The Life of Bangaku

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.

Cast

Koji Yakusho

Ajigawa Bantake

Satoko Takemoto

Yayoi

Kaori Momoi

Renji Ishibashi

Jun Kunimura

Kenjiro Nashimoto

Yuriko Hirooka

Kyoka Suzuki

Saburo Ishikura

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

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