Synopsis
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."
Episodes
1E1The Star of EdoRoughhousing 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.45m2E2The Remarkable CharlatanOgyu Shosen is called a quack doctor, but Yoshimune thinks he should be made surgeon-general.45m3E3The First Fireman BannerHatamoto firemen are causing a nuisance and thieving in town, so fiery Tatsugoro and his gang of construction workers aim to take them down.45m4E4Mother From Long PastA 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).45m5E5Spring in the O'oku45m6E6The Splendid Potato Samurai45m7E7The Man of River Styx45m8E8The Befouled Truncheon45m9E9The Chivalrous Thief45m10E10The Blossoming Meyasubako45m11E11The Finest Kiyari Song45m12E12The Amazing Kishu WomanYoshimune's old friend from Kishu, a female lumberjack, comes to Edo to engage in lumber trade, but gets in trouble.45m13E13The Perilous Souvenir GiftYoshimune's old friends from Kishu, Sakichi and Onatsu of the lumber store, are leaving town, so Yoshimune comes to bring them a present. He ends up getting in the way of a drug bust and is mistaken for a drug dealer.45m14E14The Golden Crow CharmsFireman Genzo wins the lottery, but is then reported to the police for having a forged ticket.45m15E15The Quack Who Calls Forth SpringEven though he has been made surgeon-general, nobody trusts Ogawa Shosen or Yoshimune's city hospital. Yoshimune decides to get himself admitted as Shin-san to investigate from within.45m16E16Showdown at Beautiful Yoshiwara45m17E17Love and the Guardian DeitySatsuma domain bully a store that is in their debt by trying to steal the storekeeper's girlfriend, and by framing them for theft. Only a man of stone can save Tamba-ya from destruction!45m18E18The Beat of a Taiko Drum in EdoYoshimune really wants to attend a festival in Edo, but he has important business to attend to in the palace. Jii says he can go out as long as he is back by 4 PM. This doesn't seem likely, since Yoshimune gets involved in a big fistfight and village drama.45m19E19A Ballad of a FiremanTatsugoro's family is indebted to a samurai family, so Tatsugoro gives the samurai family his very best fireman to adopt, since the samurai have no heir of their own. The other samurai do not like him.45m20E20Iris and Sympathy45m21E21Fireman's Standard was Watching45m22E22Friendships Support the World45m23E23Rage of the Fishmonger45m24E24The Dreadful Shichi-ri Messengers45m25E25Heavens! Great Trouble in Edo45m26E26The Drunken Man Who was Promoted45m27E27The Woman Who Challenged the Yagyu Family45m28E28A Flower Blooms in the Dark45m29E29The Goofiest Pickpocket in Edo45m30E30The Misjudged Betrayer45m31E31The Woman Who Disappeared from the Hunting Ground45m32E32The Best Announcement of the Winner in JapanRyuko and Isonokaze were sumo wrestlers for a clan who tried to make them throw a match. Ryuko hides out at the fire house and meets Shin-san, who is very excitable and really, really wants to wrestle him. Eventually Shin-san learns of the wrestling drama that is unfolding...45m33E33A Daimyo's Famed Shiruko RestaurantA certain han ruled by a child lord is having money trouble, so one of the han's samurai starts a sweet bean soup restaurant to try and raise funds. The samurai has some trouble getting customers...45m34E34The Women Who Dance in a Tempest45m35E35The Bride with an ExplosiveA land reclamation project is taking place largely with Shogunate funds, carried out by contract with 2 companies (which are marrying their kids together as the ultimate symbol of the contract). One of the companies invents a bomb with a long fuse, to blow up a mountainous area in the reclamation zone. The other company decides to assassinate the first company, and steals the bomb...45m36E36The Deceiving Mole Under a Woman's Eye45m37E37Feel Her Heart45m38E38The Woman Who Challenged Her Master45m39E39A Sweet Snare from RyuKyu45m40E40Go! The Prodogy of the Commoners45m41E41Hara-Kiri! The Drunkard Magistrate45m42E42A Hot Man and a Brazen Hussy45m43E43The Shogun's Secret NinjaFemale ninja Osono's dad Seiemon comes to town. He is now a cotton-farming country samurai. Needs dried sardines for fertilizer. The hatamoto of sardineland is driving the fishermens' prices down so all the farmers secretly sell to Seiemon. The merchant tries to assassinate Seiemon and fails, since Seiemon is a ninja. Seiemon stays at the firehouse and plans to secretly assassinate the criminals, then kill himself, because he's depressed.45m44E44Fresh Blood on the Bestowed Sword45m45E45The Counterfeit Coins and the Candy ManA man makes little pretty sugar candies for kids and tells funny stories. He used to be a counterfeiter because of his great manual dexterity, but vowed to turn his life around. Shin-san becomes interested in candy just when the guy's old friends force him to counterfeit again...45m46E46A Grand New Year's Gift45m47E47The Female Doctor with a FistEdo is invigorated by an unusually aggressive and outspoken female doctor, Oshino, who physically beats her patients if they do not obey her.45m48E48Hell in the Heavenly Bath45m49E49The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword45m50E50The Great Packed Lunch of a Woman45m51E51The Bride of the Fish Market45m52E52The Downfall of Ooka Echizen No KamiA bad gang leader kidnaps Tadasuke's wife (who never appeared before or since), as she went to the shrine to pray for a baby. Tadasuke decides that justice outweighs his bride and prepares to prosecute the gang leader anyway, so Shin-san lets the prisoner go secretly to try and follow him to Tadasuke's bride...45m53E53The Best Dry Sake for Mother and SonClannish Edoite sake sellers turn against a travelling Osakan female sake seller to force her out of the market; only her long-lost son, an Edoite sake seller, can save her.45m54E54The Female Doctor Who Loves MoneyOshino, the female doctor with a fist, is in charge of a temple that gives free medical service to orphans, but it is reputed that she is stealing all the money instead.45m55E55This Small Incident Occured Ten Years AgoShoheiko, the official Shogunate college, has an admissions scandal where the bureaucrats turn out to have been accepting bribes for admissions. Yoshimune suggests opening it to commoners and calls up some obscure scholars; the vicious bureaucrats attack and kill one. Shin-san absolutely loses his mind, but Tatsugoro is there to give him a helping hand.45m56E56The Man Who Died in the Light Snowfalls in SpringRyuko's friend is killed by a rice wholesaler. Shin-san investigates this and discovers a whole sordid rice-based drama, including collective punishment, famine, and assassination.45m57E57Eliminations of Black Sheep45m58E58The Best Cherry Blossom Dance in Edo45m59E59The Firemen's Standard is the Firemen's Heart and Soul45m60E60Only the Sun Knew45m61E61The Perished Love in a Spring Storm45m62E62A Single Flower in the Dark45m63E63The Fallen Flower in the Game of Chance45m64E64Holding a Fire Standard for a Spear45m65E65The Troublesome Tea Urn Trip45m66E66Daruma Smiled on Joshu Road45m67E67Commissioner Ooka Committs Hara-Kiri!45m68E68A Bogus Complaint45m69E69Very Proud of the Celebrated SwordAn unbalanced ronin wants to become the sword teacher to a daimyo, so he can get enough money to buy back his really sexy sword from the pawn shop. However, a competitor attacks him, crippling the ronin's hand. Shin-san is really mad about this, even though the ronin attacked him earlier.45m70E70A Loach Pot Rather Than A Domain45m71E71The Best Godfather in Japan45m72E72Revenge Colored with SafflowersA pregnant safflower farmer's husband is run over by the local lord's horse. She's lured to the daikan's office to get compensated but is raped and turned into the lord's concubine instead. She schemes to have herself murdered so Ooka Echizen will enter the manor and discover these great crimes.45m73E73A Man Passionate About the Snow on Mount FujiA kind but untalented kitchen-supervisor samurai is assigned to accompany his domain's gift to the Shogun: big blocks of ice. Shin-san, tramping around Shinjuku, accidentally discovers this delivery and starts accompanying it too, and discovers a rival domain is trying to kill the ice to humiliate the first domain.45m74E74Kick the Edo Illness Out!A mysterious illness (beriberi) becomes common and Yoshimune calls his doctor to find out what the cause is. His doctor says only his own special blend of medicine (very expensive) can cure it. Oshino, the female doctor with a fist, however, believes the solution is more simple (and involves punching people).45m75E75Gorozaemon Kano's DisappearanceKano Gorozaemon, who is practically Yoshimune's adoptive father, goes out into Edo to get a surprise present for the Shogun, and is kidnapped by a nutter who wants to frame him for murder to steal his job.45m76E76Suspicion Begets Idle FearsA lord lets 3 master ghost actresses into his house as maids, somehow doesn't connect this with supernatural happenings in his house.45m77E77The Bride That Came From KishuKikue, the daughter of a potter, comes to Edo and meets her old friend Shin-san, who she recognizes as the Shogun. She came to marry Kano Gorozaemon, who proposed to her when she was eight (??!) but Kano backed out.45m78E78A Man Hunting the Whole CountryThe Ogobanshu (kind of like a guild of hatamotos) want to hunt, but in setting the borders of the hunting area they recklessly steal the corner of a VERY sensitive farmer's farm.45m79E79Peerless! The Taste of MommaMatsumae domain officials and the store Ebisu-ya are conspiring to give predatory loans to alcohol shops. Lady merchant Omasa from Osaka wants to get a better deal, and her son unfortunately took the debt from his main sake supplier, so now she needs to get money to save both their skins.45m80E80The Direct Retainers of the Shogun Run WildHatamotos, a domain, a runaway killer samurai from the domain, the firemen, and jii for some reason, all end up in a gigantic free for all fight.45m81E81Heroes in the Darkness45m82E82Angelic Neighborhood Bully45m83E83Thief Targeting the Nation45m84E84O-sai Flies!45m85E85Mount Fuji Saw The Wild Spear45m86E86The Shogun Permitted a Thief45m87E87Bullet Aiming At 8 Million Koku45m88E88Burn! Even If You Must Die45m89E89Embarrased To Recieve Flowers in Congratulation45m90E90Beast Battle! Master Tatsugoro45m91E91Duel! In the Stormy Castle45m92E92Cheers! Quack Doctor45m93E93The Will of the Raging Samurai45m94E94The Lanterns of Early Spring and Noon Emerge45m95E95I Saw a Rainbow in the Sea of Flames45m96E96Get the Vermin Out of the Castle!45m97E97I Don't Need a Mother!45m98E98The Girl From the Wolf Village45m99E99A Dohyori of Fire!45m100E100The Fake Shogun45m101E101The Eight Million Koku Porter45m102E102The Collector Who Collected the Villain's Head45m103E103Catastrophe! We Shouldn't Have Gotten Out of the Way!45m104E104Japan's Most Wanted Bride45m105E105Stop! Uncontrolled Official Carriage45m106E106What is a Shogun?45m107E107Watch Out! A Female Spy45m108E108The Man Who Gives Orders to the Shogun!45m109E109Snacks Delight on a Sunny Day45m110E110Youth of Edo, Stand Up!45m111E111Love Blossoms in Ubasuteyama!45m112E112The Proud and Naive Samurai45m113E113The Man Who Didn't Stop45m114E114I Saw the Real One! The Hayabusa Brat45m115E115Beware of the Quick Bucks45m116E116The Man Who Died and Flourished45m117E117Courage in the Face of Injustice45m118E118Thief Training45m119E119The Fox Woman Cries, the Banner of Empathy45m120E120The Princess Take - Tears from a Wedding Procession45m121E121The Flourishing of the Female Bushido45m122E122The Sad Song of the South45m123E123The New Boss! - Osai, of the Fire Extinguisher45m124E124The One Who Stood Out After Being at Risk of Drowning45m125E125Floating Lanterns That Mark a New Beginning in a Man's Life45m126E126Love Sold for 20,000 Ryu45m127E127The Trap in the Wolf Village45m128E128Melancholy Ninja Love45m129E129Dad, You Used to Be Someone45m130E130My Childhood Friend is an Oku Woman45m131E131There was a Bullet in the Clam Chowder!45m132E132Run! The Shogun's Horse!45m133E133Listen! The Chronicles of the Old Man and the Young Master45m134E134A Silly Dance in an Oily Hell45m135E135Duel on the Steam of Hell45m136E136The Woman Who Bet on the Mountain of Fire45m137E137Edo's Female Chief45m138E138Hakone's Melancholic Drizzle45m139E139The One Who Flirted Was to Blame45m140E140The Wild Spear Everyone Fears45m141E141The Bandit Harusame's Mother45m142E142Munenryu Shintoism and Confucianism According to the Hayashi Clan45m143E143I Am the Most Unpleasant Person in the WorldShin-san accidentally gets involved with two low-class thieving morons, to Tatsugoro's horror. Tatsugoro finally manages to get rid of them, and one of them is promptly killed by evil ninjas for having seen something he should not have. Yoshimune learns they were raising a bunch of orphans in an awful shack with their scammed money, and decides he must avenge the dead criminal.45m144E144One Life For One Isshou of Shochu45m145E145The Silent Man's Divorce Letter45m146E146Ah! Justice Has Tears!45m147E147Megumi Clan's Love Bridge45m148E148Japan's Number One Little Thief45m149E149Tops Spinning Beneath a False Union45m150E150The White Waves That Shame the Flowers45m151E151Sado, the Shining Yellow45m152E152The Shogun, the Horse Thief, and the Brat45m153E153When a Man Sparks45m154E154The Love That Blooms Inside a Coffin45m155E155I Don't Want to Be the Shogun's Bride45m156E156Jongara with a Munen-Ryu Kid45m157E157The Cursed Box of 1000 Ryos45m158E158Hell's Bells Ring at 6.00 p.m45m159E159Rest in Peace, Onaka - The Flowing Lanterns45m160E160The Flowers That Fall Without Waiting for Spring45m161E161The One Who Smiled in the End45m162E162The Blooming Ginseng Flower That the Firefighter's Matoi Made Flourish45m163E163The Cowardly Samurai Who Made a Demon Woman Cry45m164E164Break the Chains of the Heart With Human Kindness45m165E165Whose Ungrateful Son is it45m166E166Promise of the Bell the Girl With Bangs and a Sword45m167E167The Decisive Duel of the Lantern Samurai45m168E168Legitimate Marital Fight45m169E169Clear Sky - The Hungry Lancer45m170E170The Duel! Blood in the Fuefuki River of Koshu45m171E171Burning Tears of the Traitor45m172E172The Flower in the Shadow That Made a Man Bloom45m173E173Waves of the Seto Maiden45m174E174Onomichi - Sunset of Revenge45m175E175The Million Kokus Dependent45m176E176The Bond of Hatred Between Father and Daughter45m177E177The Morning When Demons Wept45m178E178The Bet For the Dance Fan in the Sumo Ring45m179E179The Samurai Tanuki Performs a Great Feat45m180E180The Man Who Steals While Preaching45m181E181Oath of Brothers45m182E182The One Who Eats From the Table and the One Who Doesn't45m183E183The Night Flower That Blooms Once45m184E184The Man Who Danced in the Shadows45m185E185The Man Who Danced in the Shadows45m186E186The Love Story of a Man and His Taiko Drum45m187E187Sorry, Shogun! The Change of a Monk45m188E188Call of the Storm! The Bride From Megumi45m189E189The Heart of a Mother That Made Demons Cry45m190E190The Number One Rain Man in Japan45m191E191Cold Wind of Yoshiwara, Tears of a Woman45m192E192Laughter and Tears, The Dramatic Life of the People of Kawachi45m193E193The First Snow is the Make-Up of the Dead of a Sad Woman45m194E194The Poor and Nameless Grass45m195E195The Fragrance of the Sea, Tastes Like Mama45m196E196Why Sadness in Sharing an Umbrella?45m197E197A Remora That is More Frightening Than a Pufferfish45m198E198Sadness. Fallen Flowers of Those Who Stay45m199E199The Villain Who Laughed Last45m200E200Laughter and Tears, Three Girls From Edo45m201E201The Greatest Achievement of a Drunken Jitte45m202E202The Tale of the Fame of the Fool Kanpachi45m203E203The Flower That Disappeared in an Avalanche45m204E204Farewell Flower, Night Gust45m205E205Spring Has Come Again! Spouses' Kanzashi45m206E206You're a Child. Don't Cry, Torokichi!45m207E207The Farewell of the 808 Towns45m
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