A samurai walks into Edo with a secret mission and absolutely no chill about it.
Season 1 • Episode 9
LatestSozaburo Kanasugi is a samurai in the Kyushu countryside. After accepting a secret mission from his daimyo, he leaves his clan and travels alone to Edo to accomplish his task.
Acting
Takaaki Enoki's restrained, magnetic presence carries every frame.
Production
Painstaking period detail—this is handmade television, not CG spectacle.
Direction
Patient, classical jidaigeki storytelling rarely seen post-2000s.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takaaki Enoki was 55 when cast, making this a rare late-career samurai lead in an era favoring younger stars.
The title 'Mitsumei' refers to secret orders given directly by a lord—this concept shaped Edo-period political paranoia and appears in countless kabuki plays.
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