Oh! Oku
2006 Japanese movie directed by Tōru Hayashi
Oh! Oku (Japanese: 大奥, Hepburn: Ōoku), also known as Oh-Oku: The Women of the Inner Palace, is a Japanese historical romantic drama film released on December 23, 2006, by Fuji Television. The film revolves around the Ejima-Ikushima affair of 1714. Director Tōru Hayashi and screenplay writer Taeko Asano also directed and wrote the 2003~2005 television series of the same name for the same company.
The theme song, Unmei, was written and sung by Kumi Koda.
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