Tange Sazen: The Side Story of Ooka Echizen

Nov 29, 2025

★ 8.0

Overview

The one-eyed swordsman Tange Samanosuke receives a secret order from his lord, Daizen no suke: to steal the cursed twin blades, Kenunmaru and Konryumaru. He risks his life to seize Kenunmaru, losing his right arm in the process. Saved by the fugitive Ofuji, he is reborn as the one-eyed, one-armed warrior-Tange Sazen. Soon, the turmoil reaches Town Magistrate Ooka Tadasuke.

Genres

TV Movie

Action

History

Drama

Production Companies

NHK

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Cast

Tange Samanosuke

Mirai Moriyama

Ofuji

Haru Kuroki

Katsunori Takahashi

Katsuya Maiguma

Seiji Fukushi

Yuna Taira

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Tange Sazen: The Side Story of Ooka Echizen

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