TV series
Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
1970–1971, Japanese, on TBS & CS-TV Network. Created by 山岡荘八.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 44
- Episode length
- 22 min
- Status
- Ended in 1971
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Aired 30 August 1971
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- 山岡荘八Creator
- Ryô IwashitaChiba Shūsaku / Otokichi · 44 ep
- Yūko EnatsuNanae · 44 ep
- Yumi IwaiAya · 44 ep
- Koichi OseAsari Matashichirō · 44 ep
- Minoru ChiakiUrayama Juzada (Chiba Kōemon) · 44 ep
- Akiko KoyamaYoshino · 44 ep
- Tadayoshi KuraAsari Zōtarō · 44 ep
- Hiroshi FujiokaArao Harutarō · 44 ep
- Goro KataokaMorikawa Shinnosuke · 44 ep
- Kenji MoriTatsumiya Bunzō · 44 ep
- Rieko SumiOkayo · 44 ep
- 黛康太郎Takashina Jūshirō · 44 ep
Details
- First aired
- 2 November 1970
- Last aired
- 30 August 1971
- Network
- TBS, CS-TV Network
- Original title
- 千葉周作 剣道まっしぐら
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura has 1 season and 44 episodes, about 22 minutes each.
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Yes. Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura ended in 1971, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura?
Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura was created by 山岡荘八 and stars Ryô Iwashita, Yūko Enatsu, Yumi Iwai.