Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura

📊 Series Specifications

Network TBS, CS-TV Network
Episode Runtime ~ min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 44
Original Language JA
Creator 山岡荘八

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura (1970)

Created by 山岡荘八
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Synopsis

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.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Chiba Shusaku — That's a Fine Name!
E2 Single-Minded: The Wood-Splitting Sword
E3 Shusaku! Stand and Face Me
E4 Kumanosuke, Let's Settle This!
E5 Here It Comes! The One-Legged Sword
E6 The One Road to Edo
E7 Aim for the North Star!
E8 Tomorrow, for Certain, to Mother
E9 What Is a Duel...?
E10 First Spring Wind — A Fine Man!
E11 What Is the Sword of 'One Kill, Many Lives'...?
E12 Shusaku, Ask the Sword!
E13 Don't Cry, Shusaku
E14 Risking His Life!
E15 Loved by an Unexpected Man...
E16 A Man Named Shusaku — Blaze Up!
E17 An Oni-Tengu of True Worth
E18 Only by Casting Yourself Away...
E19 A Street-Killer's Lullaby
E20 The Sword That Calls Its Mother
E21 In Fine Array — The Sword of a Man's Life
E22 Those Who Ride the Palanquin, Those Who Carry It
E23 The Heart of the Sword, the Heart of a Man
E24 The Sword, Filled With Love
E25 Gentle in Spirit, Mighty in Strength
E26 Duel on Horseback
E27 Rise Up From Your Tears!
E28 O Star, Forever!
E29 Bravo! The Old Man's Swordsmanship
E30 Fire! A Brawl!
E31 Come On! Tetsutaro
E32 Duel in Broad Daylight
E33 The Sword, Once Again
E34 This Path Never Ends
E35 The Cursed Blade Summons the Dead
E36 Baramon: Daughter of Hell
E37 The Ghost With No Grave
E38 A Man's Challenge
E39 The Righteous Sword, the Wicked Sword
E40 The Flower and the Six-Shooter
E41 A Hundred-Ryo Swordsmanship — Learn Your Lesson!
E42 When a Man's Pride Burns
E43 Down With the Soundless Stance!
E44 Young Bird — Aim for the North Star