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Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
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Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura

千葉周作 剣道まっしぐら
1970–19711 season44 episodes
DramaTBSCS-TV Network

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura is a Japanese period drama that aired on the TBS network from November 2, 1970 to August 30, 1971 in the "Brother Gekijo" slot. It ran for 44 colour episodes of 30 minutes each. Based on Sohachi Yamaoka's novel "Chiba Shusaku", it depicts the youth of Chiba Shusaku, founder of the Hokushin Itto-ryu school of swordsmanship. A hot-blooded young man who calls himself Shusaku enters the dojo of Asari Matashichiro and, through encounters with all kinds of people, grows rapidly both in swordsmanship and in character. Produced by TBS and Shochiku. Rerun on the Japanese CS channel Jidaigeki Senmon Channel from March 17, 2025.

Created by 山岡荘八

Seasons

Season 1
Season 11970 · 44 episodes

Cast

Ryô IwashitaRyô IwashitaChiba Shūsaku / Otokichi · 44 ep.YYūko EnatsuNanae · 44 ep.YYumi IwaiAya · 44 ep.Koichi OseKoichi OseAsari Matashichirō · 44 ep.Minoru ChiakiMinoru ChiakiUrayama Juzada (Chiba Kōemon) · 44 ep.Akiko KoyamaAkiko KoyamaYoshino · 44 ep.TTadayoshi KuraAsari Zōtarō · 44 ep.Hiroshi FujiokaHiroshi FujiokaArao Harutarō · 44 ep.Goro KataokaGoro KataokaMorikawa Shinnosuke · 44 ep.KKenji MoriTatsumiya Bunzō · 44 ep.Rieko SumiRieko SumiOkayo · 44 ep.黛黛康太郎Takashina Jūshirō · 44 ep.徳徳田伊佐夫Okappiki · 44 ep.HHikaru UranoNarrator · 44 ep.RRokku FurukawaKuma-san / Takichi · 44 ep.Ryūtarō TatsumiRyūtarō TatsumiSatō Kōun · 1 ep.Shirō ŌsakaShirō ŌsakaArao Kunai · 1 ep.Wataru ŌmaeWataru ŌmaeOniiwa · 1 ep.SShūichi ChiyodaSenkichi · 1 ep.HHideo KidokoroYagi Toragorō · 1 ep.MMasanobu HodakaIwami Kumanosuke · 1 ep.Shin KishidaShin KishidaHoriba Jinnai · 1 ep.Kawarazaki KenzoKawarazaki KenzoSakai Takajirō · 1 ep.KKozo YamamuraŌi Gen'nai · 1 ep.山山崎猛Sanjī · 1 ep.伊伊東義孝Yamada Heizaemon · 1 ep.Katsuhiko SasakiKatsuhiko SasakiHayakawa Shingo · 1 ep.EEiko HoriiKoyuki · 1 ep.Ryo TamuraRyo TamuraKajiwara Kyōnosuke · 1 ep.Hideyo AmamotoHideyo AmamotoKajiwara Hyakki · 1 ep.Manabu MoritaManabu MoritaKajiwara Hyōbu · 1 ep.SSeishiro HaraAbe Tatewaki · 1 ep.Kenichi SakuragiKenichi SakuragiHirata Kazuma · 1 ep.Mitsuko MitoMitsuko MitoKiku · 1 ep.岩岩田直二Gensuke · 1 ep.Kohji MoritsuguKohji MoritsuguŌkami no Suke · 1 ep.松松木路子Chiaki · 1 ep.Kazuko IwasakiKazuko IwasakiKaoru · 1 ep.四四条公彦Matsudaira Masanao · 1 ep.加加賀爪清和Mochizuki Chitarō · 1 ep.YYatarō KitagamiMochizuki Iori · 1 ep.Isao SasakiIsao SasakiŌkubo Genba · 1 ep.Chiyonosuke AzumaChiyonosuke AzumaIkeda Tanomo · 1 ep.Masaomi KondoMasaomi KondoIkeda Tatsuichirō · 1 ep.Ryūtarō GomiRyūtarō GomiHirono Kisuke · 1 ep.Keiko KuniKeiko KuniOryū · 1 ep.Yoshio YoshidaYoshio YoshidaJihei · 1 ep.MMatsunojō SasakiRōboku · 1 ep.Jun TataraJun TataraRōjin · 1 ep.西西郷次郎Yamao Ikki · 1 ep.Kōzaburō OnogawaKōzaburō OnogawaInugami · 1 ep.JJun NagasawaTorahachi · 1 ep.Ichirō ZaitsuIchirō ZaitsuKawai Shinzāemon · 1 ep.TToranosuke TennojiMankichi · 2 ep.Teruhiko AoiTeruhiko AoiKurosawa Ichirōta · 2 ep.西西山義和Kawai no Musuko · 1 ep.TTatsuo NaganoTamon · 2 ep.MMichiko NakahataOriku · 1 ep.Keiko OnoKeiko OnoOfuji · 1 ep.池池田二三夫Akagi Hironoshin · 2 ep.

Crew

Directing
Eizō Yamagiwa (Director), Yoshikazu Ōtsuki (Director), Kôki Matsuno (Director), Yûgorô Imai (Director), 深田昭 (Director)
Writing
Yuichiro Yamane (Writer), Shin'ichi Ichikawa (Writer), Hyōgo Suzuki (Writer), 西条道彦 (Writer), Bunzô Wakatsuki (Writer), Shozo Uehara (Writer), Toshirō Ishidō (Writer), Tamukai Seiken (Writer)

Known as

千叶周作 剑道一直线 Mandarin · CN

Data: TMDB (this product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB), Wikidata.