Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

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Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

2002- 2002

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

8.0(1 votes)

Ended

Drama

Action & Adventure

Overview

Based on the novel by Jirō Asada, the TV movie depicts the lives of the Shinsengumi warriors during the turmoil of the late Edo period.

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Production Companies

TV Tokyo

Shochiku

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Dai Watanabe

Dai Watanabe

Toshio Kakei

Toshio Kakei

Ken Kaneko

Ken Kaneko

Creative team

Written by: Motomu Furuta
Megumi Tamura
Produced by: Tetsuo Sasho
Osamu Ogawa

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