Futagashira: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The cheerful, big-hearted Benzo and cool, sharp Soji are two thieves with the motto "steal all dirty money without threats or murder" and carry out their "work" with brilliance. In the day, Benzo does food catering while Soji gambles in the post town of Shinagawa. They have established a gang of thieves called Ichishi and set their sights on reaching the top of Edo. One day, Benzo hits it off with Kurazo who is on a winning streak at the gambling den and when they head down to Yoshiwara, they encounter Soji who has been pursuing young girls. The courtesan Okon appears before them and ask Benzo and Soji to steal 11 prostitutes

Series details

• Title: Futagashira
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, History
• Premiere date: 2015-06-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-10-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21012
• TVDB ID: 294603

Cast and credited roles

• Kenichi Matsuyama — Benzo
• Taichi Saotome — Soji

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-06-13; final listed air date 2015-07-11; episode order: 5.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-09-17; final listed air date 2016-10-15; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Futagashira on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.