is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1979.Keiju Kobayashi Engisha p.305 It aired on Nippon Golden Network as The Fierce Battles of Edo. This drama was inspired by Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven SamuraiMasahiho Takase 昭和千本のドラマたち p.142 and produced by the same film company. The lead stars are Keiju Kobayashi and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi.
Plot Hanasaki (Kobayashi) and Kemanai (Tsuyuguchi) are Yoriki of Edo machi-bugyō. One day, bugyō orders them to establish an unofficial battle group of ronin to protect Edo city from villains. The battle group is called Edo no Yougekitai. Ronin receive 5 kobans from Edo machi-bugyō as a reward for each battle.
Cast
Hanasaki: Keiju Kobayashi Kemanai: Shigeru Tsuyuguchi Machi: Yosuke Natsuki Eto: Takeo Chii Taki: Toshio Shiba Katakura: Kōichi Miura Sakai: Tonppei Hidari Shima: Taeko Hattori
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