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Edo no Gekitou (1979)

Edo no Gekitou poster
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan

How it feels

A period drama set in 18th-century Japan about a group of warriors who unite to protect a village from bandits. The show follows their struggles and sacrifices.

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What happens

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

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