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.

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Gokenin Zankuro (1995)
御家人斬九郎
1995 60 mins
Now showing: Full
Latest episode: Ep 008Ep 007Ep 006
Country: Japan
Director: Eiichi KudôHaruhiko MimuraKosei Saito
Actors: Jun KarasawaKen WatanabeKyôko KishidaMayumi WakamuraSansei ShiomiTetsurō TambaTôru MasuokaYôko Moriguchi
Genres: Drama
Subtitle: English
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