Gokenin Zankuro

Gokenin Zankuro

1995•45m•8.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(3)

Zankuro Matsudaira (Ken Watanabe) is a low-grade vassal of the Tokugawa Shogun, forced to moonlight as a bodyguard and executioner to make ends meet. He also has a drinking problem, an overeating mother, and a propensity to protect the oppressed, all of which eat into his finances. His confident mother Masajo (Kyoko Kishida) is the descendant of a famous family of shogunate retainers and a mistress of the pen and sword, who regards her son as a failure.

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Production

Fuji Television Network, Kyodo Eiga

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 9, 1995

Last Aired

February 25, 2002

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

Side Job

Air date: 1995-01-09

E2

The Two Bodyguards

Air date: 1995-01-16

E3

Sister Comes Home

Air date: 1995-01-23

E4

The Mystery of the Blue Skin

Air date: 1995-01-30

E5

Voluntary Imprisonment

Air date: 1995-02-06

E6

I am the Shogun

Air date: 1995-02-13

E7

The Master of Waste

Air date: 1995-02-20

E8

A Mysterious Killer

Air date: 1995-02-27

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