Set in the 18th century, the show follows the Shogun Yoshimune, who likes to disguise himself as a low-ranking samurai and go into his capital of Edo to see the life of the common man, as well as to seek out and punish evildoers who would hurt his citizens. He is aided by Magistrate Oo'oka and a vivacious fireman, Tatsugoro, as well as a rotating cast of other recurring characters. Along with Zenigata Heiji and Mito Kōmon, it ranks among the longest-running series in the jidaigeki genre. Like so many other jidaigeki, it falls in the category of kanzen-chōaku, loosely, "rewarding good and punishing evil."
During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not ju...
Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gang...
As the war temporarily calms down and Edo rebuilds, Gintoki finds Shinpachi—who is still unaware of ...
During the reign of the shogun, Iemitsu, an epidemic causes the population of men to greatly drop, l...
A peaceful boatman once known as the Black Samurai is pulled back into conflict when he takes a litt...
Tange Tenzen is made a vassal to the shogun. He is a master of the single long sword fighting style....
A story of Yagyu Jubei, master swordsman from the well-known Yagyu-Shinkage school in the Edo period...
After being carried in his mother’s womb for three years, Benkei is born with long hair and teeth an...
A wildly unusual story set in the earliest days of the Meiji era. The story centers around a gatheri...
Ryoma ga Yuku is a five-hour epic which chronicles the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, a pre-revolutionary w...
After spending 20 years searching for the object of his vengeance, Sekiya Kanbei discovers he is now...
The drama depicts in the late Edo period in Nagasaki, Hiramatsu takes up Nagasaki bugyō`s head post....
During the Warring States era, two military geniuses stepped forward as strategists for Oda Nobunaga...
After the 'Incident at Honnoji' (assassination of Oda Nobunaga by Akechi Mitsuhide, a former trusted...
It takes place at the time of the Shogunate rule with Shogun Hidetada and who will succeed Hidetada....
The sequel to The Yagyu Conspiracy picks up when Yagyu Jubei (Sonny Chiba) has a falling out with th...
With an all-star cast led by Matsudaira Ken and Natsuyagi Isao, this exciting tale set in the afterm...
The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's lif...
Musashi Miyamoto left his village and ended up fighting in the battle of Sekigahara with his friend ...