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Kumokiri Nizaemon
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Kumokiri Nizaemon

2013-04-10 · 45 min / episode · ★ 9.0

Drama · Mystery

During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo, and all across the Kansai region, stealing large sums of money with skillful techniques. They only target the very wealthy and never kill or injure people. They appear with the clouds and disappear like the mist. On the night that the beautiful Ochiyo is to become the bride of a dry goods dealer, a large amount of money hidden inside the shop is stolen. The gang disappears without injuring anyone. It was a two-year plan to marry Ochiyo off so that she could bring them in. The leader of this gang is Kumokiri Nizaemon, the greatest bandit of all time. He keeps a rein on his highly-skilled and notorious followers Nanabake no Ochiyo, Kinezumi no Kichigoro, Subashiri no Kumagoro, Ingakozo Rokunosuke and others.

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Creators
Shotaro Ikenami
Production companies
NHK, Shochiku, NHK Enterprises
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Toru TezukaToru TezukaSubashiri no Kumago
Kiichi NakaiKiichi NakaiKumokiri Nizaemon
Rina UchiyamaRina Uchiyama
Sen YamamotoSen Yamamoto
Manko KurenaiManko Kurenai
Jun KunimuraJun Kunimura
Takehiro MurataTakehiro Murata
Ryota NakanishiRyota Nakanishi
Akihiro Ooishi
Noritoshi IshikawaNoritoshi Ishikawa

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