The BEST episodes of Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

Every episode of Ōoku: The Inner Chambers ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ōoku: The Inner Chambers!

In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Red Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the Shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected. And the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the Shogun's Inner Chamber...

Last Updated: 12/14/2024Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

7.83

29 votes

#1 - Episode 9

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/29/2023

Lady Kasuga falls ill, causing worry over what will happen in the event of her passing. The plague finds its way into the Ooku.

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7.75

28 votes

#2 - Episode 8

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/29/2023

Iemitsu sees for herself how desperate things have become outside the castle walls. She orders immediate action to prevent a peasant uprising.

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7.65

31 votes

#3 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/29/2023

Together with Gyokuei, Arikoto begins his new life. He learns about a carefully protected secret, and the role he is now expected to play.

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7.61

31 votes

#4 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/29/2023

Iemitsu orders the men to dress in women's clothing and amuse her. She remembers how, when she was a child, Lady Kasuga had taken her from her family.

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7.59

32 votes

#5 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/29/2023

Though blissfully in love, Iemitsu is still not pregnant. Lady Kasuga finds a promiscuous man in town who bears an uncanny resemblance to Arikoto.

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7.56

32 votes

#6 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/29/2023

Arikoto's wounds finally heal, and he's introduced to the other men in the Ooku, but they don't take kindly to him.

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7.55

29 votes

#7 - Episode 10

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/29/2023

Iemitsu steps out into the open and announces her intentions, creating major changes across the country.

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7.38

34 votes

#8 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/29/2023

While visiting Edo, a beautiful temple chief named Arikoto catches the eye of Lady Kasuga, who tries to force him into giving up the priesthood.

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7.36

42 votes

#9 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/29/2023

In this extended episode that includes a prelude to the main story; a boy is attacked by a wild bear, introducing a plague that affects only males.

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7.33

30 votes

#10 - Episode 7

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/29/2023

With surprising good will, Arikoto welcomes Sutezo into the Ooku. Just when things seem to be going well, an accident happens.

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