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New Abarenbō Shōgun

2025-01-04 · 93 min · ★ 8.9

TV Movie · Action · History

The eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, fights against evil rampant in Edo while blending in with the common people as Tokuda Shinnosuke, the third son of a poor samurai retainer, commonly known as "Shin-san". The story depicts Yoshimune, who is shaken by the issue of succession, the drama within Edo Castle, and a difficult case involving a conspiracy that occurs in the castle town, with the addition of new characters and a sense of the era.

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Directors
Takashi Miike
Production companies
TV Asahi, Toei Company, OLM
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ken MatsudairaKen MatsudairaTokugawa Yoshimune
Daigo NishihataDaigo NishihataTokugawa Ieshige
Ryo KimuraRyo KimuraTadamitsu Ooka
Yukiyoshi OzawaYukiyoshi OzawaYojiro Honm
Kiyohiko ShibukawaKiyohiko ShibukawaTakuro
GACKTGACKTTokugawa Muneharu
Kiita KomagineKiita KomagineTokugawa Munetake
Sawako FujimaSawako FujimaOkinu
Satoshi JinboSatoshi JinboShigenori Okudaira
Katsuhisa NamaseKatsuhisa NamaseTatsugoro
Masanobu KatsumuraMasanobu KatsumuraTadasuke Ooka
Manabu HamadaManabu HamadaYabuta Yabei
Takehiko OnoTakehiko OnoGorozaemon Kano
Shuichiro NaitoShuichiro NaitoRanmaru
Reiko TakashimaReiko TakashimaOsai
Hirotaro HondaHirotaro HondaYozo Homma
MagiMagiInomataya
Ichika OsakiIchika OsakiHisame
Arisa NakajimaArisa NakajimaKoharu
Yui OtaYui OtaOmine

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