Manga Mito Kōmon

Japanese anime television series

Manga Mito Kōmon
まんが水戸黄門
Anime television series
Directed byKazuyuki Okasako
Music byKentarō Haneda
StudioKnack Productions
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run 3 September 1981 – 15 July 1982
Episodes46

Manga Mito Kōmon (まんが水戸黄門) is a Japanese shōnen anime television series consisting of 46 episodes directed by Kazuyuki Okasako.[1][2] Loosely based on real life events of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, it is considered as a sort of remake of the successful jidaigeki drama Mito Kōmon filled with more fantastic elements.[1][2]

Plot

The shōgun Mito Mitsukuni crosses Japan in disguise, accompanied by two bodyguards, the master swordsman Suke (Sasashi Sukesumaburo) and the strongman Kaku-san (Atsumi Kakunoshin), the grandson Sutemaru, the dog Dombee and, in part of the series, by a girl named Yuki.

Each episode follows a basic plot: the group arrives in a village, with the shōgun hiding his identity. While they're resting they happen to witness some mysteries and some wrongdoings done by local personalities, prompting the group to investigate.

In the end of every episode Suke and Kaku confront the main evildoer and, after a brawl in which Suke and Kaku show their physical prowess besting the minions of the main perpetrator with their abilities (Suke valiantly fighting with his katana, Kaku showing off "the strength of 100 men" to overcome his enemies), Suke shows the inrō that reveals Mitsukuni identity, ordering the villains to surrender and accept Mitsukuni's judgment, who then explains the mystery as an act of deliberate evil, punishes the wrongdoers and encourages the good people to go on with their lives.

Cast

  • Hirotaka Suzuoki as Sasaki Sukesumaburo (Suke-san)
  • Masaru Ikeda as Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kaku-San)
  • Toshiya Sugita as Mito Kōmon (Tokugawa Mitsukuni)
  • Kazue Ikura as Okoto
  • Masako Miura as Onatsu
  • Naoki Tatsuta as Donbee
  • Yōko Matsuoka as Sutemaru

References

  1. ^ a b Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (23 March 2024). The Anime Encyclopedia. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1933330105.
  2. ^ a b Daniel Valentin Simion (23 March 2024). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.

External links

  • Manga Mito Kōmon (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Manga Mito Kōmon at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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