
Shadow Hunters
Drama · History · Action
Overview
The government in Edo era is suffering from a financial crisis. It hires "Kage" to provoke the collapse of small hans (prefectures). "Kagekari" are people who were hired by Daimyos (mayors of local governments) to resist kage. The young mayor of Suwa Takashiwa, Tadamaru was assaulted by a kage on his way to Edo. Zyubei and Gennnosuke, the Kagekaris, try to carry injured Tadamaru to Edo.
Top Cast
Toshiya Ito
Toshiya Ito
Toshiya Ito


Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai


Daisuke Ryū
Daisuke Ryū
Daisuke Ryū
Midori Yamamoto
Midori Yamamoto
Midori Yamamoto


Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa


Yōsuke Kondō
Yōsuke Kondō
Yōsuke Kondō


Taketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō


Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Kiyoshi Yamamoto


Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi
Toru Takeuchi
Toru Takeuchi
Toru Takeuchi
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