A shogunate secret agent is sent to investigate a secret deal with a Dutch warship involving repeating rifles to be used in an uprising against the Shogun, but finds there's more going on than previously suspected.
An author of mystery stories gets ensnared in a real murder case. An industrial tycoon and husband of his biggest fan lies dead and one of his colleagues, a successful but antisocial writer...
During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. This left a large number of unemployed samurai with nothing to do, and their morale...
A Buddhist priest becomes also a magician, dedicating himself to the protection of life wherever it's needed, whereupon he finds himself in direct service of the Queen. Political intrigue ...
Future director Juzo Itami's appearance in the cast.
An action yakuza series.
In all likelihood, a one-off revival of Wakayama's 11 film GOKUDO (SCOUNDREL) series, which originally finish in 1974.
Near the end of the Edo period, a military force known as Shinsengumi guards the Shogun.
It is almost unheard of for a ninkyô or jitsuroku yakuza to have an even halfway happy ending.