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Amigasa Jūbei (1974)

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Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This series follows Tsukimori Jūbei and the Forty-seven rōnin in feudal Japan. It shows their lives and the events leading to their famous vendetta.

historicalseriousslow-burntraditionaldramaticactionrestrained

What happens

Amigasa Jūbei (編笠十兵衛) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast from 1974 to 1975. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel by the same title. It depicts the stories of Tsukimori Jūbei and the Forty-seven rōnin. A remake was aired in 1997 on Fuji television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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