Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called to the aid of a beautiful young woman who asks to be abducted on the eve of her wedding so that she would not have to marry a country bumpkin. Instead she plans to go to Edo, where life can be cheap and common criminals run rampant. Can Magistrate Toyama, a gambler himself, see through the plot and keep her safe from harm. Don’t miss this spectacular showpiece of samurai era action led by superstar Kataoka Chiezo in one of his signature roles. When he bares his tattooed right shoulder, all hell breaks loose!
Japanese study overview
Saikoro Bugyo is a Japanese movie of 17,611 characters, with 1,923 unique words and 754 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,923 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 俺I×68
- 兄貴elder brother×44
- 世直しworld reformation×31
- 党party (political)×31
- 江戸Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo)×29
- 思うto think×28
- 金gold (metal)×27
- 遠山distant mountain×25
- 言うto say×25
- 聞くto hear×25
- 待つto wait×23
- 成田屋Naritaya×23
- 金四郎Kaneshirou×20
- 上様emperor×16
- 新Akira×15
- お殿様lord×15
- 蘭Araki×11
- 江戸っ子(true) Tokyoite×9
- 大老(Edo-period) chief minister×8
- 奉行magistrate×7