Saotome Mondonosuke, "Hatamoto" (direct servant of the shogun), a handsome man with a scar on his forehead in the form of a crescent moon, a favorite of the shogun. He is a master of martial arts, who owns the style of Moroha-ryu seigan-kuzushi (fencing), Yoshin-ryu tai-jutsu (the art of fighting without weapons) and even military science, but in the era of Genroku (1688-1704) all these skills are not in demand, and this brings boredom to Mondonosuke. To dispel boredom, this so-called "bored gentleman" walks around the city, and when he hears about some incident, he rushes to the place and defeats evil with his invincible swordsmanship. Mondonosuke has a 17-year-old sister, Kikuji (Yukiko Kashiwagi), and Kikuji's lover, Kirishima Kyoya (Takao Kataoka), becomes his right hand.

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Mini-drama with a historical character having a smartphone.

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In an alternative feudal Japan, a strange disease that only affects males caused a massive populatio...

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Tells the story of the women surrounding Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the fifth shogun.

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Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samura...

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Osome is an ex-actress who lost her parents in a fire when she was 6-years old. She then is separate...

Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith...

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Follow the exciting adventures of Arsene Lupin III, the grandson of the world's greatest thief, Arse...

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