Choshichiro Edo Nikki


Choshichiro Edo Nikki was a long-running prime-time television series in Japan. The title character was Matsudaira Choshichiro Nagayori, the son of Tokugawa Tadanaga. The premise of the show focuses on Tadanaga's death as a result of an alleged plot to overthrow his elder brother, the third shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu. Choshichiro lives among the commoners in the shogunal capital city of Edo. Kōtarō Satomi portrayed Choshichiro throughout the series.

Plot

During the reign of the third shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu, Choshichiro Nagayori Matsudaira, an exalted personage who was the shogun's nephew, disobeyed the shōgun's wish and left shogunate service. He was the son of Tadanaga Tokugawa, Suruga's chief councilor who lost his life vying for the shōgun's position with Iemitsu. Now he lives in Edo, working for a local newspaper, but secretly working to bring justice to the ordinary people of Edo.

Broadcast

The show ran from 1983 to 1991 on the Nippon Television network. It occupied the Tuesday evening 8:00–8:54 time slot.
The first series began on October 18, 1983 and continued to December 23, 1986. It consisted of 125 episodes. The second series, 68 episodes long, ran from January 5, 1988 to September 26, 1989. The third series consisted of 40 episodes broadcast between October 16, 1990 and September 24, 1991.
Affiliates of the Nippon Television network have regularly rebroadcast the show. Most recently, the Jidaigeki Senmon Channel has carried the series on the Sky Perfect satellite. Some other stations also include it on their daytime schedules.
Selected episodes are available in boxed sets of DVDs.
It airs subtitled in Hawaii on Nippon Golden Network.

Episode list

First series

  • 1. The Double-Sided Notebook
  • 2. The Distinguished Event of the Falcon Presentation
  • 3. The Elegant Festival
  • SP-1
  • SP-2
  • SP-3
  • 51. The Golden Dream
  • 52. The Phantom Mother
  • SP-4
  • 60.
  • 61. The Shogun Games
  • 62. Two Tamasaburos
  • 63. Mother
  • 64.
  • 65. The One Mistake
  • 66. Mastermind
  • 67. Female Ninja's Love
  • 68. Man on the Pardon Ship
  • 69. Spunk of Old Bandits
  • 70. Don't Cry, Tora
  • SP-5
  • 71. Eager Young Constables
  • 72. Face in the Lightning
  • 73. The Edo Protection Squad
  • 74. Sheltering From the Rain
  • 75. The Demon Mansion
  • 76.
  • 77. The Power of Festival Music
  • 78. The Sloth
  • 79. Brothers-in-Law
  • 80. A Single Bellflower
  • 81. A Demon's Tear
  • 82. Harukoma Dancer
  • 83. Stepmother
  • 84. Dad's Return
  • 85. The Target
  • 86. Father and Son Falcons
  • 87. Harmony Crackers
  • 88.
  • 89. Lullaby for Mother and Son
  • 90. Behind the Alluring Mask
  • 91. Crossroad
  • 92. Sing Me a Lullaby
  • 93. Takubei Detained
  • SP-6.
  • 94. Old Wounds
  • 95. Grateful Otsuru
  • 96. Always a Cop
  • 97. Falling in Love
  • 98. Tatsu's Woman Trouble
  • 99. Target: Cho-san
  • 100. Gyu-san's Marriage
  • 101. You'll Be Okay, Dad!
  • 102. Unrequited Love
  • 103.
  • 104. Acting Like a Cop
  • 105.
  • 106. Don't Cry Mountain Dove
  • 107. Even Dragonflies Cry
  • 108. A Sad Story of Revenge
  • SP-7
  • 109. A Tragic Love Song
  • 110. I Hate Teacher
  • 111. Oren is Speechless
  • 112. Where is the Miss?
  • 113. Woman from the Mountains
  • 114. No-work Shinbei
  • 115. The Bringer of Death
  • 116. Goblin Reign of Terror
  • 117. Good Lord for Aizu
  • 118. Choshichiro's Final Showdown

Second series

  • SP-1 千姫有情、母ありき
  • 1. Winter Camellia
  • 2. Courageous Decision
  • 3. The Fugitive Returns
  • 4. Never Another Spring
  • 5.
  • 6. Spring is Near
  • 7. Passing Shower
  • 8. Murder Counting Song
  • 9. Princess Who Saw Hell
  • 10. Lonely Mother's Journey
  • 11. A Man Who Sold His Life
  • SP-2.
  • 12. A Tragic Woman
  • 13. Old Soldiers Don't Die
  • 14. Mom's Cooking
  • 15. River Styx Bridge
  • 16. The Boy Who Loved Birds
  • 17. Love's Courier Service
  • 18. Hollyhock and Hydrangea
  • 19. My Wife, My Life
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Cast

These are the main characters in the show.