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The Unfettered Shogun

Original title: Abarenbô Shôgun
  • TV Series
  • 1978–2008
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
55
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Ken Matsudaira in The Unfettered Shogun (1978)
JapaneseActionAdventureDramaHistory

Exposes wrong, evil, CORRUPT officials in Tokyo long ago... and the young shogun... sneaks out and walks the streets of Edo. Makes a public suggestion box for anyone to tell him about wrongs... Read allExposes wrong, evil, CORRUPT officials in Tokyo long ago... and the young shogun... sneaks out and walks the streets of Edo. Makes a public suggestion box for anyone to tell him about wrongs or things that need to be fixed.Exposes wrong, evil, CORRUPT officials in Tokyo long ago... and the young shogun... sneaks out and walks the streets of Edo. Makes a public suggestion box for anyone to tell him about wrongs or things that need to be fixed.

  • Stars
    • Megumi Matsushita
    • Ken Matsudaira
    • Keiko Haruno
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    8.5/10
    55
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    • Stars
      • Megumi Matsushita
      • Ken Matsudaira
      • Keiko Haruno
    • 2User reviews
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    Megumi Matsushita
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    • 2000–2001
    Ken Matsudaira
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    • Yoshimune Tokugawa…
    • 2003
    Keiko Haruno
    • 2002
    Megumi Morisaki
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    • Osaki
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    Shinya Hashimoto
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    Reiko Takashima
    • Kozoe
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    • Tanokura Sonbei
    Yôko Natsuki
    • Osono
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    Masumi Harukawa
    • Osai
    Mayumi Asaka
    • Sagiri
    Hiroshi Miyauchi
    • Sukehachi
    Mayuko Irie
    • Akane
    Ichirô Arishima
    Ichirô Arishima
    • Kanô Gorôzaemon
    Asahi Kurizuka
    • Yamada Asazaemon (Isshiki Jûrôta)
    Shigeru Araki
    • Konoha Saizô
    Yôko Asaji
    • Osai
    Shun'ya Wazaki
    • Ôtsuki Hanzô
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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 7, 1978 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Chronicle in Praise of Yoshimune: The Bold Shogun
    • Production company
      • TV Asahi
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    • Color
      • Color
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      • Mono
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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