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Gokenin Zankuro

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.

1995 |5 Seasons  | 45m |  Drama

Seasons List

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Season 1

1995

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Season 2

1997

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Season 3

1997

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Season 4

1999

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Season 5

2001

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Creator

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Status

Ended

Languages

Japanese

Network

Fuji TV