Gokenin Zankuro (1995)

01/09/1995 (JP) • Drama • 45m

Overview

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.

Gokenin Zankuro (1995)

01/09/1995 (JP) • 45m

Drama

Overview

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.

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Last Season

Season 5

2001 | 10 Episodes

Season 5 of Gokenin Zankuro premiered on December 24, 2001.

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Status

Ended

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

Japanese

Keywords

samurai

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