Ronin of the Wilderness (荒野の素浪人, Kōya no surōnin) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast between 1972 and 1974. It was inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Sanjuro and the Western genre.[1][2][3][4] The lead star is Toshiro Mifune. The complete DVD box was released in 2007.
| Ronin of the Wilderness | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 荒野の素浪人 |
| Genre | Jidaigeki |
| Directed by | Eiichi Kudo Tokuzō Tanaka Kazuo Ikehiro |
| Starring | Toshiro Mifune Meiko Kaji Mayumi Ogawa Shun Oide Jiro Sakagami |
| Narrated by | Minori Terada(season1) Shin Kishida(season2) |
| Theme music composer | Shunsuke Kikuchi(season1), Masaru Sato(season2) |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company | Mifune production |
| Original release | |
| Network | NET |
| Release | 1972 – 1974 |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (November 2019) |
Cast
edit- Toshiro Mifune as Tōge Kujūrō
- Meiko Kaji as Ofumi (season1)
- Mayumi Ogawa as Oryu (season1)
- Jirō Sakagami as Jirokichi
- Shun Oide
Season
edit- 1st (1972–73) 65 episodes
- 2nd (1974) 39 episodes
References
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