Move through Fantasy and Reality while watching Asian Drama!
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1111
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Description: In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan. Woman become the dominant members of society and males are sought out for the ability to produce children. - A young man named Unoshin Mizuno (Kazunari Ninomiya) hopes to marry childhood sweetheart Onobu (Maki Horikita), but due to class differences realizes this is almost impossible. To raise his social status and also save his poor family, Unoshin Mizuno enters the Ohoku (inner chambers of the Shogun?s castle) and attempts to vie among 3,000 other men for the affection of the female shogun. What Unoshin Mizuno quickly learns about the Ohoku is that the men there are all beautiful, but highly ambitious and conniving. In this environment, the 7th shogun Tokugawa passes away and the new shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa (Kou Shibasaki) takes the thrown and enters the Ohoku?
October 13th, 2012
80%
I found this movie to be really enjoyable and interesting. The twist of the roles of the sexes was entertaining and fascinating. I like how the main male while being in a role of b... [Click to Read on»]
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Looking for something different to watch that consists of historical period, love, deception, animosity, beautiful boys and women power??? Ha ha! this one is for you. The costume ... [Click to Read on»]
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Its a Meiji period unexpected twist with male and female role reversal compared to real history. However, it is very entertaining and heart warming. Great acting and showcases real... [Click to Read on»]
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