Japan Synopsis
大奥 男女逆転
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.
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Science Fiction + Drama in Japan
93 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Lady Shogun and Her Men itself).
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
In the crowded 2009-2011 Japan release window, The Lady Shogun and Her Men sits at #354 of 400. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Lady Shogun and Her Men premiered alongside 136 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2379th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 31th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,131 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #473 of 566 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TBS, MBS, J Storm, Chubu-nippon Broadcasting Company, Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | October 1, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1571235 |