Kenkaku Shōbai

Kenkaku Shōbai

1998•54m•10.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

10.0/10(1)

Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith. While running a dojo, Daijiro and his father find themselves wrapped up in a series of events with the town's people.

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Production

Fuji Television Network, Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

October 14, 1998

Last Aired

December 16, 1998

Networks

Fuji TV

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

Episode 1

Air date: 1998-10-14

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 1998-10-21

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 1998-10-28

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 1998-11-04

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 1998-11-11

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 1998-11-18

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 1998-11-25

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 1998-12-02

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 1998-12-09

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 1998-12-16

Cast

Makoto Fujita

Makoto Fujita

Atsuro Watabe

Atsuro Watabe

Ayako Kobayashi

Ayako Kobayashi

Megumi Oji

Megumi Oji

Koichi Miura

Koichi Miura

Meiko Kaji

Meiko Kaji

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

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