御家人斬九郎

8.0TMDB3 votes1995 – Ended5 Seasons39 EpisodesDrama

8.0TMDB3 votes

Zankuro Matsudaira (Ken Watanabe) is a low-ranking vassal of the Tokugawa Shogun, forced to work as a bodyguard and executioner on the side to make ends meet. He struggles with a drinking problem, an overeating mother, and a strong desire to protect the oppressed, all of which strain his finances. His confident mother Masajo (Kyoko Kishida) hails from a renowned family of shogunate retainers and is skilled with both the pen and the sword, viewing her son as a disappointment.