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Gokenin Zankuro (1995)
Subtitles for: Gokenin Zankuro (1995)
Zankuro Matsudaira (Ken Watanabe) is a low-grade vassal of the Tokugawa Shogun, forced to moonlight as a bodyguard and executioner to make ends meet. He also has a drinking problem, an overeating mother, and a propensity to protect the oppressed, all of which eat into his finances. His confident mother Masajo (Kyoko Kishida) is the descendant of a famous family of shogunate retainers and a mistress of the pen and sword, who regards her son as a failure.
| Rate | β 8/10 (3 votes) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Duration | 45 min/ep |
| Country | JP |
| Release | 09 Jan 1995 |
| Language | JA |
| Keywords | samurai |
| IMDb | tt1320213 β |
| Type | TV Series Ended |