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Master swordsman Bangaku Ajigawa is a Ronin with an honest heart, and hates deception. With no family or money, he lives by his own rules. Bangaku’s one treasure and reason to live is his master sword, Hekimitsuhira. But because of it, people around him regularly lie and deceive him. This light-hearted samurai drama follows the comedic life of Bengaku. Produced by Eizou Kyoto, this drama is to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Director Kon Ichikawa.
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2002-05-07
S1E10 — The Two Bangaku's
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Koji Yakusho
Ajigawa Bantake
Satoko Takemoto
Yayoi
Kaori Momoi
Renji Ishibashi
Jun Kunimura
Kenjiro Nashimoto
Yuriko Hirooka
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