During the 17th Century bands of hatamoto, samurai vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate, were causing havoc in the new capital city of Edo. Opposing them was Banzui-in Chobei, whose sole aim was to save Edo from the hatamoto as their violent behavior threatened to pull apart the very fabric of society.Read More »
The story of a nihilistic samurai whose mother is killed, whose sister is used and deceived, and who loses the only love of his life.Read More »
Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy, Toshio, and is hired by the boy’s parents, Kotaro and Yoshioko, to transport the boy to and from doctor appointments. Matsu comes to love the boy and his parents. When Toshio’s father dies, Matsu becomes a surrogate father, helping to raise the boy and secretly falling in love with Toshio’s mother Yoshioko. But Matsu knows there is a great gulf between their classes and there seems no hope that Matsu can ever be more than the rickshaw man to the mother and son.Read More »
This is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and and follows the plots of his enemies.Read More »