Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
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.
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Ryô Iwashita
Chiba Shūsaku / Otokichi · 44 eps
Yūko Enatsu
Nanae · 44 eps
Yumi Iwai
Aya · 44 eps
Koichi Ose
Asari Matashichirō · 44 eps
Minoru Chiaki
Urayama Juzada (Chiba Kōemon) · 44 eps
Akiko Koyama
Yoshino · 44 eps
Tadayoshi Kura
Asari Zōtarō · 44 eps
Hiroshi Fujioka
Arao Harutarō · 44 eps
Goro Kataoka
Morikawa Shinnosuke · 44 eps
Kenji Mori
Tatsumiya Bunzō · 44 eps
Rieko Sumi
Okayo · 44 eps
黛康太郎
Takashina Jūshirō · 44 eps
徳田伊佐夫
Okappiki · 44 eps
Hikaru Urano
Narrator · 44 eps
Rokku Furukawa
Kuma-san / Takichi / Kuma-san · 44 eps
Omenosuke Ichikawa
Shinpan / Tonosama / Bantō · 3 eps
Akira Moroguchi
Sakai Seiichirō / Rōnin / Takase Shintarō · 3 eps
Kitahara Masamitsu
Sawamura Genbei / Zen-san / Jinno Shigeharu · 3 eps
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Saya / Sagamiya / Okinu · 3 eps
Takahiro Tamura
Takayanagi Matashirō · 3 eps
