Gokenin Zankuro 1995
★ 8.0/10 Drama 5 seasons · 50 eps Ended
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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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Episode guide
Season 1 · 8 episodes
- E1 Side Job Jan 9, 1995
- E2 The Two Bodyguards Jan 16, 1995
- E3 Sister Comes Home Jan 23, 1995
- E4 The Mystery of the Blue Skin Jan 30, 1995
- E5 Voluntary Imprisonment Feb 6, 1995
- E6 I am the Shogun Feb 13, 1995
- E7 The Master of Waste Feb 20, 1995
- E8 A Mysterious Killer Feb 27, 1995
Season 2 · 11 episodes
- E1 Spring and Fire Prevention Jan 1, 1997
- E2 Staying to Work Jan 8, 1997
- E3 A Mother's Revenge Jan 15, 1997
- E4 The Visitor from the North Jan 22, 1997
- E5 Kumogakure Jan 29, 1997
- E6 The Officer's Trap Feb 5, 1997
- E7 Kichiji, the White Fish Feb 12, 1997
- E8 Reward Under the Cherry Trees Feb 19, 1997
- E9 The Refugee Feb 26, 1997
- E10 The Flower of Nardus Mar 5, 1997
- E11 Umbrella Mar 12, 1997
Season 3 · 11 episodes
- E1 Two Men Nov 5, 1997
- E2 Tiger Hunter Nov 12, 1997
- E3 Sister Nov 19, 1997
- E4 36 Bodies Nov 26, 1997
- E5 Horse Legs Dec 3, 1997
- E6 The Red Gold Dec 10, 1997
- E7 If Dogs Could Walk Dec 17, 1997
- E8 Voluntary Seppuku Dec 24, 1997
- E9 A Lovely Witness Dec 31, 1997
- E10 The Woman Who Waits in Vain Jan 7, 1998
- E11 Bushi Fukagawa Jan 14, 1998
Season 4 · 10 episodes
- E1 Mother Mar 17, 1999
- E2 The Man Who Went Away Mar 24, 1999
- E3 The Otone Moon Mar 31, 1999
- E4 Love Letter Apr 7, 1999
- E5 Trap Within a Trap Apr 14, 1999
- E6 Prison Break Apr 21, 1999
- E7 Samurai Training Apr 28, 1999
- E8 Woman in Sight May 5, 1999
- E9 Persecuted Outcast May 12, 1999
- E10 Being a Man May 19, 1999
Season 5 · 10 episodes
- E1 Annoying loyalist Dec 24, 2001
- E2 Demon of Hakone Dec 31, 2001
- E3 The last ninja Jan 7, 2002
- E4 Bandit apprentice Jan 14, 2002
- E5 Haunted house Jan 21, 2002
- E6 Sacrificial price Goryo Jan 28, 2002
- E7 Mother's dream Feb 4, 2002
- E8 Rancho Masajyo Feb 11, 2002
- E9 Woman of Fuyukicho Feb 18, 2002
- E10 The last deadly battle Feb 25, 2002