was a Japanese jidaigeki broadcast on prime-time television that ran from 1975 to 1981. Its lead star was Yūzō Kayama.Masahiho Takase Senbon no Dramatachi p.142-144
The series was based on Kazuo Shimada's novel of the same title. It became a popular broadcast, leading to the production of five series and a two-hour special.Masahiho Takase Senbon no Dramatachi p.142
Plot
Characters Yūzō Kayama as Chiaki Joenosuke Keiju Kobayashi as Hayashida Magobei Minoru Chiaki as Hayami Shigetaro Yōsuke Kondō as Takase Masaaki Tsusaka as Sanai Ryō Ikebe as Nezu (first series, episodes 14-49) Kunie Tanaka as Yura (first series) Takeo Chii as Mihoki (first series) Mie Hama as Oyō (first series) Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Shimazu Hanzō (series II-IV) Masaya Oki as Tachibana Seiichirō (Shin Edo no Kaze) Yasuaki Kurata as Todō Ken (Shin Edo no Kaze) Atsushi Watanabe as Higure Shinsaku (Shin Edo no Kaze)
Seasons Edo no Kaze (1975–76) - 49 episodes Edo no Kaze II (1976–77) - 53 episodes Edo no Kaze III (1977–78) - 50 episodes Edo no Kaze IV (1978–79) - 26 episodes Shin Edo no Kaze (1980–81) - 31 episodes Edo no Kaze Special (1983) - two-hour special
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