Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger (1989)
Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as the Shogun's double. At the same time, the tragic story of Banzuiin Chobei and Mizuno Jurozaemon is unfolding.
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Toshio Masuda
Cast & Characters
| Toru Nakamura | Isshin Tasuke / Tokugawa Iemitsu |
| Noriko Sakai | Onaka |
| Tomisaburō Wakayama | Okubo Hikozaemon |
| Sonny Chiba | Yagyu Jubei |
| Hideki Takahashi | Banzuiin Chobei |
| Nagisa Katahira | Oshima |
| Yoko Akino | Okuni |
| Kayo Matsuo | Lady Kasuga |
| Kiyoshi Nakajo | Yui Shosetsu |