剧情介绍
1992年NHK电视台推出的金曜時代剧，原作是藤泽周平的《用心棒日月抄》、《平四郎活人剑》。由于备受好评，又接连推出了第二篇和第三篇，成为一个系列剧。 元禄十三年，在东北小藩仕官的青江又八郎偶然听到谋害藩主的阴谋，被迫杀死未来岳父，被未婚妻由龟目击。青江逃往江户，结识了浪人细谷。该剧多线并行，主线是主角在江户做保镖的故事，支线则是赤穗义士事件，主导阴谋的家老大富亦不断派出刺客追杀又八郎。 出演本剧的柳泽吉保、大石内藏助由石坂浩二、江守徹扮演，与1975年的大河剧《元禄太平记》同役。浅野内匠头（隆大介）切腹的部分，采用的是《峠之群像》的镜头。
the story is set at the beginning of the 18th century in feudal Japan.Having become embroiled in a feud in his home domain, a young swordsman named Matahachiro leaves for the city of Edo (now Tokyo). There he embarks on a new and eventful career as a yojin-bo, or bodyguard. Matahachiro happened to hear about a conspiracy for the assassination of his lord, and his fiancee's father was part of the plot. Matahachiro was forced to kill him in self-defense. In Edo, an embittered Matahachiro works with his counterpart Gendayu Hosoya. As he faces various incidents, he even crosses paths with the famous "47 ronin", a group of samurai who are plotting to revenge the death of their master, the Lord of Ako.
典型的江户浪人剧
看的时候一直处于“救命叔叔好帅哎呀这个镜头我要截个屏”和“我勒个去男主这渣渣撩完又不负责”的分裂状态中。不过平心而论可看性还不错，小人物的塑造颇亮眼，有醇厚的人情味，颜控也是一本满足，加一星。
真是好看的剧！主人公自身背景与忠臣蔵的故事相互交织模糊了主副线的界限，设计精妙。每集剧情相对独立又彼此关联，既有赤穗浪士的热血也有武士道残酷物语式的悲剧，同时伴随着主角的成长变化。又八郎英俊呆萌，各种被调戏太搞笑，跟人讲理也总吃瘪，但认真起来就那么帅了啊！唯一的缺点是杀阵略神经。
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