Falcons of Edo 1978
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Topic: Television series "Falcons of Edo" (1978). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1978
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 38
- Runtime
- 46 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 10, 1978
- Last aired
- Sep 26, 1978
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- tv asahi
- Genres
- Action & Adventure
- Updated
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Topic: Television series "Falcons of Edo" (1978).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Title: Falcons of Edo.
Year: 1978.
Genre: Action & Adventure.
Setting: 1770s.
Context: Tanuma Okitsugu abused political power, leading to corruption among government officials and moral decay of the public.
Mechanism: A box for public complaints called "Meyasubako" was placed at the front gate of the central government's Supreme Court.
Process: Appeals went directly to the shogun, who assigned the "Otakagumi" (Falconers Unit) to investigate.
Lead Character: Uchiyama Kanbei (played by Mifune Toshiro).
Mission: Fight injustice and help the oppressed.
Style: Highly charged action series with brilliant fighting and a clever story line that brings out the best in samurai cinema.
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Falcons of Edo is a 1978 action and adventure television series. Set in the
Should you watch it?
“In 1770s Japan, samurai fight widespread political corruption and injustice.”
- Features samurai superstar Mifune Toshiro leading the Falconer Unit.
- Combines brilliant fighting with a clever storyline.
- Brings out the best in samurai cinema.
- Depicts prevalent moral decay and political abuse of power that may be intense.
Watch it if you enjoy classic samurai cinema and stories about fighting political injustice.
The tone is action-driven and highlights brilliant fighting and a clever storyline suitable for fans of samurai television.
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Season 1 · 38 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Falconers Unit is Born! Mytharc Jan 10, 1978
- E2 Cutting the Evil in the Black Swamp Core Jan 17, 1978
- E3 Follow the Bridal Procession Core Jan 24, 1978
- E4 Cutting the Darkness of the Great Edo Core Jan 31, 1978
- E5 Missing! Unknown Fate of Sixty Men Core Feb 7, 1978
- E6 The Falcons Fly on the Oshu Highway! Core Feb 14, 1978
- E7 Watch Out, Father! Core Feb 21, 1978
- E8 The Falcons Fly Above the Ruined Town! Core Feb 28, 1978
- E9 Women's Hell! The Devil's Convent Core Mar 7, 1978
- E10 An Assassin's Bullet! The Female Leopard of Revenge Core Mar 14, 1978
- E11 The Lone Wolf Covered with Wounds Core Mar 21, 1978
- E12 The Letter 'Nen' Flies in the Air Core Mar 28, 1978
- E13 Ambush! One Thousand Constables with Spears Core Apr 4, 1978
- E14 The Bodyguard with the Dark Scar Core Apr 11, 1978
- E15 The Sword of Solitude! Decapitator Yagoro Core Apr 18, 1978
- E16 The Valley of Hell with Hot Sand for Women! Core Apr 25, 1978
- E17 The Wandering Saint Core May 2, 1978
- E18 The Falcon for an Offering! Imminent Danger Core May 9, 1978
- E19 Cutting Down the Trap of the Red Alligations! Core May 16, 1978
- E20 Shuddering! The Woman of Night Fog Core May 23, 1978
- E21 The Lone Wolf with the Child in the Underworld Core May 30, 1978
- E22 Execution by Burning Takes Place Today Core Jun 6, 1978
- E23 The Queen Bee of the Shogun's Harem Core Jun 13, 1978
- E24 Excellent! Flying Black Hair in the Sky Core Jun 20, 1978
- E25 Mountain Pass of the Devil! The Hell of Women Core Jun 27, 1978
- E26 The Tanuma Clan's Conspiracy Core Jul 4, 1978
- E27 The Skin of the Red Hot Iron! Woman at Eitai Riverbank Core Jul 11, 1978
- E28 Land of Mystery! Madarao's Eight Nuns Core Jul 18, 1978
- E29 Lullaby of the River Styx Core Jul 25, 1978
- E30 Bizarre! Hidden Money in the Yatsume Cave Core Aug 1, 1978
- E31 The Flower of Grudge, Dead Beauty in the Bathtub Core Aug 8, 1978
- E32 Inazuma is in an Abnormal State! Core Aug 15, 1978
- E33 A Black Panther Rips the Darkness! Core Aug 22, 1978
- E34 Imminent Danger, Assassination of the Shogun! Core Aug 29, 1978
- E35 Scheme! The Female Bandit's Trap Core Sep 5, 1978
- E36 Heroic - The Death in Action of the Otakagumi's Chief! Core Sep 12, 1978
- E37 Fierce Battle- The Otakagumi's Deputy Chief is Killed in Action Mytharc Sep 19, 1978
- E38 Decisive Action - The Entire Falconers' Unit Heads for the Place of Death! Mytharc Sep 26, 1978
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