Edo no Kaze

was a Japanese jidaigeki broadcast on prime-time television that ran from 1975 to 1981. Its lead star was Yūzō Kayama.

The series was based on Kazuo Shimada's novel of the same title. It became a popular broadcast, leading to the production of five series and a two-hour special.

Plot

Characters

• YÅ«zō Kayama as Chiaki Joenosuke
• Keiju Kobayashi as Hayashida Magobei
• Minoru Chiaki as Hayami Shigetaro
• Yōsuke Kondō as Takase
• Masaaki Tsusaka as Sanai
• Ryō Ikebe as Nezu (first series, episodes 14-49)
• Kunie Tanaka as Yura (first series)
• Takeo Chii as Mihoki (first series)
• Mie Hama as Oyō (first series)
• Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Shimazu Hanzō (series II-IV)
• Masaya Oki as Tachibana Seiichirō (Shin Edo no Kaze)
• Yasuaki Kurata as Todō Ken (Shin Edo no Kaze)
• Atsushi Watanabe as Higure Shinsaku (Shin Edo no Kaze)

Seasons

• Edo no Kaze (1975–76) - 49 episodes
• Edo no Kaze II (1976–77) - 53 episodes
• Edo no Kaze III (1977–78) - 50 episodes
• Edo no Kaze IV (1978–79) - 26 episodes
• Shin Edo no Kaze (1980–81) - 31 episodes
• Edo no Kaze Special (1983) - two-hour special

References