The Fierce Battles of Edo

Edo no Gekito (江戸の激斗) is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1979.^[1] It aired on Nippon Golden Network as The Fierce Battles of Edo. This drama was inspired by Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai^[2] and produced by the same film company. The lead stars are Keiju Kobayashi and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi.^[3]

The Fierce Battles of Edo
Also known as	Edo no Gekito
Genre	Jidaigeki
Directed by	Masahiro Takase
Starring	Keiju Kobayashi Shigeru Tsuyuguchi Takeo Chii Yosuke Natsuki
Theme music composer	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	26
Production
Running time	46 minutes (per episode)
Production companies	Fuji TV, Toho Company, Tsuburaya Productions
Original release
Network	Fuji TV
Release	May 31 (1979-05-31) – December 27, 1979 (1979-12-27)

Plot

Hanasaki (Kobayashi) and Kemanai (Tsuyuguchi) are Yoriki of Edo machi-bugyō. One day, bugyō orders them to establish an unofficial battle group of ronin to protect Edo city from villains.^[4] The battle group is called Edo no Yougekitai. Ronin receive 5 kobans from Edo machi-bugyō as a reward for each battle.^[5]

Cast

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• Hanasaki: Keiju Kobayashi
• Kemanai: Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
• Machi: Yosuke Natsuki
• Eto: Takeo Chii
• Taki: Toshio Shiba
• Katakura: Kōichi Miura
• Sakai: Tonppei Hidari
• Shima: Taeko Hattori