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 KĆmon, it ranks among the longest-running series in the jidaigeki genre. Like so many other jidaigeki, it falls in the category of kanzen-chĆaku, loosely, "rewarding good and punishing evil."
The Star of Edo
Jan 7, 1978
Roughhousing 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.
The Remarkable Charlatan
Jan 14, 1978
Ogyu Shosen is called a quack doctor, but Yoshimune thinks he should be made surgeon-general.
The First Fireman Banner
Jan 21, 1978
Hatamoto firemen are causing a nuisance and thieving in town, so fiery Tatsugoro and his gang of construction workers aim to take them down.
Mother From Long Past
Jan 28, 1978
A 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).
Spring in the O'oku
Feb 4, 1978
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The Splendid Potato Samurai
Feb 11, 1978
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The Man of River Styx
Feb 25, 1978
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The Befouled Truncheon
Mar 4, 1978
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The Chivalrous Thief
Mar 11, 1978
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The Blossoming Meyasubako
Mar 18, 1978
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The Finest Kiyari Song
Mar 25, 1978
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The Amazing Kishu Woman
Apr 1, 1978
Yoshimune's old friend from Kishu, a female lumberjack, comes to Edo to engage in lumber trade, but gets in trouble.
The Perilous Souvenir Gift
Apr 8, 1978
Yoshimune'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.
The Golden Crow Charms
Apr 15, 1978
Fireman Genzo wins the lottery, but is then reported to the police for having a forged ticket.
The Quack Who Calls Forth Spring
Apr 22, 1978
Even 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.
Showdown at Beautiful Yoshiwara
Apr 29, 1978
No description available.
Love and the Guardian Deity
May 6, 1978
Satsuma 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!
The Beat of a Taiko Drum in Edo
May 13, 1978
Yoshimune 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.
A Ballad of a Fireman
May 20, 1978
Tatsugoro'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.
Iris and Sympathy
May 27, 1978
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Fireman's Standard was Watching
Jun 3, 1978
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Friendships Support the World
Jun 17, 1978
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Rage of the Fishmonger
Jun 24, 1978
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The Dreadful Shichi-ri Messengers
Jul 1, 1978
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Heavens! Great Trouble in Edo
Jul 8, 1978
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The Drunken Man Who was Promoted
Jul 15, 1978
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The Woman Who Challenged the Yagyu Family
Jul 22, 1978
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A Flower Blooms in the Dark
Jul 29, 1978
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The Goofiest Pickpocket in Edo
Aug 19, 1978
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The Misjudged Betrayer
Sep 9, 1978
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The Woman Who Disappeared from the Hunting Ground
Sep 16, 1978
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The Best Announcement of the Winner in Japan
Sep 23, 1978
Ryuko 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...
A Daimyo's Famed Shiruko Restaurant
Sep 30, 1978
A 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...
The Women Who Dance in a Tempest
Oct 7, 1978
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The Bride with an Explosive
Oct 14, 1978
A 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...
The Deceiving Mole Under a Woman's Eye
Oct 21, 1978
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Feel Her Heart
Oct 28, 1978
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The Woman Who Challenged Her Master
Nov 4, 1978
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A Sweet Snare from RyuKyu
Nov 11, 1978
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Go! The Prodogy of the Commoners
Nov 18, 1978
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Hara-Kiri! The Drunkard Magistrate
Dec 2, 1978
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A Hot Man and a Brazen Hussy
Dec 9, 1978
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The Shogun's Secret Ninja
Dec 16, 1978
Female 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.
Fresh Blood on the Bestowed Sword
Dec 23, 1978
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The Counterfeit Coins and the Candy Man
Dec 30, 1978
A 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...
A Grand New Year's Gift
Jan 6, 1979
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The Female Doctor with a Fist
Jan 13, 1979
Edo is invigorated by an unusually aggressive and outspoken female doctor, Oshino, who physically beats her patients if they do not obey her.
Hell in the Heavenly Bath
Jan 20, 1979
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The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword
Jan 27, 1979
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The Great Packed Lunch of a Woman
Feb 3, 1979
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The Bride of the Fish Market
Feb 10, 1979
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The Downfall of Ooka Echizen No Kami
Feb 17, 1979
A 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...
The Best Dry Sake for Mother and Son
Feb 24, 1979
Clannish 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.
The Female Doctor Who Loves Money
Mar 3, 1979
Oshino, 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.
This Small Incident Occured Ten Years Ago
Mar 10, 1979
Shoheiko, 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.
The Man Who Died in the Light Snowfalls in Spring
Mar 17, 1979
Ryuko'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.
Eliminations of Black Sheep
Mar 24, 1979
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The Best Cherry Blossom Dance in Edo
Mar 31, 1979
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The Firemen's Standard is the Firemen's Heart and Soul
Apr 7, 1979
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Only the Sun Knew
Apr 14, 1979
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The Perished Love in a Spring Storm
Apr 21, 1979
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A Single Flower in the Dark
Apr 28, 1979
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The Fallen Flower in the Game of Chance
May 5, 1979
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Holding a Fire Standard for a Spear
May 12, 1979
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The Troublesome Tea Urn Trip
May 19, 1979
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Daruma Smiled on Joshu Road
May 26, 1979
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Commissioner Ooka Committs Hara-Kiri!
Jun 2, 1979
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A Bogus Complaint
Jun 9, 1979
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Very Proud of the Celebrated Sword
Jun 16, 1979
An 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.
A Loach Pot Rather Than A Domain
Jun 23, 1979
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The Best Godfather in Japan
Jun 30, 1979
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Revenge Colored with Safflowers
Jul 7, 1979
A 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.
A Man Passionate About the Snow on Mount Fuji
Jul 14, 1979
A 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.
Kick the Edo Illness Out!
Jul 21, 1979
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).
Gorozaemon Kano's Disappearance
Aug 11, 1979
Kano 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.
Suspicion Begets Idle Fears
Aug 18, 1979
A lord lets 3 master ghost actresses into his house as maids, somehow doesn't connect this with supernatural happenings in his house.
The Bride That Came From Kishu
Aug 25, 1979
Kikue, 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.
A Man Hunting the Whole Country
Sep 8, 1979
The 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.
Peerless! The Taste of Momma
Sep 15, 1979
Matsumae 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.
The Direct Retainers of the Shogun Run Wild
Sep 22, 1979
Hatamotos, 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.
Heroes in the Darkness
Sep 29, 1979
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Angelic Neighborhood Bully
Oct 13, 1979
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Thief Targeting the Nation
Oct 20, 1979
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O-sai Flies!
Oct 27, 1979
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Mount Fuji Saw The Wild Spear
Nov 3, 1979
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The Shogun Permitted a Thief
Nov 10, 1979
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Bullet Aiming At 8 Million Koku
Nov 17, 1979
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Burn! Even If You Must Die
Nov 24, 1979
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Embarrased To Recieve Flowers in Congratulation
Dec 1, 1979
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Beast Battle! Master Tatsugoro
Dec 8, 1979
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Duel! In the Stormy Castle
Dec 15, 1979
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Cheers! Quack Doctor
Dec 22, 1979
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The Will of the Raging Samurai
Dec 29, 1979
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The Lanterns of Early Spring and Noon Emerge
Jan 5, 1980
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I Saw a Rainbow in the Sea of Flames
Jan 12, 1980
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Get the Vermin Out of the Castle!
Jan 19, 1980
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I Don't Need a Mother!
Jan 26, 1980
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The Girl From the Wolf Village
Feb 2, 1980
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A Dohyori of Fire!
Feb 9, 1980
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The Fake Shogun
Feb 16, 1980
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The Eight Million Koku Porter
Feb 23, 1980
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The Collector Who Collected the Villain's Head
Mar 1, 1980
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Catastrophe! We Shouldn't Have Gotten Out of the Way!
Mar 8, 1980
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Japan's Most Wanted Bride
Mar 22, 1980
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Stop! Uncontrolled Official Carriage
Mar 29, 1980
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What is a Shogun?
Apr 5, 1980
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Watch Out! A Female Spy
Apr 12, 1980
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The Man Who Gives Orders to the Shogun!
Apr 19, 1980
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Snacks Delight on a Sunny Day
Apr 26, 1980
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Youth of Edo, Stand Up!
May 3, 1980
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Love Blossoms in Ubasuteyama!
May 10, 1980
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The Proud and Naive Samurai
May 17, 1980
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The Man Who Didn't Stop
May 24, 1980
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I Saw the Real One! The Hayabusa Brat
May 31, 1980
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Beware of the Quick Bucks
Jun 7, 1980
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The Man Who Died and Flourished
Jun 14, 1980
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Courage in the Face of Injustice
Jun 21, 1980
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Thief Training
Jun 28, 1980
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The Fox Woman Cries, the Banner of Empathy
Jul 5, 1980
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The Princess Take - Tears from a Wedding Procession
Jul 12, 1980
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The Flourishing of the Female Bushido
Jul 19, 1980
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The Sad Song of the South
Jul 26, 1980
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The New Boss! - Osai, of the Fire Extinguisher
Aug 2, 1980
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The One Who Stood Out After Being at Risk of Drowning
Aug 9, 1980
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Floating Lanterns That Mark a New Beginning in a Man's Life
Aug 16, 1980
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Love Sold for 20,000 Ryu
Aug 23, 1980
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The Trap in the Wolf Village
Aug 30, 1980
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Melancholy Ninja Love
Sep 6, 1980
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Dad, You Used to Be Someone
Sep 13, 1980
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My Childhood Friend is an Oku Woman
Sep 27, 1980
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There was a Bullet in the Clam Chowder!
Oct 4, 1980
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Run! The Shogun's Horse!
Oct 11, 1980
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Listen! The Chronicles of the Old Man and the Young Master
Oct 18, 1980
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A Silly Dance in an Oily Hell
Oct 25, 1980
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Duel on the Steam of Hell
Nov 1, 1980
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The Woman Who Bet on the Mountain of Fire
Nov 8, 1980
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Edo's Female Chief
Nov 15, 1980
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Hakone's Melancholic Drizzle
Nov 22, 1980
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The One Who Flirted Was to Blame
Nov 29, 1980
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The Wild Spear Everyone Fears
Dec 6, 1980
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The Bandit Harusame's Mother
Dec 20, 1980
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Munenryu Shintoism and Confucianism According to the Hayashi Clan
Dec 27, 1980
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I Am the Most Unpleasant Person in the World
Jan 10, 1981
Shin-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.
One Life For One Isshou of Shochu
Jan 17, 1981
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The Silent Man's Divorce Letter
Jan 24, 1981
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Ah! Justice Has Tears!
Jan 31, 1981
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Megumi Clan's Love Bridge
Feb 7, 1981
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Japan's Number One Little Thief
Feb 14, 1981
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Tops Spinning Beneath a False Union
Feb 21, 1981
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The White Waves That Shame the Flowers
Feb 28, 1981
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Sado, the Shining Yellow
Mar 7, 1981
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The Shogun, the Horse Thief, and the Brat
Mar 14, 1981
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When a Man Sparks
Mar 21, 1981
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The Love That Blooms Inside a Coffin
Mar 28, 1981
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I Don't Want to Be the Shogun's Bride
Apr 11, 1981
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Jongara with a Munen-Ryu Kid
Apr 18, 1981
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The Cursed Box of 1000 Ryos
Apr 25, 1981
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Hell's Bells Ring at 6.00 p.m
May 2, 1981
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Rest in Peace, Onaka - The Flowing Lanterns
May 9, 1981
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The Flowers That Fall Without Waiting for Spring
May 16, 1981
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The One Who Smiled in the End
May 23, 1981
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The Blooming Ginseng Flower That the Firefighter's Matoi Made Flourish
May 30, 1981
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The Cowardly Samurai Who Made a Demon Woman Cry
Jun 6, 1981
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Break the Chains of the Heart With Human Kindness
Jun 13, 1981
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Whose Ungrateful Son is it
Jun 20, 1981
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Promise of the Bell the Girl With Bangs and a Sword
Jun 27, 1981
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The Decisive Duel of the Lantern Samurai
Jul 4, 1981
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Legitimate Marital Fight
Jul 11, 1981
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Clear Sky - The Hungry Lancer
Jul 18, 1981
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The Duel! Blood in the Fuefuki River of Koshu
Aug 1, 1981
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Burning Tears of the Traitor
Aug 8, 1981
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The Flower in the Shadow That Made a Man Bloom
Aug 15, 1981
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Waves of the Seto Maiden
Aug 22, 1981
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Onomichi - Sunset of Revenge
Aug 29, 1981
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The Million Kokus Dependent
Sep 5, 1981
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The Bond of Hatred Between Father and Daughter
Sep 12, 1981
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The Morning When Demons Wept
Sep 19, 1981
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The Bet For the Dance Fan in the Sumo Ring
Sep 26, 1981
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The Samurai Tanuki Performs a Great Feat
Oct 3, 1981
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The Man Who Steals While Preaching
Oct 10, 1981
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Oath of Brothers
Oct 17, 1981
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The One Who Eats From the Table and the One Who Doesn't
Oct 24, 1981
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The Night Flower That Blooms Once
Oct 31, 1981
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The Man Who Danced in the Shadows
Nov 7, 1981
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The Man Who Danced in the Shadows
Nov 14, 1981
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The Love Story of a Man and His Taiko Drum
Nov 21, 1981
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Sorry, Shogun! The Change of a Monk
Nov 28, 1981
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Call of the Storm! The Bride From Megumi
Dec 5, 1981
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The Heart of a Mother That Made Demons Cry
Dec 12, 1981
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The Number One Rain Man in Japan
Dec 19, 1981
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Cold Wind of Yoshiwara, Tears of a Woman
Dec 26, 1981
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Laughter and Tears, The Dramatic Life of the People of Kawachi
Jan 9, 1982
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The First Snow is the Make-Up of the Dead of a Sad Woman
Jan 16, 1982
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The Poor and Nameless Grass
Jan 23, 1982
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The Fragrance of the Sea, Tastes Like Mama
Jan 30, 1982
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Why Sadness in Sharing an Umbrella?
Feb 6, 1982
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A Remora That is More Frightening Than a Pufferfish
Feb 13, 1982
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Sadness. Fallen Flowers of Those Who Stay
Feb 20, 1982
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The Villain Who Laughed Last
Feb 27, 1982
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Laughter and Tears, Three Girls From Edo
Mar 6, 1982
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The Greatest Achievement of a Drunken Jitte
Mar 13, 1982
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The Tale of the Fame of the Fool Kanpachi
Mar 20, 1982
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The Flower That Disappeared in an Avalanche
Mar 27, 1982
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Farewell Flower, Night Gust
Apr 10, 1982
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Spring Has Come Again! Spouses' Kanzashi
Apr 17, 1982
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You're a Child. Don't Cry, Torokichi!
Apr 24, 1982
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The Farewell of the 808 Towns
May 1, 1982
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