The reign of the eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune in the Edo period, was notable for the “Ooka Sabaki” which supported the Kyoho Reforms that Yoshimune advanced. Yoshimune goes beyond status and the position he has been thrust in, to join with Edo magistrate Ooka Tadasuke and the Western medicine doctor Sakakibara Iori in order to promote the creation of a world for the common people of Edo. These three men deepen exchanges with the magistrate’s office and the townsfolk, uphold justice and struggle to keep order in Edo…
StatusReturning Series
TypeScripted
Original LanguageJapanese
Network
Ooka Echizen of Ooka Echizen premiered on March 30, 2013
Ooka Tadasuke was a magistrate of Ise Yamada (modern-day Ise City in Mie Prefecture). In 1712, he sentenced a thief who was causing a stir in the village. The culprit was a great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the feudal lord of the Kishu domain, who would later become Tokugawa Yoshimune. In fact, previous magistrates had turned a blind eye to Yoshimune’s bad conduct.
Ooka Echizen 2 of Ooka Echizen premiered on October 3, 2014
The reign of the eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune was notable for the “Ooka Sabaki” which supported the Kyoho Reforms advanced by Yoshimune. Ooka Echizen, an Edo magistrate, punished evil that brought suffering to the common people, making judicial decisions with humanity and fairness that came to be known as “Ooka Sabaki”. He would go beyond his status and position, and work very hard for the people’s happiness. He was also their pride.
Ooka Echizen 3 of Ooka Echizen premiered on January 15, 2016
The reign of the eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune was notable for the “Ooka Sabaki” which supported the Kyoho Reforms advanced by Yoshimune. Ooka Echizen, an Edo magistrate, punished evil that brought suffering to the common people, making judicial decisions with humanity and fairness that came to be known as “Ooka Sabaki”. He would go beyond his status and position, and work very hard for the people’s happiness. He was also their pride.
Ooka Echizen 4 of Ooka Echizen premiered on January 12, 2018
Ooka Echizen was an Edo magistrate who supported the Kyoho Reforms advanced by the eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune. Other than administrating the the town of Edo, Ooka also had a seat on the judicial council, managed local government affairs as well as temples and shrines. He punished evil that brought suffering to the common people, making judicial decisions with humanity and fairness that came to be known as “Ooka Sabaki”.
Ooka Echizen 5 of Ooka Echizen premiered on January 10, 2020
Ooka Echizen 6 of Ooka Echizen premiered on May 13, 2022
Ooka Echizen 7 of Ooka Echizen premiered on June 23, 2024
Calm and collected but energetic and humanist, the film depicts the activities of a famous magistrate who protects the lives and livelihoods of the common people of Edo.
東山紀之
Ooka Echizen
勝村政信
Sakakibara Iori
近藤芳正
Sanji
高橋長英
Murakami Genjiro
松原智恵子
Tae
柄本時生
Kanta