Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Mitsumei Kangetsu Kasumigiri and the 5 rules of jidaigeki

RULE NO 1: The hero is usually a humble samurai who is banished from clan or on some secret mission so he can hang with the peasants, do some actual work and get into fights. 

RULE NO 2: The hero goes around solving crimes and beating the bad guy every episode and is the unofficial cop.

RULE NO 3: Women need rescuing and there is usually a triangle relationship going on. (not always) Nothing wrong with good old-fashioned damsels in distressed especially in this era of so much social hierarchy.

RULE NO 4: Hero will befriend local businessman who is the source of most of the side quests I mean storylines.

RULE NO 5: The action scenes will last as long as the battle music and hero will unleash finishing move at the end of music. Also there will be no bloodshed despite the abundance of slicing and dicing. I guess its better than CG blood which I hate.

If you feel like watching a show about a humble samurai dispensing justice, then Mitsumei Kangetsu Kasumigiri is the show for you.  I had fun with this one and I find it is on par with Shinsengumi Keppuuroku but not as good as Yoshiwara Uradoushin. Big thanks to evasive for subbing. Watchable if a little generic. Raws can be downloaded from sinflix.

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