is a Japanese television ''

jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—''Portrait of Hel ...

'' or period drama that was broadcast from 1974 to 1975. It is based on

Shōtarō Ikenami was a Japanese author. He wrote a number of historical novels. He won the Naoki Award for popular literature in 1960. Many of his historical novels were adapted for TV and cinema. Early life Born on January 25, 1923 in Sintencho, Asakusa-ku, T ...

's novel by the same title. It depicts the stories of Tsukimori Jūbei and the

Forty-seven rōnin The revenge of the , also known as the or Akō vendetta, is a historical event in Japan in which a band of ''rōnin'' (lordless samurai) avenged the death of their master on 31 January 1703. The incident has since become legendary. It is on ...

. A remake was aired in 1997 on Fuji television.

Plot

Tsukimori Jūbei is an Onmitsu(

Oniwaban The or was a group of government-employed undercover agents (''onmitsu''), established by the 8th Tokugawa ''shōgun'', Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684–1751). They were under the direct command of the shōgun and were in charge of undercover intellig ...

). He and Masafuyu Nakane help

′s revenge. On the other hand, Kobayashi Haihachi attempts to stop it and protect

Kira Yoshinaka was a '' kōke'' (master of ceremonies). His court title was '' Kōzuke no suke (上野介)''. He is famous as the adversary of Asano Naganori in the events of the Forty-seven rōnin. Although his name (義央) has been long pronounced as "Yosh ...

in various ways by Uesugi Noritsuna's(

's son.) order. In addition, Funazu challenges Jūbei to a duel again and again, and tries to kill Jūbei persistently.

Characters

Hideki Takahashi is a Japanese actor. Born in Kisarazu, Chiba near Tokyo, he attended Ichikawa Gakuen and later Nihon University. Career Takahashi made his debut with Nikkatsu and acted in youth-oriented films. Takahashi made film debut with ''Kōgenji'' directe ...

: Tsukimori Jūbei (Amigasa Jūbei) *

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi is a Japanese actor. Biography Tsuyuguchi was born in Tokyo and raised in Ehime.Nihon Eiga Jinmei Jiten　2　190-191 He attended Ehime University, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1955. His c ...

: Heyhachi kobayashi *

Mikio Narita was a Japanese actor. He was most famous for playing villains. He often worked with Kinji Fukasaku. Narita graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company acting school and joined Daiei Film. His career as a screen actor started in 1963. His film debut ...

: Funazu Yakurō is a ruthless ronin. *

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: Senya * Goichi Yamada as

Horibe Yasubei was a warrior in Japan. Yasubee was born to , a samurai of the Shibata Domain (a Han (country subdivision), ''han'' in present-day Niigata Prefecture) . When Yasubee was 13, his father lost his position and became a rōnin. Soon afterwards, Yaji ...

* Takeya Nakamura :

Ōishi Yoshio was the chamberlain (karō) of the Akō Domain in Harima Province (now Hyōgo Prefecture), Japan (1679 - 1701). He is known as the leader of the Forty-seven Rōnin in their 1702 revenge vendetta and thus the hero of the ''Chūshingura''. He is ...

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: Fuwa Kazuemon *

Yoichi Hayashi is a Japanese actor. Hayashi is a former Kabuki actor, and appeared in many jidaigeki television dramas. Selected filmography Film *''Kwaidan'' (1965) *'' Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril'' (1972) *'' Hissatsu Shikakenin Baian Arijigoku '' ...

: Kayano Sanpei *

Yumiko Nogawa (born August 30, 1944) is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably '' Gate of Flesh'' (1964), a Japanese erotic film, part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including '' Story o ...

: Kaoru *

Susumu Kurobe (born ; 22 October 1939) is a television, film and stage actor from Kurobe, Toyama, Japan, widely known for his portrayal of Shin Hayata, the first Ultraman in the '' titular character series'', a role he has played since the original series in ...

:Nagai/Osu *

Taeko Hattori is a Japanese stage, film, and television actress. She is from Nagoya, and graduated from high school there. She then joined the Dreamy 7 agency, and then M.M.P, to which she belongs. Her film appearances include ''Sotsugyō ryokō'' (1970), ''J ...

: Yae * Isamu Nagato : Tawaraboshi Genba * Yuko Hama : Minae *

Jūkei Fujioka was a Japanese actor. He is known as an actor who often played villains, but is famous for playing the role of detective Daisaku Tani in the popular detective drama ''Seibu Keisatsu''. Fujioka started his acting career at the Haiyuza Theatre Com ...

: Nagao Kanbei * Tatsuo Endō :

Kajikawa Yoriteru was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period, who served as a lesser official in the Tokugawa shogunate. He was also known as . Kajikawa served on guard duty in Edo Castle. Upon inheriting family headship, he became ''hatamoto'' (the direct vassal o ...

* Yoko Hayama : Oshun *

Yoshio Inaba was a Japanese actor best known for his role as Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's '' Seven Samurai''. In addition to his career in film, Inaba was also a prolific theater actor and a member of the prestigious Haiyuza Theatre Company. He died of a heart ...

: Uchida Saburozaemon *

Akira Nakao is a Japanese actor, TV personality, and artist from Kisarazu, Chiba. Nakao is represented by the Furutachi Project agency. Biography Nakao attended Chiba Prefectural Kisarazu High School from 1958, and entered Musashino Art University from 1961 ...

: Tada Dempachiro * Hiroko Fuji : Shizue *

Yoshi Katō was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 175 films between 1949 and 1988. He won the award for Best Actor at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in ''Hometown''. He married the actress Isuzu Yamada in 1950, but ...

: Kayano Hichirozaemon *

Eiji Okada was a Japanese film actor from Chōshi, Chiba. Okada served in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and was a miner and traveling salesman before becoming an actor. Internationally, his best-remembered roles include Lui ("him" in Fre ...

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period. He was an official in the Tokugawa shogunate and a favourite of the fifth shōgun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. His second concubine was Ogimachi Machiko, a writer and scholar from the noble court who wrote ...

Yūnosuke Itō was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than ninety films from 1947 to 1979. Career Itō made his film debut at Toho in 1946, and although mostly a prominent supporting actor—playing memorable figures such as the novelist in Akira Ku ...

Ryūtarō Ōtomo (5 June 1912 – 27 September 1985) was a Japanese film and television actor most famous for his starring roles in jidaigeki. In 1936, he made his debut in movies with the film ''Aozura Roshi''. He ended his life by leaping from the top of a b ...

: Okuda Magodayou * Chiezō Kataoka : Nakane Masafuyu

Episodes

*1, ''Tosho'' directed by

Tokuzō Tanaka was a Japanese film director. He is well known for directing Zatoichi series and Nemuri Kyōshirō series films. Biography Tanaka graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University. In 1948, he joined the Daiei Film, Daiei studio and started working as ...

*2, ''Seppuku'' directed by Tokuzō Tanaka *3, ''Ketsudan'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *4, ''Shugeki'' directed by Masatake Mastuo *5, ''Zansatsu'' directed by Masahiko Izawa *6, ''Tsuioku'' directed by Masahiko Izawa *7, ''Shikyaku'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *8, ''Shuppu'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *9, ''Enjō'' directed by

Kazuo Ikehiro is a Japanese film director. He is known for directing Zatoichi series and the highly acclaimed Malay film Onna Gokuakuchō. In 1950, he joined the Daiei Film and started working as an assistant director under Kenji Mizoguchi etc. In 1960, h ...

*10, ''Bojō'' directed by Kazuo Ikehiro *11, ''Datsuraku'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *12, ''Danatsu'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *13, ''Kuromaku'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *14, ''Sennyu'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *15, ''Giwaku'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *16, ''Tsuiseki'' directed by Tokuzō Tanaka *17, ''Kenshin'' directed by Tokuzō Tanaka *18, ''Bōky'' directed by Tokuzō Tanaka *19, ''Hidō'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *20, ''Shikon'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *21, ''Bōryaku'' directed by Masahiko Izawa *22, ''Chusedtsu'' directed by Masahiko Izawa *23, ''Kansei'' directed by

Buichi Saitō was a Japanese film director from Saitama Prefecture. His representative works included ''The Wandering Guitarist, Wataridori series'' starring Akira Kobayashi, ''Farewell to Southern Tosa''(1959) and ''Gazing at Love and Death''(1964). Saitō o ...

*24, ''Zenya'' directed by Masahiko Izawa *25, ''Uchiiri'' directed by Masatake Matsuo *26, ''Ketsubetsu'' directed by Masatake Matsuo

References

1974 Japanese television series debuts 1970s drama television series Jidaigeki television series Television shows based on Japanese novels Television series set in the 17th century {{Japan-tv-prog-stub