Falcons of Edo

📊 Series Specifications

Network tv asahi
Episode Runtime ~46 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 38
Original Language JA

Falcons of Edo (1978)

⭐ 4.3 / 5 (2 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 38 Episodes 🏷️ Action & Adventure 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

In the 1770's, the shrewdest man of the age, Tanuma Okitsugu, had abused his political power, and the corruption of government officials and moral decay of the public were prevalent. At that time, there was a box for complaints made by the general public. It was called "Meyasubako" and was placed at the front gate of the central government's Supreme Court. The appeals went directly to the shogun who assigned the “Otakagumi” (Falconers Unit) to investigate. Led by Uchiyama Kanbei (samurai superstar Mifune Toshiro) they fought injustice and helped the oppressed. Not only were they skilled swordsmen, but their trained falcons would swoop down on enemy troops, especially those using firearms. Superb fighting throughout with Mifune at the forefront in one of his finest roles. As the vile Tanuma Okitsugu continues to abuse his political power, more and more clashes with the Falcons of Edo, who stand for justice and morality are bound to occur, leading to a conclusion the likes of which has never been seen. Putting his life on the line, time and time again, Uchiyama Kanbei fights to prevent Tanuma from destroying the falconers’ group and take him to task for his vicious treatment of the Japanese people. Aided by his trusty Vice-Chief Ichiyanagi Kakuto, he wades bravely into battle in a land where “Take no prisoners” is the mantra. Brilliant fighting and a clever story line create a highly charged action series that brings out the best in samurai cinema. Can the Falcons of Edo prevail and save Japan from being crushed underfoot!

Seasons & Episodes

E1 The Falconers Unit is Born!
E2 Cutting the Evil in the Black Swamp
E3 Follow the Bridal Procession
E4 Cutting the Darkness of the Great Edo
E5 Missing! Unknown Fate of Sixty Men
E6 The Falcons Fly on the Oshu Highway!
E7 Watch Out, Father!
E8 The Falcons Fly Above the Ruined Town!
E9 Women's Hell! The Devil's Convent
E10 An Assassin's Bullet! The Female Leopard of Revenge
E11 The Lone Wolf Covered with Wounds
E12 The Letter 'Nen' Flies in the Air
E13 Ambush! One Thousand Constables with Spears
E14 The Bodyguard with the Dark Scar
E15 The Sword of Solitude! Decapitator Yagoro
E16 The Valley of Hell with Hot Sand for Women!
E17 The Wandering Saint
E18 The Falcon for an Offering! Imminent Danger
E19 Cutting Down the Trap of the Red Alligations!
E20 Shuddering! The Woman of Night Fog
E21 The Lone Wolf with the Child in the Underworld
E22 Execution by Burning Takes Place Today
E23 The Queen Bee of the Shogun's Harem
E24 Excellent! Flying Black Hair in the Sky
E25 Mountain Pass of the Devil! The Hell of Women
E26 The Tanuma Clan's Conspiracy
E27 The Skin of the Red Hot Iron! Woman at Eitai Riverbank
E28 Land of Mystery! Madarao's Eight Nuns
E29 Lullaby of the River Styx
E30 Bizarre! Hidden Money in the Yatsume Cave
E31 The Flower of Grudge, Dead Beauty in the Bathtub
E32 Inazuma is in an Abnormal State!
E33 A Black Panther Rips the Darkness!
E34 Imminent Danger, Assassination of the Shogun!
E35 Scheme! The Female Bandit's Trap
E36 Heroic - The Death in Action of the Otakagumi's Chief!
E37 Fierce Battle- The Otakagumi's Deputy Chief is Killed in Action
E38 Decisive Action - The Entire Falconers' Unit Heads for the Place of Death!