Ōoku: The Inner Chambers is a 2023 anime series produced by Studio Deen and directed by Noriyuki Abe, with scripts written by Rika Takasugi and music composed by Kenji Kawai. It is based on the manga series written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga.
It premiered worldwide on Netflix on June 29, 2023.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokugawa Iemitsu | Eriko Matsui | Anne Yatco | |
| ¿? (young) |
Jessica DiCicco (young) | ||
| Madenokōji Arikoto | Mamoru Miyano | James Simenc | |
| Mizuno Yūnoshin | Tomokazu Seki | John Omohundro | |
| Tokugawa Yoshimune | Sanae Kobayashi | Michelle Wong | |
| Kasuga no Tsubone | Kikuko Inoue | Cindy Robinson | |
| Gyokuei | Yūki Kaji | Alex Bankier | |
| Sutezō | Jun Fukuyama | John Choi | |
| Murase | Nobuo Tobita | Trevor Devall | |
| Nobutsuna | Kazuhiko Inoue | Feodor Chin | |
| Wada | Shō Nogami | Sean Rohani | |
| Katsuta | Yūji Kameyama | Andrew Kishino | |
| Sato | Kotori Koiwai | Brittany Cox | |
| Terutsuna | Kimiko Saitō | Nicky Endres | |
| Narrator | Hitoshi Kubota | Steve Blum |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugishita | Ryuichi Kijima | Stephen Fu | 1 | |
| Fujinami | Nobutoshi Canna | Sean Burgos | ||
| Kakizoe | Ayumu Murase | Casey Mongillo | ||
| Hisamichi | Takako Honda | Stephanie Sheh | ||
| O-Nobu | Miyuki Satō | Brianna Bryan | ||
| Soejima | Kentarō Itō | Connor Fogarty | ||
| Matsushima | Yūichi Nakamura | Josh Keaton | ||
| Tsuruoka | Takuma Nagatsuka | Damien Haas | ||
| Kashiwagi | Makoto Furukawa | Eugene Young | ||
| Manabe | Ruriko Aoki | Erin Matthews | ||
| Sadakichi | Kotori Koiwai | Xanthe Huynh | ||
| O-Yae | Miho Morisaki | Dawn M. Bennett | ||
| Mitamura | Shinya Takahashi | Brent Mukai | ||
| Footman | ¿? | Michael Schwalbe | ||
| Samurai | ¿? | Noshir Dalal | ||
| Tsuda | Fumitake Ishiguro | Michael Sinterniklaas | ||
| Unokichi | ¿? | Andrew Kishino | ||
| Echizen | Kiyoko Miyazawa | Tina Huang | ||
| Asakasa | Wataru Tsuyuzaki | Brent Mukai | ||
| Capitao | ¿? | Doug Stone | ||
| O-Take | Kyo Yaoya | Lori Alan | ||
| Myokei | Taku Yashiro | Marwan Salama | 2, 5 | |
| Kogiki | Satomi Akesaka | Valerie Rose Lohman | ||
| Yotsuba | Kotaro Koiwai | Xanthe Huynh | ||
| Toku | ¿? | Andrew Kishino | ||
| Masakatsu | Hidenori Takahashi | Noshir Dalal | ||
| Rui | ¿? | Xanthe Huynh | ||
| Kikyo | Akari Kageyama | Dawn M. Bennett | ||
| Denemon | Yōji Ueda | T.J. Storm | 2-4, 8 | |
| O-Sai | Akiha Matsui | Cat Protano | 3, 5 | |
| Lord Iemistu | Setsuji Sato | Michael Schwalbe | ||
| Arizumi | Shunsuke Sakuya | Steve Blum | ||
| Kae | Lee Keito | Xanthe Huynh | 3, 5, 10 | |
| Baba-Sama | Naoko Koda | Lori Alan | 3, 5-6 | |
| Tadzu | Akio Okubo | Dawn M. Bennett | 3, 6-7 | |
| Sunami | Katsunori Okai | John Malone | 4 | |
| Toyo | Kiyoko Miyazawa | Tina Huang | 5 | |
| Jiro | ¿? | Feodor Chin | ||
| Inaba | Hidenori Takahashi | Noshir Dalal | 5-6, 8 | |
| Kiyonari | Kazumasa Nakamura | Jon Curry | 5, 9 | |
| O-Mine | ¿? | Samia Mounts | 6 | |
| Sutezo's Dad | Hiroki Matsukawa | Mike Pollock | ||
| Senkuma | Mizuki Kitajima | Valeria Rodriguez | ||
| Nobutsuna's Wife | Matsuri Mizuguchi | Stephanie Sheh | ||
| O-Ei | ¿? | Jessica DiCicco | ||
| Masanari | Reigo Yamaguchi | Patrick Seitz | ||
| Kasuga's Mother | ¿? | Erica Schroeder | ||
| Kasuga's Sister | ¿? | Valeria Rodriguez | ||
| Hotta | Hiroki Matsukawa | Hao Feng | 6, 8, 10 | |
| Okami | ¿? | Jolene Kim | 6, 10 | |
| Abe | Shinya Takahashi | Kaiji Tang | 6-7, 9 | |
| Sanpeita | Makoto Takahashi | Chris Hackney | 7, 10 | |
| Yajima | Shoko Arai | Erica Schroeder | 7-9 | |
| Ryuko | Ryunosuke Watanuki | Kaiji Tang | 8 | |
| O-Yone | ¿? | Dawn M. Bennett | ||
| Baron of Sanuki | ¿? | Mike Pollock | ||
| Princess Chiyo | Kokoro Kikuchi | Jessica DiCicco | 8-10 | |
| Senior Counsellor | ¿? | Brook Chalmers | 9 | |
| Sotaro | ¿? | Cat Protano | 10 | |
| Koroku | Takehiro Hasu | Mike Pollock | ||
| Shima | ¿? | Lori Alan | ||
| Sakai | Ruriko Aoki | Erica Schroeder |
Additional Voices[]
- Lori Alan
- Dawn M. Bennett
- Steve Blum
- Brook Chalmers
- Feodor Chin
- John Choi
- Jon Curry
- Noshir Dalal
- Trevor Devall
- Jessica DiCicco
- Nicky Endres
- Hao Feng
- Connor Fogarty
- Damien Haas
- Chris Hackney
- Xanthe Huynh
- Jolene Kim
- Andrew Kishino
- Valerie Rose Lohman
- John Malone
- Erin Matthews
- Samia Mounts
- Cat Protano
- Cindy Robinson
- Valeria Rodriguez
- Sean Rohani
- Marwan Salama
- Michael Schwalbe
- Erica Schroeder
- Patrick Seitz
- Stephanie Sheh
- James Simenc
- Michael Sinterniklaas
- Doug Stone
- Kaiji Tang
- Michelle Wong
- Eugene Young
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Content | Classification | Country | |
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June 29, 2023 | Anime / Netflix Original series |
Digital | 10 episodes | TV-14 | United States | 
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Notes[]
- This is Carrie Keranen's first dub she voice directed at Iyuno, Los Angeles.
- This is James Simenc, Stephanie Sheh, Jessica DiCicco, Michael Sinterniklaas, Cindy Robinson, Chris Hackney, Doug Stone, Lori Alan, Alex Bankier, Nicky Endres, Connor Fogarty, Valeria Rodriguez, Cat Protano, Valerie Rose Lohman, Erin Matthews, Tina Huang, Samia Mounts, Eugene Young, and T.J. Storm's first anime dub contribution at Iyuno, Los Angeles.
- Erin Matthews first new anime dubbing role ever since the Geneon Entertainment/New Generation Pictures 2000’s redub of 3x3 Eyes
- This is also Erica Schroeder's first non-Pokemon role at Iyuno, Los Angeles.
External Links[]
- Ōoku: The Inner Chambers at the Internet Movie Database.
- Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Ōoku: The Inner Chambers on Behind The Voice Actors.