Ooku: Dai-isho (2004)

Ooku: Dai-isho 2004 / 大奥〜第一章〜 2004 / Ooku (The Inner Palace) -Episode One- , Ooku 4 , Ooku Dai-Isshou , 大奥　第一章 , 大奥 第一章

The fourth session in the Ooku series revolves around the era of the 3rd Shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, and the birth of the Ooku. Iemitsu was brought up by his nanny, O-fuku, while his younger brother Tadanaga was brought up by their birth mother, who's the Shogun's wife. From when he was a young boy, his mother and his nanny both were at loggerheads, as each wanted to ensure their young charge succeed their father as the next Shogun. From childhood to adulthood, the series retells interesting happenings revolving around Iemitsu's rise to power.