God and a Buddha
4th October 1973Sake is good in the end
11th October 1973Someone without flowers or fruit
18th October 1973The crazed flower bloomed
25th October 1973Golden dreams vanished
1st November 1973The rusted jitte cried
8th November 1973The Night where even the demons weep
15th November 1973The Wind of Impermanence
22nd November 1973Medicine can be a friend or an enemy
29th November 1973The buried treasure is just a dream
6th December 1973This one won't be forgiven even by the heavens
13th December 1973The brutal and heartless end
20th December 1973The vigor vanished in an instant
27th December 1973When the fog clears, spring.
3rd January 1974When the fog clears, spring comes.
10th January 1974Lawlessness is the road not taken.
17th January 1974Sometimes it was a good day.
24th January 1974Flower must not be broken
31st January 1974A flower bloomed in an empty house.
7th February 1974He cried over a dream of a nap.
14th February 1974After the rain comes sunshine
21st February 1974The illegitimate child is the enemy
28th February 1974Facing enemies in every direction.
7th March 1974A brilliant Japanese dawn
14th March 1974Kanbei Hamidashi aka Tsukada Kambei was originally a direct retainer and head of a large group but could not fit into the organization and spent his days drinking and fighting. Such a Kambei receives an appointment as a secret inspector from Ometsuke Doi Masatoshi and sets out on a journey around various countries. A town girl Okon (accompanies him as a money watcher while Yoriki Ariga Tozaburo disguises himself as Senda to accompany him as an alcohol watcher. In addition to them, a "poverty god" disguised as a monk follows them as their watcher. Kambei punishes evil wherever he goes on his journey with his troublesome watchers.
