is a Japanese

jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "historical drama, period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. ''Jidaigeki'' show the lives of the samurai, farmers, crafts ...

or period drama that was broadcast in 1979. It aired on

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as The Fierce Battles of Edo. This drama was inspired by

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's 1954 film ''

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'' and produced by the same film company. The lead stars are

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and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi.

Plot

Hanasaki (Kobayashi) and Kemanai (Tsuyuguchi) are

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Edo machi-bugyō were magistrates or municipal administrators with responsibility for governing and maintaining order in the shogunal city of Edo. Machi-bugyō were samurai officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. Appointments to this prominent of ...

. One day, bugyō orders them to establish an unofficial battle group of ronin to protect Edo city from villains. The battle group is called Edo no Yougekitai. Ronin receive 5 kobans from

as a reward for each battle.

Cast

*Hanasaki:

*Kemanai: Shigeru Tsuyuguchi *Machi:

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*Eto:

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*Taki: Toshio Shiba *Katakura:

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*Sakai: Tonppei Hidari *Shima: Taeko Hattori

References

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