The Life of Bangaku

Original title: 盤嶽の一生

• 2002
• •
• Ended

• 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.

Seasons

1

Episodes

10

Episode length

~55m

First aired

Mar 5, 2002

Networks

Fuji TV

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan