The Life of Bangaku
Season 1
S1 · E1 Mar 5, 2002
My Dear Sword Episode 1
S1 · E2 Mar 12, 2002
The Mystery of the Map Episode 2
S1 · E3 Mar 19, 2002
The Man From Tsugaru Episode 3
S1 · E4 Mar 26, 2002
Travel Partner Episode 4
S1 · E5 Apr 2, 2002
Missing Item Episode 5
S1 · E6 Apr 9, 2002
Vagabond Episode 6
S1 · E7 Apr 16, 2002
The Taming of the Shrew Episode 7
S1 · E8 Apr 23, 2002
Man and Woman Episode 8
S1 · E9 Apr 30, 2002
The "Fist" Boss Episode 9
S1 · E10 May 7, 2002
The Two Bangaku's Episode 10
10 episodes in Season 1
Master swordsman Bangaku Ajigawa is a Ronin with an honest heart, and hates deception. With no family or money, he lives by his own rules. Bangaku’s one treasure and reason to live is his master sword, Hekimitsuhira. But because of it, people around him regularly lie and deceive him. This light-hearted samurai drama follows the comedic life of Bengaku. Produced by Eizou Kyoto, this drama is to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Director Kon Ichikawa.
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Cast
10 people
Kon Ichikawa Director · Tomohiko Yamashita Director Kensaku Tanigawa Composer
Total runtime 9h 10m · Episode length 55 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
March 5, 2002
Final episode
May 7, 2002
Status
Ended
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
55 min
Total runtime
9h 10m
Original language
Japanese
Production
Eizo Kyoto Film Co.
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
盤嶽の一生
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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