The read
A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8/10. The series ran 12 seasons across 834 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Set in the 18th century, the show follows the Shogun Yoshimune, who likes to disguise himself as a low-ranking samurai and go into his capital of Edo to see the life of the common man, as well as to seek out and punish evildoers who would hurt his citizens. He is aided by Magistrate Oo'oka and a vivacious fireman, Tatsugoro, as well as a rotating cast of other recurring characters. Along with Zenigata Heiji and Mito Kōmon, it ranks among the longest-running series in the jidaigeki genre. Like so many other jidaigeki, it falls in the category of kanzen-chōaku, loosely, "rewarding good and punishing evil."
Ratings
8 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 207 ep1978 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 191 ep1983 |
| 3 | Season 3 | 129 ep1988 |
| 4 | Season 4 | 74 ep1991 |
| 5 | Season 5 | 44 ep |
| 6 | Season 6 | 51 ep1994 |
| 7 | Season 7 | 18 ep1996 |
| 8 | Season 8 | 24 ep1997 |
| 9 | Season 9 | 38 ep |
| 10 | Season 10 | 26 ep |
| 11 | Season 11 | 19 ep2001 |
| 12 | Season 12 | 13 ep2002 |
Key crew
- Shunsuke KikuchiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ken MatsudairaTokugawa Yoshimune
- Saburo KitajimaTatsugoro
- Tadashi YokouchiOo'oka Echizen-no-Kami Tadasuke
