The End of the Wind

Original title: 風の果て

• 2007
• •
• Returning series

A story about samurai from a clan in the Tohoku Region in the Edo Period. Matazaemon was born as a second son to humble parents and rises to a head retainer of the clan. At the age of 53, he suddenly feels the sign of aging and starts to consider his retirement. He looks back on his life in which he lost his four friends, including one who was killed by Matazaemon. Despite his success, he feels that his fame is vanity and finally finds the importance of human trust.

Created by

Shuhei Fujisawa

Seasons

1

Episodes

8

Episode length

~45m

First aired

Oct 18, 2007

Networks

NHK

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan