The Elusive Samurai
Also known as Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi
TV Finished 2024 Unrated
In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Houjou Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest named Suwa Yorishige to Kamakura. On the run and fighting to stay alive, Tokiyuki sets in motion his plan to reclaim his birthright.
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Tokiyuki HoujouMain character
Asaki YuikawaJapanese voice
Yorishige SuwaMain character
Yuuichi NakamuraJapanese voice
ShizukuSupporting character
Hinaki YanoJapanese voice
Ayako MochizukiSupporting character
Sayumi SuzushiroJapanese voice
Genba KazamaSupporting character
Aoi YuukiJapanese voice
FubukiSupporting character
Kikunosuke ToyaJapanese voice
Kojirou NezuSupporting character
Mari HinoJapanese voice
Takauji AshikagaSupporting character
Katsuyuki KonishiJapanese voice
Sadamune OgasawaraSupporting character
Yutaka AoyamaJapanese voice
Kunitoki HoujouSupporting character
Yuka TerasakiJapanese voice
HikariSupporting character
Juri NagatsumaJapanese voice
Moronao KounoSupporting character
Atsushi MiyauchiJapanese voice
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