Samurai Sensei: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In 1865, Hanpeita Takechi belongs to political activist group Shishi. He is then imprisoned and ordered to kill himself for disrespecting the Lord. When Hanpeita Takechi is about to carry out the suicide, he suddenly finds himself asleep in the middle of a country road. He is now in present day Japan, but he has no idea how he got here. Hanpeita Takechi wants to go back, but he is stuck in the remote rural area. Meanwhile, villagers are embarrassed by Hanpeita's appearance. Haruka Saeki works at a public office there and she hears about Hanpeita Takechi. Haruka Saeki finds him at the supermarket.

Series details

• Title: Samurai Sensei
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2015-10-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-12-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19630
• IMDb ID: tt4992150
• TVDB ID: 300823

Cast and credited roles

• Ryo Nishikido — Takechi Hanpeita
• Manami Higa — Saeki Haruka
• Kamiki Ryunosuke — Sakamoto Ryoma

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-10-23; final listed air date 2015-12-11; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Samurai Sensei 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.