Sarutobi Sansei (2012)

Also Known As: 猿飛三世 さるとびさんせい 사스토비 심세 SIII

Director: Adachi Mojiri [安達もじり]

Original Network: NHK;

Country: Japanese

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Miniseries

Status: Completed

Date aired: 2012

Summary:

In the early Edo period, an encounter with Oichi (Mizukawa Asami), the daughter of the chief retainer Umemiya Shuzen (Sakai Masaaki) of a small domain, prompts the dull Sarutobi Sasuke (Ito Atsushi), a budding ninja who was born in a ninja village deep in the mountains, to charge off for the capital.

While Sarutobi attempts to protect Oichi from intrigue, Tokusaburo (Yanagiba Toshiro), a devious, mysterious merchant, appears before him. And then Sarutobi’sarchnemesis, Hattori Hanzomon, the grandson of Hattori Hanzo.