Kanbei's Wandering Adventures

Original title: いただき勘兵衛旅を行く

• 1973 –1974
• •
• Ended

Kanbei Hamidashi aka Tsukada Kambei was originally a direct retainer and head of a large group but could not fit into the organization and spent his days drinking and fighting. Such a Kambei receives an appointment as a secret inspector from Ometsuke Doi Masatoshi and sets out on a journey around various countries. A town girl Okon (accompanies him as a money watcher while Yoriki Ariga Tozaburo disguises himself as Senda to accompany him as an alcohol watcher. In addition to them, a "poverty god" disguised as a monk follows them as their watcher. Kambei punishes evil wherever he goes on his journey with his troublesome watchers.

Seasons

1

Episodes

24

First aired

Oct 4, 1973

Networks

tv asahi

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan