Gokenin Zankuro
7.7
Season 5
S5 · E1 · Dec 24, 2001
Annoying loyalist Episode 1
S5 · E2 · Dec 31, 2001
Demon of Hakone Episode 2
S5 · E3 · Jan 7, 2002
The last ninja Episode 3
S5 · E4 · Jan 14, 2002
Bandit apprentice Episode 4
S5 · E5 · Jan 21, 2002
Haunted house Episode 5
S5 · E6 · Jan 28, 2002
Sacrificial price Goryo Episode 6
S5 · E7 · Feb 4, 2002
Mother's dream Episode 7
S5 · E8 · Feb 11, 2002
Rancho Masajyo Episode 8
S5 · E9 · Feb 18, 2002
Woman of Fuyukicho Episode 9
S5 · E10 · Feb 25, 2002
The last deadly battle Episode 10
10 episodes in Season 5
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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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Cast
12 people
Ken Watanabe
Zankuro Matsudaira
Known for
Inception
The Last Samurai
Kyôko Kishida
Zankurô's mother
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
The Face of Another
Mayumi Wakamura
Tsutakichi
Known for
My Rainy Days
Toru Masuoka
Nishio Denzaburō
Known for
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Hanzawa Naoki
Yōko Moriguchi
Oryô
Known for
Shoplifters
I Give My First Love to You
Sansei Shiomi
Saji
Known for
Outrage Coda
Love Letter
Jun Karasawa
Riku Nishio
Known for
Black Lagoon
Devil Lady
Tetsuro Tamba
Known for
You Only Live Twice
Harakiri
Hiroko Nazuki
おえん / Oen
Rie Yoshizawa
松平須美 / MATSUDAIRA Sumi
Also in
Ten Count to the Future
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
Fuyukichi Maki
喜助 / Kisuke
Also in
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
Henshin Ninja Arashi
Yasuyo Matsumura
よね / Yone
Also in
Coup d'Etat
The Geisha House
Eiichi Kudō Director · Haruhiko Mimura Director Kōsei Saitō Director
Total runtime 37h 30m · Episode length 45 min · Country Japan
Show info
Premiered
January 9, 1995
Final episode
February 25, 2002
Status
Ended
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Episode length
45 min
Total runtime
37h 30m
Original language
Japanese
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Kyodo Eiga
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
御家人斬九郎
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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