Edo no Kaze

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.

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.

Characters

 * Yūzō Kayama as Chiaki Joenosuke
 * Keiju Kobayashi as Hayashida Magobei
 * Minoru Chiaki as Hayami Shigetaro
 * Yousuke Kondō as Takase
 * Masaaki Tsusaka as Sanai
 * Ryō Ikebe as Nezu (first series, episodes 14-49)
 * Kunie Tanaka as Yura (first series)
 * Takeo Chii as Mihoki (first series)
 * Mie Hama as Oyou (first series)
 * Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Shimazu Hanzō (series II-IV)
 * Masaya Oki as Tachibana Seiichirō (Shin Edo no Kaze)
 * Yasuaki Kurata as Todō Ken (Shin Edo no Kaze)
 * Atsushi Watanabe as Higure Shinsaku (Shin Edo no Kaze)

Seasons

 * 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