Ōedo Sōsamō (大江戸捜査網) and Shin Ōedo Sōsamō (新・大江戸捜査網) are long-running prime time television jidaigeki programs that originally aired from 1970 to 1992. [1] [2] The series was broadcast on TV Tokyo (Tokyo 12 Channel). The title literally translates as " Oedo Dragnet" ("New Oedo Dragnet" for the second series). Early on, it carried the subtitle "Ōedo Untouchables." [2]
The central characters are a ninja group who serve as secret police agents in Edo. They work undercover under the direction of a hatamoto, and later, under Matsudaira Sadanobu. [2]
A 1979 film Onmitsu Dōshin Ōedo Sōsamō starred Hiroki Matsukata, included Toshiro Mifune in the role of Matsudaira Sadanobu.
The special episode Onmitsu Doshin: Oedo Sosamo was made in 1979, guest-starring Toshirō Mifune in a rare TV role. [4]
Jidaigeki Senmon Channel has rerun all the other 715 episodes via satellite and cable. [5]
Ōedo Sōsamō (大江戸捜査網) and Shin Ōedo Sōsamō (新・大江戸捜査網) are long-running prime time television jidaigeki programs that originally aired from 1970 to 1992. [1] [2] The series was broadcast on TV Tokyo (Tokyo 12 Channel). The title literally translates as " Oedo Dragnet" ("New Oedo Dragnet" for the second series). Early on, it carried the subtitle "Ōedo Untouchables." [2]
The central characters are a ninja group who serve as secret police agents in Edo. They work undercover under the direction of a hatamoto, and later, under Matsudaira Sadanobu. [2]
A 1979 film Onmitsu Dōshin Ōedo Sōsamō starred Hiroki Matsukata, included Toshiro Mifune in the role of Matsudaira Sadanobu.
The special episode Onmitsu Doshin: Oedo Sosamo was made in 1979, guest-starring Toshirō Mifune in a rare TV role. [4]
Jidaigeki Senmon Channel has rerun all the other 715 episodes via satellite and cable. [5]