Synopsis
The eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, fights against evil rampant in Edo while blending in with the common people as Tokuda Shinnosuke, the third son of a poor samurai retainer, commonly known as "Shin-san". The story depicts Yoshimune, who is shaken by the issue of succession, the drama within Edo Castle, and a difficult case involving a conspiracy that occurs in the castle town, with the addition of new characters and a sense of the era.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Mika OhmoriScreenplay
- Takashi MiikeDirector
Cast
- Ken MatsudairaTokugawa Yoshimune
- Daigo NishihataTokugawa Ieshige
- Ryo KimuraTadamitsu Ooka
- Yukiyoshi OzawaYojiro Honm
- Kiyohiko ShibukawaTakuro
- GACKTTokugawa Muneharu
- Kiita KomagineTokugawa Munetake
- Sawako FujimaOkinu
- Satoshi JinboShigenori Okudaira
- Katsuhisa NamaseTatsugoro
- Masanobu KatsumuraTadasuke Ooka
- Manabu HamadaYabuta Yabei
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Themes
shogunjidaigekiedo period