The read
The series ran 5 seasons across 50 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Zankuro Matsudaira (Ken Watanabe) is a low-grade vassal of the Tokugawa Shogun, forced to moonlight as a bodyguard and executioner to make ends meet. He also has a drinking problem, an overeating mother, and a propensity to protect the oppressed, all of which eat into his finances. His confident mother Masajo (Kyoko Kishida) is the descendant of a famous family of shogunate retainers and a mistress of the pen and sword, who regards her son as a failure.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
3 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 8 ep1995 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 11 ep1997 |
| 3 | Season 3 | 11 ep1997 |
| 4 | Season 4 | 10 ep1999 |
| 5 | Season 5 | 10 ep2001 |
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Themes
samurai