Gokenin Zankuro (1995)

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.

First aired

1995-01-09

Genres

Drama

Seasons

5 (50 episodes)

Status

Ended

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 3 votes