The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010)
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 hopes to marry childhood sweetheart Onobu, 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 Shugun'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 takes the thrown and enters the Ohoku.
Cast
- Kazunari Ninomiya - Unoshin Mizuno
- Ko Shibasaki - Yoshimune Tokugawa
- Maki Horikita - Onobu
- Tadayoshi Okura - Tsuroka
- Aoi Nakamura - Kakiten
- Hiroshi Tamaki - Matsushima
- Mitsuko Baisho - Yorinobu Mizuno
- Emi Wakui - Hisamichi Kanou
- Sadawo Abe - Sugishita
- Kuranosuke Sasaki - Huzinami
Screenplay
- Natsuko Takahashi (Screenplay)
- Fumi Yoshinaga (Comic Book)
Keywords
epidemic, 18th century
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Lady Shogun and Her Men about?
- 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 hopes to marry childhood sweetheart Onobu, 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 Shugun'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 takes the thrown and enters the Ohoku.
- Who directed The Lady Shogun and Her Men?
- The Lady Shogun and Her Men was directed by Fuminori Kaneko.
- Who stars in The Lady Shogun and Her Men?
- The Lady Shogun and Her Men stars Kazunari Ninomiya, Ko Shibasaki, Maki Horikita, Tadayoshi Okura, Aoi Nakamura, Hiroshi Tamaki.
- How long is The Lady Shogun and Her Men?
- The Lady Shogun and Her Men has a runtime of 1h 56m (116 minutes).
- What genre is The Lady Shogun and Her Men?
- The Lady Shogun and Her Men is a Science Fiction, Drama, History film.
- What is the budget of The Lady Shogun and Her Men?
- The Lady Shogun and Her Men had a budget of $13M.
- Where was The Lady Shogun and Her Men produced?
- The Lady Shogun and Her Men was produced in Japan.