Abarenbo Shogun

Abarenbo Shogun 1978

8.0 HD TV Show 45m 1978-01-07 Ended

Set in the 18th century, the show follows the Shogun Yoshimune, who likes to disguise himself as a low-ranking samurai and go into his capital of Edo to see the life of the common man, as well as to seek out and punish evildoers who would hurt his citizens. He is aided by Magistrate Oo'oka and a vivacious fireman, Tatsugoro, as well as a rotating cast of other recurring characters. Along with Zenigata Heiji and Mito Kōmon, it ranks among the longest-running series in the jidaigeki genre. Like so many other jidaigeki, it falls in the category of kanzen-chōaku, loosely, "rewarding good and punishing evil."

Episode
Episode 1 — The Star of Edo Episode 2 — The Remarkable Charlatan Episode 3 — The First Fireman Banner Episode 4 — Mother From Long Past Episode 5 — Spring in the O'oku Episode 6 — The Splendid Potato Samurai Episode 7 — The Man of River Styx Episode 8 — The Befouled Truncheon Episode 9 — The Chivalrous Thief Episode 10 — The Blossoming Meyasubako Episode 11 — The Finest Kiyari Song Episode 12 — The Amazing Kishu Woman Episode 13 — The Perilous Souvenir Gift Episode 14 — The Golden Crow Charms Episode 15 — The Quack Who Calls Forth Spring Episode 16 — Showdown at Beautiful Yoshiwara Episode 17 — Love and the Guardian Deity Episode 18 — The Beat of a Taiko Drum in Edo Episode 19 — A Ballad of a Fireman Episode 20 — Iris and Sympathy Episode 21 — Fireman's Standard was Watching Episode 22 — Friendships Support the World Episode 23 — Rage of the Fishmonger Episode 24 — The Dreadful Shichi-ri Messengers Episode 25 — Heavens! Great Trouble in Edo Episode 26 — The Drunken Man Who was Promoted Episode 27 — The Woman Who Challenged the Yagyu Family Episode 28 — A Flower Blooms in the Dark Episode 29 — The Goofiest Pickpocket in Edo Episode 30 — The Misjudged Betrayer Episode 31 — The Woman Who Disappeared from the Hunting Ground Episode 32 — The Best Announcement of the Winner in Japan Episode 33 — A Daimyo's Famed Shiruko Restaurant Episode 34 — The Women Who Dance in a Tempest Episode 35 — The Bride with an Explosive Episode 36 — The Deceiving Mole Under a Woman's Eye Episode 37 — Feel Her Heart Episode 38 — The Woman Who Challenged Her Master Episode 39 — A Sweet Snare from RyuKyu Episode 40 — Go! The Prodogy of the Commoners Episode 41 — Hara-Kiri! The Drunkard Magistrate Episode 42 — A Hot Man and a Brazen Hussy Episode 43 — The Shogun's Secret Ninja Episode 44 — Fresh Blood on the Bestowed Sword Episode 45 — The Counterfeit Coins and the Candy Man Episode 46 — A Grand New Year's Gift Episode 47 — The Female Doctor with a Fist Episode 48 — Hell in the Heavenly Bath Episode 49 — The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword Episode 50 — The Great Packed Lunch of a Woman Episode 51 — The Bride of the Fish Market Episode 52 — The Downfall of Ooka Echizen No Kami Episode 53 — The Best Dry Sake for Mother and Son Episode 54 — The Female Doctor Who Loves Money Episode 55 — This Small Incident Occured Ten Years Ago Episode 56 — The Man Who Died in the Light Snowfalls in Spring Episode 57 — Eliminations of Black Sheep Episode 58 — The Best Cherry Blossom Dance in Edo Episode 59 — The Firemen's Standard is the Firemen's Heart and Soul Episode 60 — Only the Sun Knew Episode 61 — The Perished Love in a Spring Storm Episode 62 — A Single Flower in the Dark Episode 63 — The Fallen Flower in the Game of Chance Episode 64 — Holding a Fire Standard for a Spear Episode 65 — The Troublesome Tea Urn Trip Episode 66 — Daruma Smiled on Joshu Road Episode 67 — Commissioner Ooka Committs Hara-Kiri! Episode 68 — A Bogus Complaint Episode 69 — Very Proud of the Celebrated Sword Episode 70 — A Loach Pot Rather Than A Domain Episode 71 — The Best Godfather in Japan Episode 72 — Revenge Colored with Safflowers Episode 73 — A Man Passionate About the Snow on Mount Fuji Episode 74 — Kick the Edo Illness Out! Episode 75 — Gorozaemon Kano's Disappearance Episode 76 — Suspicion Begets Idle Fears Episode 77 — The Bride That Came From Kishu Episode 78 — A Man Hunting the Whole Country Episode 79 — Peerless! The Taste of Momma Episode 80 — The Direct Retainers of the Shogun Run Wild Episode 81 — Heroes in the Darkness Episode 82 — Angelic Neighborhood Bully Episode 83 — Thief Targeting the Nation Episode 84 — O-sai Flies! Episode 85 — Mount Fuji Saw The Wild Spear Episode 86 — The Shogun Permitted a Thief Episode 87 — Bullet Aiming At 8 Million Koku Episode 88 — Burn! Even If You Must Die Episode 89 — Embarrased To Recieve Flowers in Congratulation Episode 90 — Beast Battle! Master Tatsugoro Episode 91 — Duel! In the Stormy Castle Episode 92 — Cheers! Quack Doctor Episode 93 — The Will of the Raging Samurai Episode 94 — The Lanterns of Early Spring and Noon Emerge Episode 95 — I Saw a Rainbow in the Sea of Flames Episode 96 — Get the Vermin Out of the Castle! Episode 97 — I Don't Need a Mother! Episode 98 — The Girl From the Wolf Village Episode 99 — A Dohyori of Fire! Episode 100 — The Fake Shogun Episode 101 — The Eight Million Koku Porter Episode 102 — The Collector Who Collected the Villain's Head Episode 103 — Catastrophe! We Shouldn't Have Gotten Out of the Way! Episode 104 — Japan's Most Wanted Bride Episode 105 — Stop! Uncontrolled Official Carriage Episode 106 — What is a Shogun? Episode 107 — Watch Out! A Female Spy Episode 108 — The Man Who Gives Orders to the Shogun! Episode 109 — Snacks Delight on a Sunny Day Episode 110 — Youth of Edo, Stand Up! Episode 111 — Love Blossoms in Ubasuteyama! Episode 112 — The Proud and Naive Samurai Episode 113 — The Man Who Didn't Stop Episode 114 — I Saw the Real One! The Hayabusa Brat Episode 115 — Beware of the Quick Bucks Episode 116 — The Man Who Died and Flourished Episode 117 — Courage in the Face of Injustice Episode 118 — Thief Training Episode 119 — The Fox Woman Cries, the Banner of Empathy Episode 120 — The Princess Take - Tears from a Wedding Procession Episode 121 — The Flourishing of the Female Bushido Episode 122 — The Sad Song of the South Episode 123 — The New Boss! - Osai, of the Fire Extinguisher Episode 124 — The One Who Stood Out After Being at Risk of Drowning Episode 125 — Floating Lanterns That Mark a New Beginning in a Man's Life Episode 126 — Love Sold for 20,000 Ryu Episode 127 — The Trap in the Wolf Village Episode 128 — Melancholy Ninja Love Episode 129 — Dad, You Used to Be Someone Episode 130 — My Childhood Friend is an Oku Woman Episode 131 — There was a Bullet in the Clam Chowder! Episode 132 — Run! The Shogun's Horse! Episode 133 — Listen! The Chronicles of the Old Man and the Young Master Episode 134 — A Silly Dance in an Oily Hell Episode 135 — Duel on the Steam of Hell Episode 136 — The Woman Who Bet on the Mountain of Fire Episode 137 — Edo's Female Chief Episode 138 — Hakone's Melancholic Drizzle Episode 139 — The One Who Flirted Was to Blame Episode 140 — The Wild Spear Everyone Fears Episode 141 — The Bandit Harusame's Mother Episode 142 — Munenryu Shintoism and Confucianism According to the Hayashi Clan Episode 143 — I Am the Most Unpleasant Person in the World Episode 144 — One Life For One Isshou of Shochu Episode 145 — The Silent Man's Divorce Letter Episode 146 — Ah! Justice Has Tears! Episode 147 — Megumi Clan's Love Bridge Episode 148 — Japan's Number One Little Thief Episode 149 — Tops Spinning Beneath a False Union Episode 150 — The White Waves That Shame the Flowers Episode 151 — Sado, the Shining Yellow Episode 152 — The Shogun, the Horse Thief, and the Brat Episode 153 — When a Man Sparks Episode 154 — The Love That Blooms Inside a Coffin Episode 155 — I Don't Want to Be the Shogun's Bride Episode 156 — Jongara with a Munen-Ryu Kid Episode 157 — The Cursed Box of 1000 Ryos Episode 158 — Hell's Bells Ring at 6.00 p.m Episode 159 — Rest in Peace, Onaka - The Flowing Lanterns Episode 160 — The Flowers That Fall Without Waiting for Spring Episode 161 — The One Who Smiled in the End Episode 162 — The Blooming Ginseng Flower That the Firefighter's Matoi Made Flourish Episode 163 — The Cowardly Samurai Who Made a Demon Woman Cry Episode 164 — Break the Chains of the Heart With Human Kindness Episode 165 — Whose Ungrateful Son is it Episode 166 — Promise of the Bell the Girl With Bangs and a Sword Episode 167 — The Decisive Duel of the Lantern Samurai Episode 168 — Legitimate Marital Fight Episode 169 — Clear Sky - The Hungry Lancer Episode 170 — The Duel! Blood in the Fuefuki River of Koshu Episode 171 — Burning Tears of the Traitor Episode 172 — The Flower in the Shadow That Made a Man Bloom Episode 173 — Waves of the Seto Maiden Episode 174 — Onomichi - Sunset of Revenge Episode 175 — The Million Kokus Dependent Episode 176 — The Bond of Hatred Between Father and Daughter Episode 177 — The Morning When Demons Wept Episode 178 — The Bet For the Dance Fan in the Sumo Ring Episode 179 — The Samurai Tanuki Performs a Great Feat Episode 180 — The Man Who Steals While Preaching Episode 181 — Oath of Brothers Episode 182 — The One Who Eats From the Table and the One Who Doesn't Episode 183 — The Night Flower That Blooms Once Episode 184 — The Man Who Danced in the Shadows Episode 185 — The Man Who Danced in the Shadows Episode 186 — The Love Story of a Man and His Taiko Drum Episode 187 — Sorry, Shogun! The Change of a Monk Episode 188 — Call of the Storm! The Bride From Megumi Episode 189 — The Heart of a Mother That Made Demons Cry Episode 190 — The Number One Rain Man in Japan Episode 191 — Cold Wind of Yoshiwara, Tears of a Woman Episode 192 — Laughter and Tears, The Dramatic Life of the People of Kawachi Episode 193 — The First Snow is the Make-Up of the Dead of a Sad Woman Episode 194 — The Poor and Nameless Grass Episode 195 — The Fragrance of the Sea, Tastes Like Mama Episode 196 — Why Sadness in Sharing an Umbrella? Episode 197 — A Remora That is More Frightening Than a Pufferfish Episode 198 — Sadness. Fallen Flowers of Those Who Stay Episode 199 — The Villain Who Laughed Last Episode 200 — Laughter and Tears, Three Girls From Edo Episode 201 — The Greatest Achievement of a Drunken Jitte Episode 202 — The Tale of the Fame of the Fool Kanpachi Episode 203 — The Flower That Disappeared in an Avalanche Episode 204 — Farewell Flower, Night Gust Episode 205 — Spring Has Come Again! Spouses' Kanzashi Episode 206 — You're a Child. Don't Cry, Torokichi! Episode 207 — The Farewell of the 808 Towns

Storyline

Set in the 18th century, the show follows the Shogun Yoshimune, who likes to disguise himself as a low-ranking samurai and go into his capital of Edo to see the life of the common man, as well as to seek out and punish evildoers who would hurt his citizens. He is aided by Magistrate Oo'oka and a vivacious fireman, Tatsugoro, as well as a rotating cast of other recurring characters. Along with Zenigata Heiji and Mito Kōmon, it ranks among the longest-running series in the jidaigeki genre. Like so many other jidaigeki, it falls in the category of kanzen-chōaku, loosely, "rewarding good and punishing evil."

Original title 暴れん坊将軍
Release Date 1978-01-07
Runtime 45m
Status Ended
Production TV Asahi
Network tv asahi
Language Japanese
Country Japan
Seasons 12
Episodes 834

Season 1

1 The Star of Edo 2 The Remarkable Charlatan 3 The First Fireman Banner 4 Mother From Long Past 5 Spring in the O'oku 6 The Splendid Potato Samurai 7 The Man of River Styx 8 The Befouled Truncheon 9 The Chivalrous Thief 10 The Blossoming Meyasubako 11 The Finest Kiyari Song 12 The Amazing Kishu Woman 13 The Perilous Souvenir Gift 14 The Golden Crow Charms 15 The Quack Who Calls Forth Spring 16 Showdown at Beautiful Yoshiwara 17 Love and the Guardian Deity 18 The Beat of a Taiko Drum in Edo 19 A Ballad of a Fireman 20 Iris and Sympathy 21 Fireman's Standard was Watching 22 Friendships Support the World 23 Rage of the Fishmonger 24 The Dreadful Shichi-ri Messengers 25 Heavens! Great Trouble in Edo 26 The Drunken Man Who was Promoted 27 The Woman Who Challenged the Yagyu Family 28 A Flower Blooms in the Dark 29 The Goofiest Pickpocket in Edo 30 The Misjudged Betrayer 31 The Woman Who Disappeared from the Hunting Ground 32 The Best Announcement of the Winner in Japan 33 A Daimyo's Famed Shiruko Restaurant 34 The Women Who Dance in a Tempest 35 The Bride with an Explosive 36 The Deceiving Mole Under a Woman's Eye 37 Feel Her Heart 38 The Woman Who Challenged Her Master 39 A Sweet Snare from RyuKyu 40 Go! The Prodogy of the Commoners 41 Hara-Kiri! The Drunkard Magistrate 42 A Hot Man and a Brazen Hussy 43 The Shogun's Secret Ninja 44 Fresh Blood on the Bestowed Sword 45 The Counterfeit Coins and the Candy Man 46 A Grand New Year's Gift 47 The Female Doctor with a Fist 48 Hell in the Heavenly Bath 49 The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword 50 The Great Packed Lunch of a Woman 51 The Bride of the Fish Market 52 The Downfall of Ooka Echizen No Kami 53 The Best Dry Sake for Mother and Son 54 The Female Doctor Who Loves Money 55 This Small Incident Occured Ten Years Ago 56 The Man Who Died in the Light Snowfalls in Spring 57 Eliminations of Black Sheep 58 The Best Cherry Blossom Dance in Edo 59 The Firemen's Standard is the Firemen's Heart and Soul 60 Only the Sun Knew 61 The Perished Love in a Spring Storm 62 A Single Flower in the Dark 63 The Fallen Flower in the Game of Chance 64 Holding a Fire Standard for a Spear 65 The Troublesome Tea Urn Trip 66 Daruma Smiled on Joshu Road 67 Commissioner Ooka Committs Hara-Kiri! 68 A Bogus Complaint 69 Very Proud of the Celebrated Sword 70 A Loach Pot Rather Than A Domain 71 The Best Godfather in Japan 72 Revenge Colored with Safflowers 73 A Man Passionate About the Snow on Mount Fuji 74 Kick the Edo Illness Out! 75 Gorozaemon Kano's Disappearance 76 Suspicion Begets Idle Fears 77 The Bride That Came From Kishu 78 A Man Hunting the Whole Country 79 Peerless! The Taste of Momma 80 The Direct Retainers of the Shogun Run Wild 81 Heroes in the Darkness 82 Angelic Neighborhood Bully 83 Thief Targeting the Nation 84 O-sai Flies! 85 Mount Fuji Saw The Wild Spear 86 The Shogun Permitted a Thief 87 Bullet Aiming At 8 Million Koku 88 Burn! Even If You Must Die 89 Embarrased To Recieve Flowers in Congratulation 90 Beast Battle! Master Tatsugoro 91 Duel! In the Stormy Castle 92 Cheers! Quack Doctor 93 The Will of the Raging Samurai 94 The Lanterns of Early Spring and Noon Emerge 95 I Saw a Rainbow in the Sea of Flames 96 Get the Vermin Out of the Castle! 97 I Don't Need a Mother! 98 The Girl From the Wolf Village 99 A Dohyori of Fire! 100 The Fake Shogun 101 The Eight Million Koku Porter 102 The Collector Who Collected the Villain's Head 103 Catastrophe! We Shouldn't Have Gotten Out of the Way! 104 Japan's Most Wanted Bride 105 Stop! Uncontrolled Official Carriage 106 What is a Shogun? 107 Watch Out! A Female Spy 108 The Man Who Gives Orders to the Shogun! 109 Snacks Delight on a Sunny Day 110 Youth of Edo, Stand Up! 111 Love Blossoms in Ubasuteyama! 112 The Proud and Naive Samurai 113 The Man Who Didn't Stop 114 I Saw the Real One! The Hayabusa Brat 115 Beware of the Quick Bucks 116 The Man Who Died and Flourished 117 Courage in the Face of Injustice 118 Thief Training 119 The Fox Woman Cries, the Banner of Empathy 120 The Princess Take - Tears from a Wedding Procession 121 The Flourishing of the Female Bushido 122 The Sad Song of the South 123 The New Boss! - Osai, of the Fire Extinguisher 124 The One Who Stood Out After Being at Risk of Drowning 125 Floating Lanterns That Mark a New Beginning in a Man's Life 126 Love Sold for 20,000 Ryu 127 The Trap in the Wolf Village 128 Melancholy Ninja Love 129 Dad, You Used to Be Someone 130 My Childhood Friend is an Oku Woman 131 There was a Bullet in the Clam Chowder! 132 Run! The Shogun's Horse! 133 Listen! The Chronicles of the Old Man and the Young Master 134 A Silly Dance in an Oily Hell 135 Duel on the Steam of Hell 136 The Woman Who Bet on the Mountain of Fire 137 Edo's Female Chief 138 Hakone's Melancholic Drizzle 139 The One Who Flirted Was to Blame 140 The Wild Spear Everyone Fears 141 The Bandit Harusame's Mother 142 Munenryu Shintoism and Confucianism According to the Hayashi Clan 143 I Am the Most Unpleasant Person in the World 144 One Life For One Isshou of Shochu 145 The Silent Man's Divorce Letter 146 Ah! Justice Has Tears! 147 Megumi Clan's Love Bridge 148 Japan's Number One Little Thief 149 Tops Spinning Beneath a False Union 150 The White Waves That Shame the Flowers 151 Sado, the Shining Yellow 152 The Shogun, the Horse Thief, and the Brat 153 When a Man Sparks 154 The Love That Blooms Inside a Coffin 155 I Don't Want to Be the Shogun's Bride 156 Jongara with a Munen-Ryu Kid 157 The Cursed Box of 1000 Ryos 158 Hell's Bells Ring at 6.00 p.m 159 Rest in Peace, Onaka - The Flowing Lanterns 160 The Flowers That Fall Without Waiting for Spring 161 The One Who Smiled in the End 162 The Blooming Ginseng Flower That the Firefighter's Matoi Made Flourish 163 The Cowardly Samurai Who Made a Demon Woman Cry 164 Break the Chains of the Heart With Human Kindness 165 Whose Ungrateful Son is it 166 Promise of the Bell the Girl With Bangs and a Sword 167 The Decisive Duel of the Lantern Samurai 168 Legitimate Marital Fight 169 Clear Sky - The Hungry Lancer 170 The Duel! Blood in the Fuefuki River of Koshu 171 Burning Tears of the Traitor 172 The Flower in the Shadow That Made a Man Bloom 173 Waves of the Seto Maiden 174 Onomichi - Sunset of Revenge 175 The Million Kokus Dependent 176 The Bond of Hatred Between Father and Daughter 177 The Morning When Demons Wept 178 The Bet For the Dance Fan in the Sumo Ring 179 The Samurai Tanuki Performs a Great Feat 180 The Man Who Steals While Preaching 181 Oath of Brothers 182 The One Who Eats From the Table and the One Who Doesn't 183 The Night Flower That Blooms Once 184 The Man Who Danced in the Shadows 185 The Man Who Danced in the Shadows 186 The Love Story of a Man and His Taiko Drum 187 Sorry, Shogun! The Change of a Monk 188 Call of the Storm! The Bride From Megumi 189 The Heart of a Mother That Made Demons Cry 190 The Number One Rain Man in Japan 191 Cold Wind of Yoshiwara, Tears of a Woman 192 Laughter and Tears, The Dramatic Life of the People of Kawachi 193 The First Snow is the Make-Up of the Dead of a Sad Woman 194 The Poor and Nameless Grass 195 The Fragrance of the Sea, Tastes Like Mama 196 Why Sadness in Sharing an Umbrella? 197 A Remora That is More Frightening Than a Pufferfish 198 Sadness. Fallen Flowers of Those Who Stay 199 The Villain Who Laughed Last 200 Laughter and Tears, Three Girls From Edo 201 The Greatest Achievement of a Drunken Jitte 202 The Tale of the Fame of the Fool Kanpachi 203 The Flower That Disappeared in an Avalanche 204 Farewell Flower, Night Gust 205 Spring Has Come Again! Spouses' Kanzashi 206 You're a Child. Don't Cry, Torokichi! 207 The Farewell of the 808 Towns