Gokenin Zankuro (1995 - 1999)

Scripted TV Show
Audience Score
80
NR January 9th, 1995Drama5 Seasons, 40 Episodes
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.

All Seasons

Season 5

Season 5

Dec 24, 2001
Season 4

Season 4

Mar 17, 1999
Season 3

Season 3

Nov 5, 1997
Season 2

Season 2

Jan 1, 1997

TV Show Details

Air Date:January 9th, 1995

Last Air Date:May 19th, 1999

Network:Fuji TV
Status:Ended

Genres:Drama

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Fuji Television Network, Kyodo Eiga Company Ltd.
TV Show Tags:
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