is a Japanese

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or period drama that was broadcast in 1979. It aired on

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as The Fierce Battles of Edo. This drama was inspired by

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's 1954 film '' Seven Samurai'' and produced by the same film company. The lead stars are

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and

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Plot

Hanasaki (Kobayashi) and Kemanai (Tsuyuguchi) are

Yoriki were members of the ''samurai'' class of feudal Japan. ''Yoriki'' literally means ''helper'' (ru - помощник) or ''assistant'' (ru - ассистент). Description and history ''Yoriki'' assisted ''daimyō'' (feudal lords) or their desig ...

Edo machi-bugyō were magistrates or municipal administrators with responsibility for governing and maintaining order in the shogunal city of Edo. Machi-bugyō were samurai officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. Appointments to this prominent of ...

. One day, bugyō orders them to establish an unofficial battle group of ronin to protect Edo city from villains. The battle group is called Edo no Yougekitai. Ronin receive 5 kobans from

as a reward for each battle.

Cast

*Hanasaki:

*Kemanai:

*Machi:

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*Eto:

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*Taki: Toshio Shiba *Katakura: Kōichi Miura *Sakai: Tonppei Hidari *Shima:

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References

1979 Japanese television series debuts 1970s drama television series Jidaigeki television series {{Japan-tv-prog-stub