Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun

Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (痛快!河内山宗俊) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1975–1976. The lead star is Shintaro Katsu, his older brother Tomisaburo Wakayama also appeared in the episodes 5, 7 and 25.

Plot
Kōchiyama Sōshun is a serves as a cha-bōzu　(He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters of the Tokugawa shogunate but he works behind the scene to protect powerless people from evil power of Tokugawa shogunate. Kataoka Naojirō and Ushimatsu work for Kōchiyama. Kaneko Ichinojō is a ronin whose interests often align with Kōchiyama.

Cast

 * Shintaro Katsu as Kōchiyama Sōshun
 * Yoshio Harada as Kaneko Ichinojō
 * Shōhei Hino as Ushimatsu
 * Hide Demon as Kataoka Naojirō
 * Kaori Momoi as Ochiyo
 * Mitsuko Kusabue as Otaki
 * Tomisaburo Wakayama as Tōyama Kinsirō
 * So Yamamura as Mizuno Tadakuni
 * Hideji Ōtaki as Moritaya Seibei
 * Naruse Tadashi
 * Hosei Komatsu as Nishiyama Gensai
 * Shin Kishida as Tori Yozō

Directors

 * Shintaro Katsu (Episodes 15, 23 and 25)
 * Kenji Misumi (Episodes 1, 5 and 7)
 * Eiichi Kudo (Episodes 2, 10 and 20)
 * Kimiyoshi Yasuda (Episodes 16 and 24)
 * Kazuo Mori (Episodes 4 and 11)