09 Jul 1982
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Dobu, an Edo samurai, is tasked with investigating a string of noble murders in Kyoto, disrupting his routine in Shimotani.
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The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune from the evil plans of the Owari Clan's corrupt Lord. It's a colorful bunch, a drunk samurai, a master thief, a sword instructor and a Lord who is disguised as a ronin since it is an executable offense for a lord to wander outside of their domain without permission. As the Chief Magistrate becomes suspicious of the Owari plot to send men to Kodenmacho Prison to start a riot he begins to investigate the rumors. He soon calls upon the Lord of Mikazuki Castle and the Shogun's best friend to help thwart the evil ambitions and battle the rouge swordsman hired by the Owari Clan.
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市川右太衛門 Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
Kazuo Akatsuki Lower officer A
青山京子 Oen
Utanosuke Arashi Kamenosuke
有川正治 Koiwai
Koji Arima Genbei
東千代之介 Yoshimune Tokugawa
坂東好太郎 Hyôko Yagyû
原健策 Hyôbu Tsuda
Kyōichi Hara Samurai A
原田甲子郎 Bizen'nokami Yanagisawa
堀正夫 Sagoemon Bekki
星十郎 Han'nya no Gorô
石黒達也 Suruganokami Daidôji
片岡栄二郎 Gensabuô Bizenya
松方弘樹 
高田浩吉 
近衛十四郎 
里見浩太朗 
若山富三郎
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