Shin Abarenbō Shōgun (2025)

Original title

新・暴れん坊将軍

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Rating

8.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a revival of a classic Japanese period drama. It follows the shogun Yoshimune as he secretly investigates injustices and fights villains in Edo-era Japan. The original star returns to play the lead role in this new adventure.

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What happens

Shin Abarenbō Shōgun (新・暴れん坊将軍) (literally: New Wild Shogun) is a 2025 Japanese jidaigeki TV film directed by Takashi Miike. It is a revival of the Japanese TV series The Unfettered Shogun, the second-longest-running Japanese series starring the same lead actor, and presents fictitious events in the life of Yoshimune, the eighth Tokugawa shōgun. Ken Matsudaira, star of the original The Unfettered Shogun series, reprised his role in the TV film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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