Onihei
| Category: | TV Series |
| Adult: | No |
| Native: | 鬼平 |
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| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Aired: | Jan 10, 2017 [8 years 2 weeks ago] |
| Ended: | Apr 4, 2017 [7 years 9 months ago] |
| Language: | Japanese |
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Onihei is based on the historical novel series Onihei Hankachou and tells the story of Hasegawa Heizou, who metes justice on wrongdoers and supervises the crackdown on arsonists and robbers in Japan's Edo period (1603-1868). (slightly edited)
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Episode 1: Tanbei of Chigashira
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-01-10
Edo has been suffering from crimes led by Tanbei of Chigashira. Heizou is faced with a mystery when jailed Kumehachi claims that he is not the real Tanbei. Kumehachi remembers Tanbei as a boss who abides by the three articles of a true thief. Heizou took Kumehachi's word and ordered him to find the real Tanbei.
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Episode 2: Honjo, Sakura Estate
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-01-17
Heizou finds out about the continuous incidents happening at the Hattori Kakunosuke residence and as he heads out, he reunites with Kishii Samanosuke. Hearing that the evil Kakunosuke is scheming a robbery, he surrounds the estate and arrests the clan. But there he finds Ofusa, the first love of both Heizou and Samanosuke...
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Episode 3: The Evil Scent of the Hakubaiko
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-01-24
One night, Heizou gets attacked by a ruffian. Kaneko Hanshirou was searching to avenge his father and became an assassin. His last job was to assassinate Heizou and was set to quit the life of an assassin. Hanshirou attacked Heizou who was visiting the boathouse, however...
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Episode 4: Blood Battle
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-01-31
Heizou got a visit from Omasa of Nusubito Sake Shop. Now a thief, Omasa left a rough and brutal clan to serve as Heizou's spy. Then Genpachi, a clan member, appears and reports to her that they will carry out the robbery the day after tomorrow and leaves. Omasa follows Genpachi but gets kidnapped on the way...
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Episode 5: Yanaka, Iroha Tea House
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-02-07
A burglary occurred at the dry-goods wholesaler where 15 people were slaughtered. It was detected as the doing of Shugoro of Hakabi's clan. Omatsu tells Chuugo that they can use the money given by her regular customer, not knowing he is in fact Shugoro of Hakabi.
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Episode 6: Secret Theft Tactics
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-02-14
Heizou becomes accompanied by a thief named Zenpachi of Isuga. He admired Heizou's ability and character and approached him with the idea to rob the estate of the notorious Masuya Ichigorou. On the day of the burglary, they escape with the cashbox. Zenpachi goes back inside claiming that he dropped the book of "Secret Theft Tactics."
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Episode 7: Clay Pot Smashing Boy
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-02-21
Arson Theft Control struggled to investigate Ishikawa Gohee, a member of a notorious clan led by Shinbei the Viper. As a child, he was abused by his step-father. While Heizou was in Kyoto, the abuse escalated and led to him stabbing his step-father to death. He ran away from Edo and resented Onihei for the incident.
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Episode 8: Retreat of Okawa River
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-02-28
Heizou realized his pipe, a valuable keep-sake of his father, was gone. After patrolling the city, he stepped into a boat where Tomogorou, the boatman, was smoking with the very pipe that was stolen. Tomogorou proudly revealed how he stole Heizou's pipe to frustrate the feared "Onihei" of Edo.
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Episode 9: Crossroads
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-03-07
Back in the day when young Heizou used to call himself Tetsusaburo, a skilled man named Matsuoka Juubei entered the Takasugi Dojo during his lessons. Later, Heizou returns home where his father's legal wife, Hatsu, calls him an illegitimate child. Dispirited, Heizou accepts an assignment to rob with his best friend, Samanosuke.
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Episode 10: The End of Wasuke of Dojo
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-03-14
Wasuke of Dojou returns to Asakusa and reunites with Magokichi. His son Isotaro was Wasuke's biological child. But Isotaro took his own life after his boss at Ozuya framed him for a crime. Both Magokichi and his wife Ohiro committed suicide by throwing themselves in the water. To avenge them, Wasuke decides to rob Ozuya...
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Episode 11: The Man of the Past
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-03-21
While Heizou was out, Hisae received a letter which read, "Tomorrow at four, at tea shop Yoshinoya by the Gokokuji gates..." The sender was the man of the past, Kanshiro Kondou. Hisae goes to the place alone. Kanshiro tells her, "don't be surprised when you get back."
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Episode 12: The Audacious Fellow
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-03-28
Koyanagi saved a woman from throwing herself along with her child in the water. They were the wife and child of Matahachi of Shishidome who was arrested by Koyanagi. Koyanagi was frustrated that he couldn't catch Monzaburo of Amabata and lets Matahachi out with his family in exchange for information on Monzaburo's whereabouts.
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Episode 13: Kitsunebi
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-04-04
A robbery at Shop Yamadaya left 17 people dead. From the "Kitsunebi" note left at the scene, it was clear that it was by the Kitsunebi clan. However, its leader has passed and his successor is a former lover of Omasa. As a former member of Kitsunebi, Omasa suspects that they were framed by a criminal.
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