御家人斬九郎
January 9, 1995
5
50
JA
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.
Season 1
8 episodes
January 9, 1995
Season 2
11 episodes
January 1, 1997
N/A
N/A
Season 3
11 episodes
November 5, 1997
Season 4
10 episodes
March 17, 1999
Season 5
10 episodes
December 24, 2001
Fuji Television Network
JP
Kyodo Eiga
JP
