The Unfettered Shogun
Set in the 18th century, the show follows the Shogun Yoshimune, who likes to disguise himself as a low-ranking samurai and go into his capital of Edo to see the life of the common man, as well as to seek out and punish evildoers who would hurt his citizens. He is aided by Magistrate Oo'oka and a vivacious fireman, Tatsugoro, as well as a rotating cast of other recurring characters. Along with Zenigata Heiji and Mito Kōmon, it ranks among the longest-running series in the jidaigeki genre. Like so many other jidaigeki, it falls in the category of kanzen-chōaku, loosely, "rewarding good and punishing evil."
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Season 1
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1
E1
The Star of Edo
Roughhousing daimyo Tokugawa Yoshimune of Kishu reluctantly becomes the Shogun so that he may bring prosperity to everyone in the country. On his procession to Edo Palace, he runs into his old friend Tatsugoro, and a little girl begging for a pardon for her father on death row. Yoshimune decides to sneak out of Edo Palace and do a little detective work.
Jan 7, 1978 -
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E2
The Remarkable Charlatan
Ogyu Shosen is called a quack doctor, but Yoshimune thinks he should be made surgeon-general.
Jan 14, 1978 -
3
E3
The First Fireman Banner
Hatamoto firemen are causing a nuisance and thieving in town, so fiery Tatsugoro and his gang of construction workers aim to take them down.
Jan 21, 1978 -
4
E4
Mother From Long Past
A hatamoto's spoiled brat daughter is in the habit of thieving and blaming it on commoners. Meanwhile, Yoshimune becomes preternaturally obsessed with a den-den taiko (a type of child's toy).
Jan 28, 1978 -
5
E5
Spring in the O'oku
Feb 4, 1978 -
6
E6
The Splendid Potato Samurai
Feb 11, 1978 -
7
E7
The Man of River Styx
Feb 25, 1978 -
8
E8
The Befouled Truncheon
Mar 4, 1978 -
9
E9
The Chivalrous Thief
Mar 11, 1978 -
10
E10
The Blossoming Meyasubako
Mar 18, 1978 -
11
E11
The Finest Kiyari Song
Mar 25, 1978 -
12
E12
The Amazing Kishu Woman
Yoshimune's old friend from Kishu, a female lumberjack, comes to Edo to engage in lumber trade, but gets in trouble.
Apr 1, 1978 -
13
E13
The Perilous Souvenir Gift
Yoshimune's old friends from Kishu, Sakichi and Onatsu of the lumber store, are leaving town, so Yoshimune comes to bring them a present. He ends up getting in the way of a drug bust and is mistaken for a drug dealer.
Apr 8, 1978 -
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E14
The Golden Crow Charms
Fireman Genzo wins the lottery, but is then reported to the police for having a forged ticket.
Apr 15, 1978 -
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E15
The Quack Who Calls Forth Spring
Even though he has been made surgeon-general, nobody trusts Ogawa Shosen or Yoshimune's city hospital. Yoshimune decides to get himself admitted as Shin-san to investigate from within.
Apr 22, 1978 -
16
E16
Showdown at Beautiful Yoshiwara
Apr 29, 1978 -
17
E17
Love and the Guardian Deity
Satsuma domain bully a store that is in their debt by trying to steal the storekeeper's girlfriend, and by framing them for theft. Only a man of stone can save Tamba-ya from destruction!
May 6, 1978 -
18
E18
The Beat of a Taiko Drum in Edo
Yoshimune really wants to attend a festival in Edo, but he has important business to attend to in the palace. Jii says he can go out as long as he is back by 4 PM. This doesn't seem likely, since Yoshimune gets involved in a big fistfight and village drama.
May 13, 1978 -
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E19
A Ballad of a Fireman
Tatsugoro's family is indebted to a samurai family, so Tatsugoro gives the samurai family his very best fireman to adopt, since the samurai have no heir of their own. The other samurai do not like him.
May 20, 1978 -
20
E20
Iris and Sympathy
May 27, 1978 -
21
E21
Fireman's Standard was Watching
Jun 3, 1978 -
22
E22
Friendships Support the World
Jun 17, 1978 -
23
E23
Rage of the Fishmonger
Jun 24, 1978 -
24
E24
The Dreadful Shichi-ri Messengers
Jul 1, 1978 -
25
E25
Heavens! Great Trouble in Edo
Jul 8, 1978 -
26
E26
The Drunken Man Who was Promoted
Jul 15, 1978 -
27
E27
The Woman Who Challenged the Yagyu Family
Jul 22, 1978 -
28
E28
A Flower Blooms in the Dark
Jul 29, 1978 -
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E29
The Goofiest Pickpocket in Edo
Aug 19, 1978 -
30
E30
The Misjudged Betrayer
Sep 9, 1978 -
31
E31
The Woman Who Disappeared from the Hunting Ground
Sep 16, 1978 -
32
E32
The Best Announcement of the Winner in Japan
Ryuko and Isonokaze were sumo wrestlers for a clan who tried to make them throw a match. Ryuko hides out at the fire house and meets Shin-san, who is very excitable and really, really wants to wrestle him. Eventually Shin-san learns of the wrestling drama that is unfolding...
Sep 23, 1978 -
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E33
A Daimyo's Famed Shiruko Restaurant
A certain han ruled by a child lord is having money trouble, so one of the han's samurai starts a sweet bean soup restaurant to try and raise funds. The samurai has some trouble getting customers...
Sep 30, 1978 -
34
E34
The Women Who Dance in a Tempest
Oct 7, 1978 -
35
E35
The Bride with an Explosive
A land reclamation project is taking place largely with Shogunate funds, carried out by contract with 2 companies (which are marrying their kids together as the ultimate symbol of the contract). One of the companies invents a bomb with a long fuse, to blow up a mountainous area in the reclamation zone. The other company decides to assassinate the first company, and steals the bomb...
Oct 14, 1978 -
36
E36
The Deceiving Mole Under a Woman's Eye
Oct 21, 1978 -
37
E37
Feel Her Heart
Oct 28, 1978 -
38
E38
The Woman Who Challenged Her Master
Nov 4, 1978 -
39
E39
A Sweet Snare from RyuKyu
Nov 11, 1978 -
40
E40
Go! The Prodogy of the Commoners
Nov 18, 1978 -
41
E41
Hara-Kiri! The Drunkard Magistrate
Dec 2, 1978 -
42
E42
A Hot Man and a Brazen Hussy
Dec 9, 1978 -
43
E43
The Shogun's Secret Ninja
Female ninja Osono's dad Seiemon comes to town. He is now a cotton-farming country samurai. Needs dried sardines for fertilizer. The hatamoto of sardineland is driving the fishermens' prices down so all the farmers secretly sell to Seiemon. The merchant tries to assassinate Seiemon and fails, since Seiemon is a ninja. Seiemon stays at the firehouse and plans to secretly assassinate the criminals, then kill himself, because he's depressed.
Dec 16, 1978 -
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E44
Fresh Blood on the Bestowed Sword
Dec 23, 1978 -
45
E45
The Counterfeit Coins and the Candy Man
A man makes little pretty sugar candies for kids and tells funny stories. He used to be a counterfeiter because of his great manual dexterity, but vowed to turn his life around. Shin-san becomes interested in candy just when the guy's old friends force him to counterfeit again...
Dec 30, 1978 -
46
E46
A Grand New Year's Gift
Jan 6, 1979 -
47
E47
The Female Doctor with a Fist
Edo is invigorated by an unusually aggressive and outspoken female doctor, Oshino, who physically beats her patients if they do not obey her.
Jan 13, 1979 -
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E48
Hell in the Heavenly Bath
Jan 20, 1979 -
49
E49
The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword
Jan 27, 1979 -
50
E50
The Great Packed Lunch of a Woman
Feb 3, 1979 -
51
E51
The Bride of the Fish Market
Feb 10, 1979 -
52
E52
The Downfall of Ooka Echizen No Kami
A bad gang leader kidnaps Tadasuke's wife (who never appeared before or since), as she went to the shrine to pray for a baby. Tadasuke decides that justice outweighs his bride and prepares to prosecute the gang leader anyway, so Shin-san lets the prisoner go secretly to try and follow him to Tadasuke's bride...
Feb 17, 1979 -
53
E53
The Best Dry Sake for Mother and Son
Clannish Edoite sake sellers turn against a travelling Osakan female sake seller to force her out of the market; only her long-lost son, an Edoite sake seller, can save her.
Feb 24, 1979 -
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E54
The Female Doctor Who Loves Money
Oshino, the female doctor with a fist, is in charge of a temple that gives free medical service to orphans, but it is reputed that she is stealing all the money instead.
Mar 3, 1979 -
55
E55
This Small Incident Occured Ten Years Ago
Shoheiko, the official Shogunate college, has an admissions scandal where the bureaucrats turn out to have been accepting bribes for admissions. Yoshimune suggests opening it to commoners and calls up some obscure scholars; the vicious bureaucrats attack and kill one. Shin-san absolutely loses his mind, but Tatsugoro is there to give him a helping hand.
Mar 10, 1979 -
56
E56
The Man Who Died in the Light Snowfalls in Spring
Ryuko's friend is killed by a rice wholesaler. Shin-san investigates this and discovers a whole sordid rice-based drama, including collective punishment, famine, and assassination.
Mar 17, 1979 -
57
E57
Eliminations of Black Sheep
Mar 24, 1979 -
58
E58
The Best Cherry Blossom Dance in Edo
Mar 31, 1979 -
59
E59
The Firemen's Standard is the Firemen's Heart and Soul
Apr 7, 1979 -
60
E60
Only the Sun Knew
Apr 14, 1979 -
61
E61
The Perished Love in a Spring Storm
Apr 21, 1979 -
62
E62
A Single Flower in the Dark
Apr 28, 1979 -
63
E63
The Fallen Flower in the Game of Chance
May 5, 1979 -
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E64
Holding a Fire Standard for a Spear
May 12, 1979 -
65
E65
The Troublesome Tea Urn Trip
May 19, 1979 -
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E66
Daruma Smiled on Joshu Road
May 26, 1979 -
67
E67
Commissioner Ooka Committs Hara-Kiri!
Jun 2, 1979 -
68
E68
A Bogus Complaint
Jun 9, 1979 -
69
E69
Very Proud of the Celebrated Sword
An unbalanced ronin wants to become the sword teacher to a daimyo, so he can get enough money to buy back his really sexy sword from the pawn shop. However, a competitor attacks him, crippling the ronin's hand. Shin-san is really mad about this, even though the ronin attacked him earlier.
Jun 16, 1979 -
70
E70
A Loach Pot Rather Than A Domain
Jun 23, 1979 -
71
E71
The Best Godfather in Japan
Jun 30, 1979 -
72
E72
Revenge Colored with Safflowers
A pregnant safflower farmer's husband is run over by the local lord's horse. She's lured to the daikan's office to get compensated but is raped and turned into the lord's concubine instead. She schemes to have herself murdered so Ooka Echizen will enter the manor and discover these great crimes.
Jul 7, 1979 -
73
E73
A Man Passionate About the Snow on Mount Fuji
A kind but untalented kitchen-supervisor samurai is assigned to accompany his domain's gift to the Shogun: big blocks of ice. Shin-san, tramping around Shinjuku, accidentally discovers this delivery and starts accompanying it too, and discovers a rival domain is trying to kill the ice to humiliate the first domain.
Jul 14, 1979 -
74
E74
Kick the Edo Illness Out!
A mysterious illness (beriberi) becomes common and Yoshimune calls his doctor to find out what the cause is. His doctor says only his own special blend of medicine (very expensive) can cure it. Oshino, the female doctor with a fist, however, believes the solution is more simple (and involves punching people).
Jul 21, 1979 -
75
E75
Gorozaemon Kano's Disappearance
Kano Gorozaemon, who is practically Yoshimune's adoptive father, goes out into Edo to get a surprise present for the Shogun, and is kidnapped by a nutter who wants to frame him for murder to steal his job.
Aug 11, 1979 -
76
E76
Suspicion Begets Idle Fears
A lord lets 3 master ghost actresses into his house as maids, somehow doesn't connect this with supernatural happenings in his house.
Aug 18, 1979 -
77
E77
The Bride That Came From Kishu
Kikue, the daughter of a potter, comes to Edo and meets her old friend Shin-san, who she recognizes as the Shogun. She came to marry Kano Gorozaemon, who proposed to her when she was eight (??!) but Kano backed out.
Aug 25, 1979 -
78
E78
A Man Hunting the Whole Country
The Ogobanshu (kind of like a guild of hatamotos) want to hunt, but in setting the borders of the hunting area they recklessly steal the corner of a VERY sensitive farmer's farm.
Sep 8, 1979 -
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E79
Peerless! The Taste of Momma
Matsumae domain officials and the store Ebisu-ya are conspiring to give predatory loans to alcohol shops. Lady merchant Omasa from Osaka wants to get a better deal, and her son unfortunately took the debt from his main sake supplier, so now she needs to get money to save both their skins.
Sep 15, 1979 -
80
E80
The Direct Retainers of the Shogun Run Wild
Hatamotos, a domain, a runaway killer samurai from the domain, the firemen, and jii for some reason, all end up in a gigantic free for all fight.
Sep 22, 1979 -
81
E81
Heroes in the Darkness
Sep 29, 1979 -
82
E82
Angelic Neighborhood Bully
Oct 13, 1979 -
83
E83
Thief Targeting the Nation
Oct 20, 1979 -
84
E84
O-sai Flies!
Oct 27, 1979 -
85
E85
Mount Fuji Saw The Wild Spear
Nov 3, 1979 -
86
E86
The Shogun Permitted a Thief
Nov 10, 1979 -
87
E87
Bullet Aiming At 8 Million Koku
Nov 17, 1979 -
88
E88
Burn! Even If You Must Die
Nov 24, 1979 -
89
E89
Embarrased To Recieve Flowers in Congratulation
Dec 1, 1979 -
90
E90
Beast Battle! Master Tatsugoro
Dec 8, 1979 -
91
E91
Duel! In the Stormy Castle
Dec 15, 1979 -
92
E92
Cheers! Quack Doctor
Dec 22, 1979 -
93
E93
The Will of the Raging Samurai
Dec 29, 1979 -
94
E94
The Lanterns of Early Spring and Noon Emerge
Jan 5, 1980 -
95
E95
I Saw a Rainbow in the Sea of Flames
Jan 12, 1980 -
96
E96
Get the Vermin Out of the Castle!
Jan 19, 1980 -
97
E97
I Don't Need a Mother!
Jan 26, 1980 -
98
E98
The Girl From the Wolf Village
Feb 2, 1980 -
99
E99
A Dohyori of Fire!
Feb 9, 1980 -
100
E100
The Fake Shogun
Feb 16, 1980 -
101
E101
The Eight Million Koku Porter
Feb 23, 1980 -
102
E102
The Collector Who Collected the Villain's Head
Mar 1, 1980 -
103
E103
Catastrophe! We Shouldn't Have Gotten Out of the Way!
Mar 8, 1980 -
104
E104
Japan's Most Wanted Bride
Mar 22, 1980 -
105
E105
Stop! Uncontrolled Official Carriage
Mar 29, 1980 -
106
E106
What is a Shogun?
Apr 5, 1980 -
107
E107
Watch Out! A Female Spy
Apr 12, 1980 -
108
E108
The Man Who Gives Orders to the Shogun!
Apr 19, 1980 -
109
E109
Snacks Delight on a Sunny Day
Apr 26, 1980 -
110
E110
Youth of Edo, Stand Up!
May 3, 1980 -
111
E111
Love Blossoms in Ubasuteyama!
May 10, 1980 -
112
E112
The Proud and Naive Samurai
May 17, 1980 -
113
E113
The Man Who Didn't Stop
May 24, 1980 -
114
E114
I Saw the Real One! The Hayabusa Brat
May 31, 1980 -
115
E115
Beware of the Quick Bucks
Jun 7, 1980 -
116
E116
The Man Who Died and Flourished
Jun 14, 1980 -
117
E117
Courage in the Face of Injustice
Jun 21, 1980 -
118
E118
Thief Training
Jun 28, 1980 -
119
E119
The Fox Woman Cries, the Banner of Empathy
Jul 5, 1980 -
120
E120
The Princess Take - Tears from a Wedding Procession
Jul 12, 1980 -
121
E121
The Flourishing of the Female Bushido
Jul 19, 1980 -
122
E122
The Sad Song of the South
Jul 26, 1980 -
123
E123
The New Boss! - Osai, of the Fire Extinguisher
Aug 2, 1980 -
124
E124
The One Who Stood Out After Being at Risk of Drowning
Aug 9, 1980 -
125
E125
Floating Lanterns That Mark a New Beginning in a Man's Life
Aug 16, 1980 -
126
E126
Love Sold for 20,000 Ryu
Aug 23, 1980 -
127
E127
The Trap in the Wolf Village
Aug 30, 1980 -
128
E128
Melancholy Ninja Love
Sep 6, 1980 -
129
E129
Dad, You Used to Be Someone
Sep 13, 1980 -
130
E130
My Childhood Friend is an Oku Woman
Sep 27, 1980 -
131
E131
There was a Bullet in the Clam Chowder!
Oct 4, 1980 -
132
E132
Run! The Shogun's Horse!
Oct 11, 1980 -
133
E133
Listen! The Chronicles of the Old Man and the Young Master
Oct 18, 1980 -
134
E134
A Silly Dance in an Oily Hell
Oct 25, 1980 -
135
E135
Duel on the Steam of Hell
Nov 1, 1980 -
136
E136
The Woman Who Bet on the Mountain of Fire
Nov 8, 1980 -
137
E137
Edo's Female Chief
Nov 15, 1980 -
138
E138
Hakone's Melancholic Drizzle
Nov 22, 1980 -
139
E139
The One Who Flirted Was to Blame
Nov 29, 1980 -
140
E140
The Wild Spear Everyone Fears
Dec 6, 1980 -
141
E141
The Bandit Harusame's Mother
Dec 20, 1980 -
142
E142
Munenryu Shintoism and Confucianism According to the Hayashi Clan
Dec 27, 1980 -
143
E143
I Am the Most Unpleasant Person in the World
Shin-san accidentally gets involved with two low-class thieving morons, to Tatsugoro's horror. Tatsugoro finally manages to get rid of them, and one of them is promptly killed by evil ninjas for having seen something he should not have. Yoshimune learns they were raising a bunch of orphans in an awful shack with their scammed money, and decides he must avenge the dead criminal.
Jan 10, 1981 -
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E144
One Life For One Isshou of Shochu
Jan 17, 1981 -
145
E145
The Silent Man's Divorce Letter
Jan 24, 1981 -
146
E146
Ah! Justice Has Tears!
Jan 31, 1981 -
147
E147
Megumi Clan's Love Bridge
Feb 7, 1981 -
148
E148
Japan's Number One Little Thief
Feb 14, 1981 -
149
E149
Tops Spinning Beneath a False Union
Feb 21, 1981 -
150
E150
The White Waves That Shame the Flowers
Feb 28, 1981 -
151
E151
Sado, the Shining Yellow
Mar 7, 1981 -
152
E152
The Shogun, the Horse Thief, and the Brat
Mar 14, 1981 -
153
E153
When a Man Sparks
Mar 21, 1981 -
154
E154
The Love That Blooms Inside a Coffin
Mar 28, 1981 -
155
E155
I Don't Want to Be the Shogun's Bride
Apr 11, 1981 -
156
E156
Jongara with a Munen-Ryu Kid
Apr 18, 1981 -
157
E157
The Cursed Box of 1000 Ryos
Apr 25, 1981 -
158
E158
Hell's Bells Ring at 6.00 p.m
May 2, 1981 -
159
E159
Rest in Peace, Onaka - The Flowing Lanterns
May 9, 1981 -
160
E160
The Flowers That Fall Without Waiting for Spring
May 16, 1981 -
161
E161
The One Who Smiled in the End
May 23, 1981 -
162
E162
The Blooming Ginseng Flower That the Firefighter's Matoi Made Flourish
May 30, 1981 -
163
E163
The Cowardly Samurai Who Made a Demon Woman Cry
Jun 6, 1981 -
164
E164
Break the Chains of the Heart With Human Kindness
Jun 13, 1981 -
165
E165
Whose Ungrateful Son is it
Jun 20, 1981 -
166
E166
Promise of the Bell the Girl With Bangs and a Sword
Jun 27, 1981 -
167
E167
The Decisive Duel of the Lantern Samurai
Jul 4, 1981 -
168
E168
Legitimate Marital Fight
Jul 11, 1981 -
169
E169
Clear Sky - The Hungry Lancer
Jul 18, 1981 -
170
E170
The Duel! Blood in the Fuefuki River of Koshu
Aug 1, 1981 -
171
E171
Burning Tears of the Traitor
Aug 8, 1981 -
172
E172
The Flower in the Shadow That Made a Man Bloom
Aug 15, 1981 -
173
E173
Waves of the Seto Maiden
Aug 22, 1981 -
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E174
Onomichi - Sunset of Revenge
Aug 29, 1981 -
175
E175
The Million Kokus Dependent
Sep 5, 1981 -
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E176
The Bond of Hatred Between Father and Daughter
Sep 12, 1981 -
177
E177
The Morning When Demons Wept
Sep 19, 1981 -
178
E178
The Bet For the Dance Fan in the Sumo Ring
Sep 26, 1981 -
179
E179
The Samurai Tanuki Performs a Great Feat
Oct 3, 1981 -
180
E180
The Man Who Steals While Preaching
Oct 10, 1981 -
181
E181
Oath of Brothers
Oct 17, 1981 -
182
E182
The One Who Eats From the Table and the One Who Doesn't
Oct 24, 1981 -
183
E183
The Night Flower That Blooms Once
Oct 31, 1981 -
184
E184
The Man Who Danced in the Shadows
Nov 7, 1981 -
185
E185
The Man Who Danced in the Shadows
Nov 14, 1981 -
186
E186
The Love Story of a Man and His Taiko Drum
Nov 21, 1981 -
187
E187
Sorry, Shogun! The Change of a Monk
Nov 28, 1981 -
188
E188
Call of the Storm! The Bride From Megumi
Dec 5, 1981 -
189
E189
The Heart of a Mother That Made Demons Cry
Dec 12, 1981 -
190
E190
The Number One Rain Man in Japan
Dec 19, 1981 -
191
E191
Cold Wind of Yoshiwara, Tears of a Woman
Dec 26, 1981 -
192
E192
Laughter and Tears, The Dramatic Life of the People of Kawachi
Jan 9, 1982 -
193
E193
The First Snow is the Make-Up of the Dead of a Sad Woman
Jan 16, 1982 -
194
E194
The Poor and Nameless Grass
Jan 23, 1982 -
195
E195
The Fragrance of the Sea, Tastes Like Mama
Jan 30, 1982 -
196
E196
Why Sadness in Sharing an Umbrella?
Feb 6, 1982 -
197
E197
A Remora That is More Frightening Than a Pufferfish
Feb 13, 1982 -
198
E198
Sadness. Fallen Flowers of Those Who Stay
Feb 20, 1982 -
199
E199
The Villain Who Laughed Last
Feb 27, 1982 -
200
E200
Laughter and Tears, Three Girls From Edo
Mar 6, 1982 -
201
E201
The Greatest Achievement of a Drunken Jitte
Mar 13, 1982 -
202
E202
The Tale of the Fame of the Fool Kanpachi
Mar 20, 1982 -
203
E203
The Flower That Disappeared in an Avalanche
Mar 27, 1982 -
204
E204
Farewell Flower, Night Gust
Apr 10, 1982 -
205
E205
Spring Has Come Again! Spouses' Kanzashi
Apr 17, 1982 -
206
E206
You're a Child. Don't Cry, Torokichi!
Apr 24, 1982 -
207
E207
The Farewell of the 808 Towns
May 1, 1982