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The Life of Bangaku

20021 Season10 Episodes
Drama

Master swordsman Bangaku Ajigawa is a Ronin with an honest heart, and hates deception. With no family or money, he lives by his own rules. Bangaku’s one treasure and reason to live is his master sword, Hekimitsuhira. But because of it, people around him regularly lie and deceive him. This light-hearted samurai drama follows the comedic life of Bengaku. Produced by Eizou Kyoto, this drama is to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Director Kon Ichikawa.

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Master swordsman Bangaku Ajigawa is a Ronin with an honest heart, and hates deception. With no family or money, he lives by his own rules. Bangaku’s one treasure and reason to live is his master sword, Hekimitsuhira. But because of it, people around him regularly lie and deceive him. This light-hearted samurai drama follows the comedic life of Bengaku. Produced by Eizou Kyoto, this drama is to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Director Kon Ichikawa.

Network / Platform
Fuji TV
Status
Ended
First Aired
05/Mar/2002
Language
Japanese
Schedule
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Latest Episodes

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S1 E10The Two Bangaku's07/May/2002
S1 E9The "Fist" Boss30/Apr/2002
S1 E8Man and Woman23/Apr/2002
S1 E7The Taming of the Shrew16/Apr/2002
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Binge Meter48%Slow Burn
Episode PulseQuiet40% activity
Drop Rate0%Very Low
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S1 E1My Dear Sword05/Mar/2002
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S1 E2The Mystery of the Map12/Mar/2002
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S1 E3The Man From Tsugaru19/Mar/2002
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S1 E4Travel Partner26/Mar/2002
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S1 E5Missing Item02/Apr/2002
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S1 E6Vagabond09/Apr/2002
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S1 E7The Taming of the Shrew16/Apr/2002
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S1 E8Man and Woman23/Apr/2002
Not rated
S1 E9The "Fist" Boss30/Apr/2002
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S1 E10The Two Bangaku's07/May/2002
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Original title
盤嶽の一生
Format
Miniseries
Country
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Network / Platform
Fuji TV · Japan
First aired
05/Mar/2002
Last aired
07/May/2002
Seasons
1
Episodes
10
Runtime
55 min
Official timezone
UTC
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Cast

10 credits
Koji Yakusho Koji Yakusho Ajigawa Bantake Satoko Takemoto Satoko Takemoto Yayoi Kaori Momoi Kaori Momoi Credit details unavailable Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi Credit details unavailable Jun Kunimura Jun Kunimura Credit details unavailable Kenjiro Nashimoto Kenjiro Nashimoto Credit details unavailable Yuriko Hirooka Yuriko Hirooka Credit details unavailable Kyoka Suzuki Kyoka Suzuki Credit details unavailable Saburo Ishikura Saburo Ishikura Credit details unavailable Tsuyoshi Ujiki Tsuyoshi Ujiki Credit details unavailable

Crew

6 credits
Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa Director Tomohiko Yamashita Tomohiko Yamashita Director Kensaku Tanigawa Music Koji Shiraishi Koji Shiraishi Original Concept Megumi Tamura Screenplay Motomu Furuta Screenstory
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