Abarenbo Shogun

One of the longest running Japanese television series, Abarenbo Shogun is much like most other chambara features. The show's hero is a cheerful and generous Shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa, who routinely disguises himself as Shinosuke Tokuda, the third son of a poor hatamoto (a bannerman retainer of the shogun). In this disguise, he mingles unnoticed with the public in the city of Edo.

Yoshimune frequents the Megumi fire station where the fire chief and his key officers are some of the few people who know the true identity of Shinosuke. In addition to the firemen of the station, he also employs a number of both male and female ninjas that guard and assist him in defeating and punishing those who do evil deeds.

Another interesting aspect is the particular style of swordsmanship Yoshimune uses. In the violent climatic clashes where he deals out final justice, he is usually outnumbered by a large number of the evil foe's minions. Yet,  Yoshimune usually turns his sword backwards so that he strikes with the back or non-sharpened edge. In this manner, he injures but rarely kills his opponents.