酔いどれ小籐次 (2013)

Directed by

Kashima Yoshiharu

Cast

Takenaka Naoto, Higa Manami, Kamiji Yusuke, Anan Kenji, Matsumoto Akiko, Ishimaru Kanji, Honda Hirotaro, Onodera Akira

Length

13 episodes

How it feels

A wandering samurai tries to retire in a tenement house after seeking revenge for his lord. But an old enemy sends an assassin to kill him, forcing the samurai to take up his sword again. Meanwhile, a lady-in-waiting seeks his help as she pursues her own independence.

sword-fightingtenseemotionalslow-burnmelancholicgrittycharacter-driven

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