Edo no Kaze (江戸の旋風) was a Japanese jidaigeki (period drama) broadcast on prime-time television that ran from 1975 to 1981. Its lead star was Yūzō Kayama.[1][2][3][4]

Edo no Kaze
Also known as江戸の旋風
GenreJidaigeki
Directed byKazuo Mori
Tokuzō Tanaka
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
StarringYūzō Kayama
Keiju Kobayashi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Kunie Tanaka
Masaya Oki
Yasuaki Kurata
Eitaro Ozawa
Hiroya Morita
Taisaku Akino
Mie Hama
Takeo Chii
Ryō Ikebe
Theme music composerKatsuhisa Hattori
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of series5
No. of episodes210
Production
Running time46 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesFuji TV, Toho Company
Original release
NetworkFuji TV
ReleaseApril 1975 (1975-04) –
August 28, 1981 (1981-08-28)

The series was based on Kazuo Shimada's novel of the same title. It became a popular broadcast, leading to the production of five series and a two-hour special.[5]

Plot

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Characters

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Seasons

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  • Edo no Kaze (1975–76) - 49 episodes
  • Edo no Kaze II (1976–77) - 53 episodes
  • Edo no Kaze III (1977–78) - 50 episodes
  • edo no Kaze IV (1978–79) - 26 episodes
  • Shin edo no Kaze (1980–81) - 31 episodes
  • Edo no Kaze Special (1983) - two-hour special

References

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  1. ^ "Edo no Kaze". Jidaigeki.Com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ Masahiho Takase Senbon no Dramatachi p.142-144
  3. ^ "Edo no Kaze". ドラマデータ. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Edo no Kaze". kotobank. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ Masahiho Takase Senbon no Dramatachi p.142
  6. ^ "加山雄三 Yuzo Kayama biography" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  7. ^ "Shin Edo no Kaze". bsフジ. Retrieved 2 January 2021.