Mito Kōmon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Mito Kōmon is a Japanese period drama that has been on prime-time television since 1969. The title character is Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shogun and retired second daimyo of the Mito Domain. In the guise of Mitsuemon, a retired crêpe merchant, he roams the realm with two samurai retainers, fun-loving Sasaki Sukesaburō and studious Atsumi Kakunoshin helping those he finds oppressed by corrupt officials or evil landowners.

Series details

• Title: Mito Kōmon
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1969-08-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-12-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12927
• IMDb ID: tt1172114

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1969-08-04; final listed air date 1970-03-09; episode order: 32.
• Season 2: premiered 1970-09-28; final listed air date 1971-05-10; episode order: 33.
• Season 3: premiered 1971-11-29; final listed air date 1972-06-05; episode order: 28.
• Season 4: premiered 1973-01-22; final listed air date 1973-09-17; episode order: 34.
• Season 5: premiered 1974-04-01; final listed air date 1974-09-30; episode order: 26.
• Season 6: premiered 1975-03-31; final listed air date 1975-11-03; episode order: 32.
• Season 7: premiered 1976-05-24; final listed air date 1977-01-10; episode order: 34.
• Season 8: premiered 1977-07-18; final listed air date 1978-01-30; episode order: 29.
• Season 9: premiered 1978-08-07; final listed air date 1979-01-30; episode order: 27.
• Season 10: premiered 1979-08-13; final listed air date 1980-02-11; episode order: 26.
• Season 11: premiered 1980-08-18; final listed air date 1981-02-09; episode order: 26.
• Season 12: premiered 1981-08-31; final listed air date 1982-03-01; episode order: 27.
• Season 13: premiered 1982-10-18; final listed air date 1983-04-11; episode order: 26.
• Season 14: premiered 1983-10-31; final listed air date 1984-07-09; episode order: 37.
• Season 15: premiered 1985-01-28; final listed air date 1985-10-21; episode order: 39.
• Season 16: premiered 1986-04-28; final listed air date 1987-01-19; episode order: 39.
• Season 17: premiered 1987-08-24; final listed air date 1988-02-22; episode order: 26.
• Season 18: premiered 1988-09-12; final listed air date 1989-05-01; episode order: 33.
• Season 19: premiered 1989-09-25; final listed air date 1990-04-16; episode order: 29.
• Season 20: premiered 1990-10-22; final listed air date 1991-10-07; episode order: 48.
• Season 21: premiered 1992-04-06; final listed air date 1992-11-09; episode order: 32.
• Season 22: premiered 1993-05-17; final listed air date 1994-01-24; episode order: 36.
• Season 23: premiered 1994-08-01; final listed air date 1995-05-15; episode order: 40.
• Season 24: premiered 1995-09-11; final listed air date 1996-06-10; episode order: 37.
• Season 25: premiered 1996-12-09; final listed air date 1997-10-27; episode order: 43.
• Season 26: premiered 1998-02-09; final listed air date 1998-08-17; episode order: 26.
• Season 27: premiered 1999-03-22; final listed air date 1999-10-18; episode order: 30.
• Season 28: premiered 2000-03-06; final listed air date 2000-11-20; episode order: 34.
• Season 29: premiered 2001-04-02; final listed air date 2001-09-17; episode order: 25.
• Season 30: premiered 2002-01-07; final listed air date 2002-07-01; episode order: 25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mito Kōmon 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.