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Abarenbo Shogun

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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."

Jan 7, 197812 seasons834 episodesEndedJA

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Ken Matsudaira

Tokugawa Yoshimune

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Saburo Kitajima

Tatsugoro

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Tadashi Yokouchi

Oo'oka Echizen-no-Kami Tadasuke

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Seasons

Season 1

207 episodes

Premiered Jan 7, 1978

Season 2

191 episodes

Premiered Mar 5, 1983

Season 3

129 episodes

Premiered Jan 1, 1988

Season 4

74 episodes

Premiered Apr 6, 1991

Season 5

44 episodes

Season 6

51 episodes

Premiered Jan 1, 1994

Season 7

18 episodes

Premiered Jul 13, 1996

Season 8

24 episodes

Premiered Jul 12, 1997

Season 9

38 episodes

Season 10

26 episodes

Season 11

19 episodes

Premiered Jul 5, 2001

Season 12

13 episodes

Premiered Jul 8, 2002

Episodes

1–6 of 207

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Ep 1

The Star of Edo

Jan 7, 1978

45m

Roughhousing daimyo Tokugawa Yoshimune of Kishu reluctantly becomes the Shogun so that he may bring prosperity to everyone in the country. On his procession to Edo Palace, he runs into his old friend Tatsugoro, and a little girl begging for a pardon for her father on death row. Yoshimune decides to sneak out of Edo Palace and do a little detective work.

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Ep 2

The Remarkable Charlatan

Jan 14, 1978

45m

Ogyu Shosen is called a quack doctor, but Yoshimune thinks he should be made surgeon-general.

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Ep 3

The First Fireman Banner

Jan 21, 1978

45m

Hatamoto firemen are causing a nuisance and thieving in town, so fiery Tatsugoro and his gang of construction workers aim to take them down.

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Ep 4

Mother From Long Past

Jan 28, 1978

45m

A hatamoto's spoiled brat daughter is in the habit of thieving and blaming it on commoners. Meanwhile, Yoshimune becomes preternaturally obsessed with a den-den taiko (a type of child's toy).

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