Mito Kōmon (1969)

Original title

水戸黄門

Cast

Tani Kanichi, Satomi Kotaro, Ishizaka Koji, Nishimura Ko, Tono Eijiro, Harada Ryuji, Goda Masashi, Yumi Kaoru

Genre

Japanese television drama, Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Length

3 seasons, 3 episodes

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A retired lord travels incognito across Japan with his two samurai companions. They uncover local injustices, defeat the wrongdoers in a fight, and reveal his true identity to set things right.

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What happens

Mito Kōmon (水戸黄門; Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.to (|) koː.moɴ]) is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was on prime-time television from 1969 to 2011, making it the longest-running jidaigeki in Japanese television history. The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shōgun and retired second daimyō of the Mito Domain. In the guise of Mitsuemon, a retired crepe merchant from Echigo, he roams Japan with two samurai retainers, fun-loving Sasaki Sukesaburō (Suke-san) and studious Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kaku-san). An episode typically starts with some injustice perpetrated by a corrupt official, a wealthy merchant, or a gangster. The travelers arrive incognito, discover the injustice and quietly investigate it. The episode concludes with a brawl in which the unarmed, disguised protagonists defeat a crowd of samurai and gangsters, culminating in the presentation of the inrō that reveals the hero's identity. Afterwards, the hero passes judgement on the villains, sets things straight with comments and encouragement, and then continues with his journey. The drama was adapted into a film in 1978. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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