Gokenin Zankuro
ja
PG-13
8
January 1995
Drama
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.
First Air Date:
1995-01-09
Last Air Date:
1999-05-19
Status:
Ended
Original Country:
JP
Original Language:
ja
Number of Seasons:
5
Number of Episodes:
40