About this season
Kōchiyama Sōshun serves as a cha-bōzu (He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters of the Tokugawa shogunate but he works behind the scene to protect powerless people from evil power of Tokugawa shogunate. Kataoka Naojirō and Ushimatsu work for Kōchiyama. Kaneko Ichinojō is a ronin whose interests often align with Kōchiyama
Episodes (26)
1. Once in a Lifetime Big Play
Aired 6 October 1975
2. Neribei Koji Street
Aired 13 October 1975
3. The Biggest Game of All Time
Aired 20 October 1975
4. A Man Bet on a Festival Song
Aired 27 October 1975
5. Filial Sake Bridge
Aired 3 November 1975
6. Eight Hundred and Eight Towns Where Rice is the Enemy
Aired 10 November 1975
7. Exemption from Congratulatory Gifts
Aired 17 November 1975
8. The Sanzu River is Empty
Aired 24 November 1975
9. Nakasendo Trapped
Aired 1 December 1975
10. There Was Someone Scarier Than Demons
Aired 8 December 1975
11. Children's Song That a Man Cried
Aired 15 December 1975
12. Thirty Thousand Ryo of Oil on Wet Hands
Aired 22 December 1975
13. Carp is a Lullaby of Life
Aired 29 December 1975
14. The Best Iron Fire Skin
Aired 5 January 1976
15. Go to Hell to Pick Flowers
Aired 12 January 1976
16. The Star That Disappeared at Dawn
Aired 19 January 1976
17. Fire and Burn, the Good Road of Love
Aired 26 January 1976
18. Picture Book of a Woman Dancing in the Snow
Aired 2 February 1976
19. A Treasure Trove of Unfulfilled Dreams
Aired 9 February 1976
20. Memories of Me and Him
Aired 16 February 1976
21. Love for Wife, Love for Mother
Aired 23 February 1976
22. I Saw Snow on the Peach Festival
Aired 1 March 1976
23. Flowers of Thoughts That Bloomed in Red
Aired 8 March 1976
24. Three Demons Caught in a Cue Ball
Aired 15 March 1976
25. Evening Glow of Cherry Blossom Blizzard Edo
Aired 22 March 1976
26. A Coin for a Dishonest Dead Man
Aired 29 March 1976