A Samurai's Sorrow

Jun 17, 1983 (ja) Drama [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jun 17, 1983
  • Production
    Fuji Television Network
  • Rotten tomato
    100%
  • Original title
    乾いて候
  • Release
    Jun 17, 1983
  • ja
    -

Overview

A Japanese period drama broadcast in prime-time in 1984, based on Goseki Kojima and Kazuo Koike 's manga of the same title. Kainage Mondo is a secret child of Tokugawa Yoshimune and skilled swordsman. His job is a part to test food for poison for Yoshimune. He was on a journey but he goes to Edo to see Yoshimune. The Owari han have longed for the post of shogun and try to murder Yoshimune, in order to get shogun's post. Fuki is a kunoichi of Kōka. She tries to murder Yoshimue but she comes to like Mondo and eventually starts working for Mondo and Yoshimune. Mondo protects Yoshimune's life from Owari han and other enemies.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Masakazu Tamura

    Kainage Mondo

  2. Takahiro Tamura

    Tokugawa Yoshimune

  3. Ryo Tamura

    Ōoka Tadasuke

  4. Tsutomu Isobe

    Tokugawa Muneharu

  5. Kantarō Suga

    Manabe Akifusa

  6. Junkichi Orimoto

  7. Goichi Yamada

  8. Yousuke Kondou

    Head of Owari Yagyū

  9. Kie Nakai

    Fukiko

  10. Junshi Shimada

    Mizuno Izuminokami

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 10 / Crews : 0

Season 1 ( 1983-06-17)

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Season 2 ( 1984-01-26)

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Season 3 ( 1984-08-23)

Food Taster, Show Yourself!

Episode: 1

Bewitching Flower

Episode: 2

The Tokugawa Assassination Chronicles

Episode: 3

Journey of a Woman Traveling in Disguise

Episode: 4

Ten'ichibou: Bloodline of Suspicion

Episode: 5

Food Taster's Last Gamble!

Episode: 6

Season 4 ( 1993-04-07)

Episode 1

Episode: 1
Jun 17, 1983 (ja)
Drama
[0] Min
  • First Air Date Jun 17, 1983
  • Production
    Fuji Television Network
  • Rotten tomato 100%
Original Title 乾いて候
ja

Overview

A Japanese period drama broadcast in prime-time in 1984, based on Goseki Kojima and Kazuo Koike 's manga of the same title. Kainage Mondo is a secret child of Tokugawa Yoshimune and skilled swordsman. His job is a part to test food for poison for Yoshimune. He was on a journey but he goes to Edo to see Yoshimune. The Owari han have longed for the post of shogun and try to murder Yoshimune, in order to get shogun's post. Fuki is a kunoichi of Kōka. She tries to murder Yoshimue but she comes to like Mondo and eventually starts working for Mondo and Yoshimune. Mondo protects Yoshimune's life from Owari han and other enemies.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer