Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
千葉周作 剣道まっしぐら
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.
Created by 山岡荘八
Cast
Ryô Iwashita
Chiba Shūsaku / Otokichi
44 episodes
Yūko Enatsu
Nanae
44 episodes
Yumi Iwai
Aya
44 episodes
Koichi Ose
Asari Matashichirō
44 episodes
Minoru Chiaki
Urayama Juzada (Chiba Kōemon)
44 episodes
Akiko Koyama
Yoshino
44 episodes
Tadayoshi Kura
Asari Zōtarō
44 episodes
Hiroshi Fujioka
Arao Harutarō
44 episodes
Goro Kataoka
Morikawa Shinnosuke
44 episodes
Kenji Mori
Tatsumiya Bunzō
44 episodes
Rieko Sumi
Okayo
44 episodes
黛康太郎
Takashina Jūshirō
44 episodes
徳田伊佐夫
Okappiki
44 episodes
Hikaru Urano
Narrator
44 episodes
Rokku Furukawa
Kuma-san
44 episodes
Omenosuke Ichikawa
Bantō
3 episodes
Akira Moroguchi
Sakai Seiichirō
3 episodes
Kitahara Masamitsu
Jinno Shigeharu
3 episodes
Unknown
Okinu
3 episodes
Takahiro Tamura
Takayanagi Matashirō
3 episodes
Takeshi Sasaki
Fuwa Tetsutarō / Sankichi
3 episodes
Toranosuke Tennoji
Mankichi
2 episodes
Teruhiko Aoi
Shinkichi
2 episodes
Tatsuo Nagano
Tamon
2 episodes
Seasons
Season 1
1970 · 44 eps
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