| Genre: | Jidaigeki |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Company: | Toei |
| Network: | FUJI TV |
| Director: | Yuichi Harada |
| Starring: | Masakazu Tamura Takahiro Tamura Ryo Tamura Kie Nakai |
is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1984. It is also known as "A Samurai's Sorrow." It is based on Goseki Kojima and Kazuo Koike's manga[1] of the same title.[2] [3] [4] The lead star is Masakazu Tamura. Masakazu Tamura's elder brother Takahiro Tamura and younger brother Ryo Tamura also appeared.[5] [6] [7] Three special editions of the drama were produced.[6] Masakazu Tamura played the role on stage.
Kainage Mondo is a secret child of Tokugawa Yoshimune and is a skilled swordsman. His job is a part to test food for poison for Yoshimune.[8] [9] He was on a journey but he goes to Edo to see Yoshimune.
The Owari han have longed for the post of shogun and try to murder Yoshimune, in order to get shogun's post. Fuki is a kunoichi of Kōka. She tries to murder Yoshimue but she comes to like Mondo and eventually starts working for Mondo and Yoshimune. Mondo protects Yoshimune's life from Owari han and other enemies.[3] [10]
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Guest starrings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuichi Harada | Sei Hiraizumi, Renji Ishibashi | ||
| 2 | Yuichi Harada | Kyoko Enami | ||
| 3 | Shizuo Okamoto | Akio Hasegawa, Minori Terada, Yōsuke Kondō | ||
| 4 | Shizuo Okamoto | Jumkichi Orimoto | ||
| 5 | Yuichi Harada | Shūko Honami, Shinjirō Ehara | ||
| 6 | Yuichi Harada | Tsutomu Isobe, Shunsuke Kariya, Gorō Mutsumi | ||