Zankuro Matsudaira (Ken Watanabe) is a low-grade vassal of the Tokugawa Shogun, forced to moonlight as a bodyguard and executioner to make ends meet. He also has a drinking problem, an overeating mother, and a propensity to protect the oppressed, all of which eat into his finances. His confident mother Masajo (Kyoko Kishida) is the descendant of a famous family of shogunate retainers and a mistress of the pen and sword, who regards her son as a failure.
50 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1995
Rating
8.0/10
3 votes • HD
People
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Episodes
Episode 1 • Jan 09, 1995
Episode 2 • Jan 16, 1995
Episode 3 • Jan 23, 1995
Episode 4 • Jan 30, 1995
Episode 5 • Feb 06, 1995
Episode 6 • Feb 13, 1995
Episode 1 • Jan 01, 1997
Episode 2 • Jan 08, 1997
Episode 3 • Jan 15, 1997
Episode 4 • Jan 22, 1997
Episode 5 • Jan 29, 1997
Episode 6 • Feb 05, 1997
Episode 1 • Nov 05, 1997
Episode 2 • Nov 12, 1997
Episode 3 • Nov 19, 1997
Episode 4 • Nov 26, 1997
Episode 5 • Dec 03, 1997
Episode 6 • Dec 10, 1997
Episode 1 • Mar 17, 1999
Episode 2 • Mar 24, 1999
Episode 3 • Mar 31, 1999
Episode 4 • Apr 07, 1999
Episode 5 • Apr 14, 1999
Episode 6 • Apr 21, 1999
Episode 1 • Dec 24, 2001
Episode 2 • Dec 31, 2001
Episode 3 • Jan 07, 2002
Episode 4 • Jan 14, 2002
Episode 5 • Jan 21, 2002
Episode 6 • Jan 28, 2002
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