* Title: 暴れん坊将軍 （あばれんぼうしょうぐん）
* Title (romaji): Abarenbo Shogun
* Also known as: Unruly Shogun
* Genre: Jidaigeki renzoku drama
* Episodes: 832
* Broadcast network: TOEI (now TV Asahi)
* Broadcast period: 1978 thru 2004
* Air time: Varies
* Opening theme song: Abarenbo Shogun Theme
* Ending theme songs:
Season 1-2: Hono'o no Otoko, by Kitajima Saburo
Season 3-4: Gamanzaka, by Kitajima Saburo
Season 5-7: Otoko Do, by Kitajima Saburo
Season 8: Hidamari Ninjo, by Kitajima Saburo
Season 9: No ending theme used
Season 10 & 800th episode: Mirai, by Kitajima Saburo
Season 11-12: No ending theme used
Final and Spring SPs: Teru, by Kitajima Saburo
Synopsis
Tokugawa Yoshimune is the 8th Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate. He continues to have bad people creating havoc within his city of Megumi. With the help of his close associates, Lord Tokugawa is allowed to roam throughout his city, disguised as Tokuda Shinnosuke, an average Joe living within Megumi. By mixing in with the population, Shin-san (as everyone in the city calls him) is able to research issues first-hand.
His help include oniwaban (ninjas) and the captain of the Megumi fire company. Yoshimune uses the fire company as his base while he's away from Himeji Castle. The captain of the company, and the oniwaban know his identity, but everyone else in the city are unaware that he is the Shogun. Once Yoshimune solves the crimes, he confronts them.
Just about every time, the bad people whip our their samurai swords in an attempt to kill Yoshimune, although most of the time they still don't know who he REALLY is. Most of the time, Yoshimume flips his samurai sword so that the dull side is out. This way, he can still take his opponents down without making sashimi out of them. Very rarely will he actually hit people with the sharp part of the blade... They have to be some really mean guys for Yoshimune to go that far!
The show was frequently topical, and touched on many themes of present-day life. The most common subject was political corruption. Drugs, unequal power relationships, poverty, urbanization, the generation gap, inflation, and the tension between Japanese and foreign knowledge were recurring themes.
Abarenbo Shogun aired from 1978 thru 2002. In 2003, TV Asahi aired a final episode, ending Matsudaira Ken's 25-year reign. --- written by Groink 20:56, 24 Jul 2005 (EDT)
Season-by-season Schedule
* Season 01: 1978-Jan-01 to 1982-May-01 (207 eps)
o Season 1 was called Yoshimune Hyobanki: Abarenbo Shogun
* Season 02: 1983-Mar-05 to 1987-Mar-07 (191 eps)
* Season 03: 1988-Jan-09 to 1990-Sep-29 (129 eps)
* Season 04: 1991-Apr-06 to 1992-Sep-26 (74 eps)
* Season 05: 1993-Apr-03 to 1994-Mar-26 (44 eps)
* Season 06: 1994-Oct-08 to 1996-Jan-20 (51 eps)
* Season 07: 1996-Jul-13 to 1997-Jan-25 (18 eps)
* Season 08: 1997-Jul-22 to 1998-Mar-07 (22 eps)
* Season 09: 1998-Nov-07 to 1999-Sep-30 (38 eps)
* Season 10: 2000-Mar-30 to 2000-Sep-14 (25 eps) (799 eps seasons 1 thru 10)
o Season 10 Special aired on 2001-Jan-11, marking 800th episode overall
* Season 11: 2001-Jul-15 to 2001-Dec-10 (19 eps)
* Season 12: 2002-Jul-08 to 2002-Sep-09 (10 eps)
* Final Special: 2003-Apr-7
* Spring Special: 2004-Mar-29
* General Special: 2008-Dec-29
Cast
NOTE: The episodes weren't numbered. Fans attempted to number the episodes, including KIKU-TV, but the numbers differ between collections.
Therefore, it is impossible to indicate which episode a particular cast member made an appearance. Also, there were literally over 1,000 guests appearing throughout the years. As a result, the cast listing consists of artistes who appeared in the show either on a regular or semi-regular basis.
* Matsudaira Ken as Tokugawa Yoshimune
* Yokochi Masashi as Tadasuke (original)
* Tamura Ryo as Tadasuke (replaced Masashi's character)
* Arishima Ichiro as Kano Gorozaemon
* Funakoshi Eiji as Tanokura Magobei (replaced Ichiro's character)
* Kitajima Saburo as Tatsugoro
* Yamamoto Joji as Chojiro (new captain when Tatsugoro retired)
* Hamahata Kenkichi as Yamashita Konai
* Yokochi Tadashi as O'oka Tadasuke
* Miyauchi Hiroshi as Sukehachi (original male oniwaban)
* Natsuki Yoko (夏樹陽子) as Osono (original female oniwaban)
* Asaka Mayumi as Sagiri (replaced Yoko, but as a new character)
* Takashima Reiko as Kozoe
* Harukawa Masumi as Osai
* Asaji Yoko as Osai
* Watanabe Atsushi as Monjiro
* Ito Tsukasa as Oyo
* Godai Takayuki as Saizo
* Misora Hibari (a limited number of eps early on)
* Ryuko as Ryuko, the retired sumo wrestler turned fireman
* Ishino Yoko (later seasons)
* Matsumura Yuki (S11)
* Nakamura Azusa as Turuhime Chizuru
* Ikuina Akiko as Obun
* Takashima Tadao as Shishido Kanbe
* Nagauchi Minako as Tsukishima
* Omori Takahito as Jyumonji Hayato
* Otake Kazue as Ayame
* Sato B-saku
* Kashiwabara Yoshie (柏原芳恵)
* Katsuno Hiroshi
* Nakao Akira
* Nagato Hiroyuki
* Fuke Norimasa
* Harukawa Masumi (春川ますみ)
* Kochihira Chika (S9)
* Wakayama Genzo as the narrator, who along with Ken, appeared in every episode
Production Credits
* Producer: Ozawa Eisuke
* Directors: Ozawa Eisuke, Tomari Tsutomu, Ichikura Haruo, Morimoto Hirofumi
* Screenwriter: Ozawa Eisuke, Imamura Bunjin
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