Shadow Hunters

Synopsis

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.

Director

Akira Inoue

Written by

Motomu Furuta

Music

Koji Ishikawa

Studio

Fuji Television Network

Released

6 October 1983

Genres

Drama, History, Action, TV Movie