday from 22:00 on NHK General and others.