Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
19701 Season
Drama
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- JP
About
Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura is a Japanese period drama that aired on the TBS network from November 2, 1970 to August 30, 1971 in the "Brother Gekijo" slot. It ran for 44 colour episodes of 30 minutes each. Based on Sohachi Yamaoka's novel "Chiba Shusaku", it depicts the youth of Chiba Shusaku, founder of the Hokushin Itto-ryu school of swordsmanship. A hot-blooded young man who calls himself Shusaku enters the dojo of Asari Matashichiro and, through encounters with all kinds of people, grows rapidly both in swordsmanship and in character. Produced by TBS and Shochiku. Rerun on the Japanese CS channel Jidaigeki Senmon Channel from March 17, 2025.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Nov 2, 1970
- Network
- TBS, CS-TV Network
- Studio
- TBS
Time to finish
33 hrs
44 episodes. About 5 weeks at an hour a night.
Cast
Ryô Iwashita
Chiba Shūsaku / Otokichi
Yūko Enatsu
Nanae
Yumi Iwai
Aya
Koichi Ose
Asari Matashichirō
Minoru Chiaki
Urayama Juzada (Chiba Kōemon)
Akiko Koyama
Yoshino
Tadayoshi Kura
Asari Zōtarō
Hiroshi Fujioka
Arao Harutarō
Goro Kataoka
Morikawa Shinnosuke
Kenji Mori
Tatsumiya Bunzō
Rieko Sumi
Okayo
Rokku Furukawa
Kuma-san / Takichi
黛康太郎
Takashina Jūshirō
徳田伊佐夫
Okappiki
Hikaru Urano
Narrator
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