Abarenbo Shogun

Roughhousing daimyo Tokugawa Yoshimune of Kishu reluctantly becomes the Shogun so that he may bring prosperity to everyone in the country. On his procession to Edo Palace, he runs into his old friend Tatsugoro, and a little girl begging for a pardon for her father on death row. Yoshimune decides to sneak out of Edo Palace and do a little detective work.

Ogyu Shosen is called a quack doctor, but Yoshimune thinks he should be made surgeon-general.

Hatamoto firemen are causing a nuisance and thieving in town, so fiery Tatsugoro and his gang of construction workers aim to take them down.

A hatamoto's spoiled brat daughter is in the habit of thieving and blaming it on commoners. Meanwhile, Yoshimune becomes preternaturally obsessed with a den-den taiko (a type of child's toy).

A samurai defies tradition for love and seeks justice amid a castle scandal filled with murder, lies, and a desperate plea for truth.

In Feudal Japan, a samurai helps revive sweet potato farming amidst intrigue and a quest for justice.