The Fierce Battles of Edo
The Fierce Battles of Edo | |
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Genre | Jidaigeki |
Directed by | Masahiro Takase |
Starring | Keiju Kobayashi Shigeru Tsuyuguchi Takeo Chii Yosuke Natsuki |
Theme music composer | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Running time | 46 minutes (per episode) |
Production companies | Fuji TV, Toho Company |
Original release | |
Network | Fuji TV |
Release | May 31 – December 27, 1979 |
Edo no Gekito (江戸の激斗) is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1979.[1] It aired on Nippon Golden Network as The Fierce Battles of Edo. This drama was inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai[2] and produced by the same film company. The lead stars are Keiju Kobayashi and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi.