Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches (1986)

The story of the battles between the 3 related families Kishu, Mito, and Owari, as each vies for the shogun’s seat in the line of succession. Highlighting the series are many fights between the young lord’s Negoro ninja helpers and their mortal enemies, the Koga ninja. History comes alive with the bloody blades of the three families at war within the highest levels of government as the search for a new shogun continues!

• First Air Date: 1986-01-02
• Last Air Date: 1986-01-02
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 13
• Episode Runtime: 45 min.
• Network: TV Tokyo
• Directors: Hitoshi Ozu, Akikazu Ota, Akinori Matsuo, Yuji Makiguchi, Hitoshi Ōzu.
• Writers: Seiko Shimura, Kikuma Shimoiizaka, Hideo Honda, Kaneo Ikegami.