Abarenbo Shogun
Set in the 18th century, the show follows the Shogun Yoshimune, who likes to disguise himself as a low-ranking samurai and go into his capital of Edo to see the life of the common man, as well as to seek out and punish evildoers who would hurt his citizens. He is aided by Magistrate Oo'oka and a vivacious fireman, Tatsugoro, as well as a rotating cast of other recurring characters. Along with Zenigata Heiji and Mito Kōmon, it ranks among the longest-running series in the jidaigeki genre. Like so many other jidaigeki, it falls in the category of kanzen-chōaku, loosely, "rewarding good and punishing evil."
Top Cast
Ken Matsudaira
Tokugawa Yoshimune
Saburo Kitajima
Tatsugoro
Tadashi Yokouchi
Oo'oka Echizen-no-Kami Tadasuke
Episodes
The Star of Edo
Jan 07, 1978
The Remarkable Charlatan
Jan 14, 1978
The First Fireman Banner
Jan 21, 1978
Mother From Long Past
Jan 28, 1978
Spring in the O'oku
Feb 04, 1978
The Splendid Potato Samurai
Feb 11, 1978
The Man of River Styx
Feb 25, 1978
The Befouled Truncheon
Mar 04, 1978
The Chivalrous Thief
Mar 11, 1978
The Blossoming Meyasubako
Mar 18, 1978
The Finest Kiyari Song
Mar 25, 1978
The Amazing Kishu Woman
Apr 01, 1978
The Perilous Souvenir Gift
Apr 08, 1978
The Golden Crow Charms
Apr 15, 1978
The Quack Who Calls Forth Spring
Apr 22, 1978
Showdown at Beautiful Yoshiwara
Apr 29, 1978
Love and the Guardian Deity
May 06, 1978
The Beat of a Taiko Drum in Edo
May 13, 1978
A Ballad of a Fireman
May 20, 1978
Iris and Sympathy
May 27, 1978
Fireman's Standard was Watching
Jun 03, 1978
Friendships Support the World
Jun 17, 1978
Rage of the Fishmonger
Jun 24, 1978
The Dreadful Shichi-ri Messengers
Jul 01, 1978
Heavens! Great Trouble in Edo
Jul 08, 1978
The Drunken Man Who was Promoted
Jul 15, 1978
The Woman Who Challenged the Yagyu Family
Jul 22, 1978
A Flower Blooms in the Dark
Jul 29, 1978
The Goofiest Pickpocket in Edo
Aug 19, 1978
The Misjudged Betrayer
Sep 09, 1978
The Woman Who Disappeared from the Hunting Ground
Sep 16, 1978
The Best Announcement of the Winner in Japan
Sep 23, 1978
A Daimyo's Famed Shiruko Restaurant
Sep 30, 1978
The Women Who Dance in a Tempest
Oct 07, 1978
The Bride with an Explosive
Oct 14, 1978
The Deceiving Mole Under a Woman's Eye
Oct 21, 1978
Feel Her Heart
Oct 28, 1978
The Woman Who Challenged Her Master
Nov 04, 1978
A Sweet Snare from RyuKyu
Nov 11, 1978
Go! The Prodogy of the Commoners
Nov 18, 1978
Hara-Kiri! The Drunkard Magistrate
Dec 02, 1978
A Hot Man and a Brazen Hussy
Dec 09, 1978
The Shogun's Secret Ninja
Dec 16, 1978
Fresh Blood on the Bestowed Sword
Dec 23, 1978
The Counterfeit Coins and the Candy Man
Dec 30, 1978
A Grand New Year's Gift
Jan 06, 1979
The Female Doctor with a Fist
Jan 13, 1979
Hell in the Heavenly Bath
Jan 20, 1979
The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword
Jan 27, 1979
The Great Packed Lunch of a Woman
Feb 03, 1979
The Bride of the Fish Market
Feb 10, 1979
The Downfall of Ooka Echizen No Kami
Feb 17, 1979
The Best Dry Sake for Mother and Son
Feb 24, 1979
The Female Doctor Who Loves Money
Mar 03, 1979
This Small Incident Occured Ten Years Ago
Mar 10, 1979
The Man Who Died in the Light Snowfalls in Spring
Mar 17, 1979
Eliminations of Black Sheep
Mar 24, 1979
The Best Cherry Blossom Dance in Edo
Mar 31, 1979
The Firemen's Standard is the Firemen's Heart and Soul
Apr 07, 1979
Only the Sun Knew
Apr 14, 1979
The Perished Love in a Spring Storm
Apr 21, 1979
A Single Flower in the Dark
Apr 28, 1979
The Fallen Flower in the Game of Chance
May 05, 1979
Holding a Fire Standard for a Spear
May 12, 1979
The Troublesome Tea Urn Trip
May 19, 1979
Daruma Smiled on Joshu Road
May 26, 1979
Commissioner Ooka Committs Hara-Kiri!
Jun 02, 1979
A Bogus Complaint
Jun 09, 1979
Very Proud of the Celebrated Sword
Jun 16, 1979
A Loach Pot Rather Than A Domain
Jun 23, 1979
The Best Godfather in Japan
Jun 30, 1979
Revenge Colored with Safflowers
Jul 07, 1979
A Man Passionate About the Snow on Mount Fuji
Jul 14, 1979
Kick the Edo Illness Out!
Jul 21, 1979
Gorozaemon Kano's Disappearance
Aug 11, 1979
Suspicion Begets Idle Fears
Aug 18, 1979
The Bride That Came From Kishu
Aug 25, 1979
A Man Hunting the Whole Country
Sep 08, 1979
Peerless! The Taste of Momma
Sep 15, 1979
The Direct Retainers of the Shogun Run Wild
Sep 22, 1979
Heroes in the Darkness
Sep 29, 1979
Angelic Neighborhood Bully
Oct 13, 1979
Thief Targeting the Nation
Oct 20, 1979
O-sai Flies!
Oct 27, 1979
Mount Fuji Saw The Wild Spear
Nov 03, 1979
The Shogun Permitted a Thief
Nov 10, 1979
Bullet Aiming At 8 Million Koku
Nov 17, 1979
Burn! Even If You Must Die
Nov 24, 1979
Embarrased To Recieve Flowers in Congratulation
Dec 01, 1979
Beast Battle! Master Tatsugoro
Dec 08, 1979
Duel! In the Stormy Castle
Dec 15, 1979
Cheers! Quack Doctor
Dec 22, 1979
The Will of the Raging Samurai
Dec 29, 1979
The Lanterns of Early Spring and Noon Emerge
Jan 05, 1980
I Saw a Rainbow in the Sea of Flames
Jan 12, 1980
Get the Vermin Out of the Castle!
Jan 19, 1980
I Don't Need a Mother!
Jan 26, 1980
The Girl From the Wolf Village
Feb 02, 1980
A Dohyori of Fire!
Feb 09, 1980
The Fake Shogun
Feb 16, 1980
The Eight Million Koku Porter
Feb 23, 1980
The Collector Who Collected the Villain's Head
Mar 01, 1980
Catastrophe! We Shouldn't Have Gotten Out of the Way!
Mar 08, 1980
Japan's Most Wanted Bride
Mar 22, 1980
Stop! Uncontrolled Official Carriage
Mar 29, 1980
What is a Shogun?
Apr 05, 1980
Watch Out! A Female Spy
Apr 12, 1980
The Man Who Gives Orders to the Shogun!
Apr 19, 1980
Snacks Delight on a Sunny Day
Apr 26, 1980
Youth of Edo, Stand Up!
May 03, 1980
Love Blossoms in Ubasuteyama!
May 10, 1980
The Proud and Naive Samurai
May 17, 1980
The Man Who Didn't Stop
May 24, 1980
I Saw the Real One! The Hayabusa Brat
May 31, 1980
Beware of the Quick Bucks
Jun 07, 1980
The Man Who Died and Flourished
Jun 14, 1980
Courage in the Face of Injustice
Jun 21, 1980
Thief Training
Jun 28, 1980
The Fox Woman Cries, the Banner of Empathy
Jul 05, 1980
The Princess Take - Tears from a Wedding Procession
Jul 12, 1980
The Flourishing of the Female Bushido
Jul 19, 1980
The Sad Song of the South
Jul 26, 1980
The New Boss! - Osai, of the Fire Extinguisher
Aug 02, 1980
The One Who Stood Out After Being at Risk of Drowning
Aug 09, 1980
Floating Lanterns That Mark a New Beginning in a Man's Life
Aug 16, 1980
Love Sold for 20,000 Ryu
Aug 23, 1980
The Trap in the Wolf Village
Aug 30, 1980
Melancholy Ninja Love
Sep 06, 1980
Dad, You Used to Be Someone
Sep 13, 1980
My Childhood Friend is an Oku Woman
Sep 27, 1980
There was a Bullet in the Clam Chowder!
Oct 04, 1980
Run! The Shogun's Horse!
Oct 11, 1980
Listen! The Chronicles of the Old Man and the Young Master
Oct 18, 1980
A Silly Dance in an Oily Hell
Oct 25, 1980
Duel on the Steam of Hell
Nov 01, 1980
The Woman Who Bet on the Mountain of Fire
Nov 08, 1980
Edo's Female Chief
Nov 15, 1980
Hakone's Melancholic Drizzle
Nov 22, 1980
The One Who Flirted Was to Blame
Nov 29, 1980
The Wild Spear Everyone Fears
Dec 06, 1980
The Bandit Harusame's Mother
Dec 20, 1980
Munenryu Shintoism and Confucianism According to the Hayashi Clan
Dec 27, 1980
I Am the Most Unpleasant Person in the World
Jan 10, 1981
One Life For One Isshou of Shochu
Jan 17, 1981
The Silent Man's Divorce Letter
Jan 24, 1981
Ah! Justice Has Tears!
Jan 31, 1981
Megumi Clan's Love Bridge
Feb 07, 1981
Japan's Number One Little Thief
Feb 14, 1981
Tops Spinning Beneath a False Union
Feb 21, 1981
The White Waves That Shame the Flowers
Feb 28, 1981
Sado, the Shining Yellow
Mar 07, 1981
The Shogun, the Horse Thief, and the Brat
Mar 14, 1981
When a Man Sparks
Mar 21, 1981
The Love That Blooms Inside a Coffin
Mar 28, 1981
I Don't Want to Be the Shogun's Bride
Apr 11, 1981
Jongara with a Munen-Ryu Kid
Apr 18, 1981
The Cursed Box of 1000 Ryos
Apr 25, 1981
Hell's Bells Ring at 6.00 p.m
May 02, 1981
Rest in Peace, Onaka - The Flowing Lanterns
May 09, 1981
The Flowers That Fall Without Waiting for Spring
May 16, 1981
The One Who Smiled in the End
May 23, 1981
The Blooming Ginseng Flower That the Firefighter's Matoi Made Flourish
May 30, 1981
The Cowardly Samurai Who Made a Demon Woman Cry
Jun 06, 1981
Break the Chains of the Heart With Human Kindness
Jun 13, 1981
Whose Ungrateful Son is it
Jun 20, 1981
Promise of the Bell the Girl With Bangs and a Sword
Jun 27, 1981
The Decisive Duel of the Lantern Samurai
Jul 04, 1981
Legitimate Marital Fight
Jul 11, 1981
Clear Sky - The Hungry Lancer
Jul 18, 1981
The Duel! Blood in the Fuefuki River of Koshu
Aug 01, 1981
Burning Tears of the Traitor
Aug 08, 1981
The Flower in the Shadow That Made a Man Bloom
Aug 15, 1981
Waves of the Seto Maiden
Aug 22, 1981
Onomichi - Sunset of Revenge
Aug 29, 1981
The Million Kokus Dependent
Sep 05, 1981
The Bond of Hatred Between Father and Daughter
Sep 12, 1981
The Morning When Demons Wept
Sep 19, 1981
The Bet For the Dance Fan in the Sumo Ring
Sep 26, 1981
The Samurai Tanuki Performs a Great Feat
Oct 03, 1981
The Man Who Steals While Preaching
Oct 10, 1981
Oath of Brothers
Oct 17, 1981
The One Who Eats From the Table and the One Who Doesn't
Oct 24, 1981
The Night Flower That Blooms Once
Oct 31, 1981
The Man Who Danced in the Shadows
Nov 07, 1981
The Man Who Danced in the Shadows
Nov 14, 1981
The Love Story of a Man and His Taiko Drum
Nov 21, 1981
Sorry, Shogun! The Change of a Monk
Nov 28, 1981
Call of the Storm! The Bride From Megumi
Dec 05, 1981
The Heart of a Mother That Made Demons Cry
Dec 12, 1981
The Number One Rain Man in Japan
Dec 19, 1981
Cold Wind of Yoshiwara, Tears of a Woman
Dec 26, 1981
Laughter and Tears, The Dramatic Life of the People of Kawachi
Jan 09, 1982
The First Snow is the Make-Up of the Dead of a Sad Woman
Jan 16, 1982
The Poor and Nameless Grass
Jan 23, 1982
The Fragrance of the Sea, Tastes Like Mama
Jan 30, 1982
Why Sadness in Sharing an Umbrella?
Feb 06, 1982
A Remora That is More Frightening Than a Pufferfish
Feb 13, 1982
Sadness. Fallen Flowers of Those Who Stay
Feb 20, 1982
The Villain Who Laughed Last
Feb 27, 1982
Laughter and Tears, Three Girls From Edo
Mar 06, 1982
The Greatest Achievement of a Drunken Jitte
Mar 13, 1982
The Tale of the Fame of the Fool Kanpachi
Mar 20, 1982
The Flower That Disappeared in an Avalanche
Mar 27, 1982
Farewell Flower, Night Gust
Apr 10, 1982
Spring Has Come Again! Spouses' Kanzashi
Apr 17, 1982
You're a Child. Don't Cry, Torokichi!
Apr 24, 1982
The Farewell of the 808 Towns
May 01, 1982
