The Life of Bangaku

📊 Series Specifications

Network Fuji TV
Episode Runtime ~55 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 10
Original Language JA

The Life of Bangaku (2002)

⭐ Not Rated Yet 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 10 Episodes 🏷️ Drama 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

Master swordsman Bangaku Ajigawa is a Ronin with an honest heart, and hates deception. With no family or money, he lives by his own rules. Bangaku’s one treasure and reason to live is his master sword, Hekimitsuhira. But because of it, people around him regularly lie and deceive him. This light-hearted samurai drama follows the comedic life of Bengaku. Produced by Eizou Kyoto, this drama is to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Director Kon Ichikawa.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 My Dear Sword

Bandaku Ajikawa (Koji Yakusho) is a ronin who lost his parents when he was young and is lonely for the rest of his life.

E2 The Mystery of the Map
E3 The Man From Tsugaru
E4 Travel Partner
E5 Missing Item
E6 Vagabond
E7 The Taming of the Shrew
E8 Man and Woman
E9 The "Fist" Boss
E10 The Two Bangaku's