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| image                =
| alt_name             = Edo no Gekito
| genre                = [[Jidaigeki]]
| runtime              = 46 minutes (per episode)
| country              = Japan
| language             = Japanese
| num_series           =
| num_episodes         = 26
| company              = [[Fuji TV]], [[Toho Company]], [[Tsuburaya Productions]]
| network              = [[Fuji TV]]
| director             = Masahiro Takase
| starring             = [[Keiju Kobayashi]]<br>[[Shigeru Tsuyuguchi]]<br>[[Takeo Chii]]<br>[[Yosuke Natsuki]]
| narrated             =
| theme_music_composer = [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
| endtheme             =
| first_aired          = {{start date|1979|5|31}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|1979|12|27}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Edo no Gekito'''''|江戸の激斗}} is a Japanese [[jidaigeki]] or period drama that was broadcast in 1979.<ref>Keiju Kobayashi Engisha p.305</ref> It aired on [[Nippon Golden Network]] as '''The Fierce Battles of Edo'''. This drama was inspired by [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s 1954 film ''[[Seven Samurai]]''<ref>Masahiho Takase　昭和千本のドラマたち　p.142 {{ISBN|4331512428}}</ref> and produced by the same film company. The lead stars are [[Keiju Kobayashi]] and [[Shigeru Tsuyuguchi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%B1%9F%E6%88%B8%E3%81%AE%E6%BF%80%E6%96%97-2101660 |publisher=kotobank|title= 江戸の激斗 | accessdate= January 2, 2020}}</ref>
== Plot ==
Hanasaki (Kobayashi) and Kemanai (Tsuyuguchi) are [[Yoriki]] of [[Edo machi-bugyō]]. One day, bugyō orders them to establish an unofficial battle group of [[ronin]] to protect Edo city from villains.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.fami-geki.com/detail/index.php?fami_id=00527 |publisher=Famigeki.com|title=江戸の激斗| accessdate= Nov 23, 2018 }}</ref> The battle group is called Edo no Yougekitai. Ronin receive 5 [[Koban (coin)|koban]]s from [[Edo machi-bugyō]] as a reward for each battle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-17270  |publisher=ドラマ詳細|title= 江戸の激斗 | accessdate= March 2, 2019 }}</ref>
== Cast ==
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thetv.jp/program/0000817010/= |publisher=ザテレビジョン|title= 江戸の激斗 | accessdate= January 2, 2020}}</ref>
*Hanasaki: [[Keiju Kobayashi]]
*Kemanai: [[Shigeru Tsuyuguchi]]
*Machi: [[Yosuke Natsuki]]
*Eto: [[Takeo Chii]]
*Taki: [[Toshio Shiba]]
*Katakura: [[Kōichi Miura]]
*Sakai: [[Tonppei Hidari]]
*Shima: [[Taeko Hattori]]
==References==
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[[Category:1979 Japanese television series debuts]]
[[Category:1970s drama television series]]
[[Category:Jidaigeki television series]]
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