Amigasa Jūbei

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Amigasa Jūbei (編笠十兵衛) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast from 1974 to 1975. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel by the same title.[1][2] It depicts the stories of Tsukimori Jūbei and the Forty-seven rōnin.[3] A remake was aired in 1997 on Fuji television.[4][5]

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Amigasa Jūbei
Japanese編笠十兵衛
GenreJidaigeki
Directed byTokuzō Tanaka
Kazuo Ikehiro
StarringHideki Takahashi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Mikio Narita
Ryūtarō Ōtomo
Yūnosuke Itō
Yoshi Katō
Chiezō Kataoka
Theme music composerTakeo Watanabe
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesFuji TV, TOEI
Original release
NetworkFuji TV
ReleaseOctober 1974 (1974-10) 
April 1975 (1975-04)
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Plot

Tsukimori Jūbei is an Onmitsu(Oniwaban). He and Masafuyu Nakane help Forty-seven rōnin′s revenge.[6] On the other hand, Kobayashi Haihachi attempts to stop it and protect Kira Yoshinaka in various ways by Uesugi Noritsuna's(Kira Yoshinaka's son.) order.

In addition, Funazu challenges Jūbei to a duel again and again, and tries to kill Jūbei persistently.[7]

Characters

Episodes

  • 1, Tosho directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
  • 2, Seppuku directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
  • 3, Ketsudan directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 4, Shugeki directed by Masatake Mastuo
  • 5, Zansatsu directed by Masahiko Izawa
  • 6, Tsuioku directed by Masahiko Izawa
  • 7, Shikyaku directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 8, Shuppu directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 9, Enjō directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
  • 10, Bojō directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
  • 11, Datsuraku directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 12, Danatsu directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 13, Kuromaku directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 14, Sennyu directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 15, Giwaku directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 16, Tsuiseki directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
  • 17, Kenshin directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
  • 18, Bōky directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
  • 19, Hidō directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 20, Shikon directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 21, Bōryaku directed by Masahiko Izawa
  • 22, Chusedtsu directed by Masahiko Izawa
  • 23, Kansei directed by Buichi Saitō
  • 24, Zenya directed by Masahiko Izawa
  • 25, Uchiiri directed by Masatake Matsuo
  • 26, Ketsubetsu directed by Masatake Matsuo

References

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