Gokenin Zankuro (1995)
| First Air Date: | 1995, January 9 |
| Last Air Date: | 2002, February 25 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 5 |
| Episodes: | 50 |
| Episode Runtime: | 45 min |
Overview:
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.