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The Secret 18th Group

1996

During the Edo period, the eighth Tokugawa shōgun, Yoshimune, officially had 17 families of oniwaban, his private ninja guards. They were known as "The Secret 18th Group." Months after Yoshimune's death, his fourth son, Hitotsubashi, asks Kane Ametaro, a hairdresser, to put the group back together. The other members of the secret 18th group include Miki, a doctor; Otojirō, a chef; and Inokichi, an acrobat. The group members have their doubts and internal conflicts about how to live their lives as "secret agents," but when various injustices occur in Edo... they have no other option but to unite and begin clearing the darkness together.

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Production

TV Asahi

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 27, 1996

Last Aired

June 1, 1996

Networks

tv asahi

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Evil Judgement - The Woman Awaiting Her Bridal Make-Up
Air date: 1996-01-27
E2
Watching the Sad Woman in Light Make-Up
Air date: 1996-02-03
E3
The Little Witness and the Mystery of the Walking Corpse
Air date: 1996-02-10
E4
Deadly Blade Make-Up and Revenge of a Woman
Air date: 1996-02-17
E5
Proving the Innocence of Love That Fell Into the Trap
Air date: 1996-02-24
E6
The Woman Who Erased Her Past
Air date: 1996-03-02
E7
Inside the Palace of Edo, the Twisted Love of a Mother
Air date: 1996-03-09
E8
Absent Love Between Siblings
Air date: 1996-03-16
E9
The Funeral Woman the Evil Organization's Come Back
Air date: 1996-03-23
E10
Women's Theater of Swords - Yumenojo Kikamura
Air date: 1996-03-30
E11
The Flower of Vice, the Betrayal of the Promise
Air date: 1996-04-06
E12
Wife Murderer - The Cursed Fugitive
Air date: 1996-04-13
E13
Lost Path - The Extorted Wife
Air date: 1996-04-20
E14
Lies - The Pleasure of a Lover
Air date: 1996-04-27
E15
Evil - The Son without Parents and the Mother without Children
Air date: 1996-05-04
E16
Kidnapping - The Woman Who is Afraid of Fire
Air date: 1996-05-11
E17
Cold Blooded Woman Unmasks the Killer
Air date: 1996-05-18
E18
Separated Partners - Love Song for a Fugitive's Wife
Air date: 1996-05-25
E19
Female Tenacity - Dark Judgement for Bribery
Air date: 1996-06-01

Cast

Kunihiko Mitamura

Kunihiko Mitamura

Yoko Minamino

Yoko Minamino

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

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