The Book of Setting Sun: Later Life of Seizaemon Mitsuya Series 1-6

三屋清左衛門残日録 —あの日の声—

Samurai Drama / 2016-2022

Gold Winner, Entertainment Category, World Media Festival 2023(Season 6)

An original historical drama series that portrays the human condition of the aged from a warm perspective.

Mitsuya Seizaemon, a former feudal lord of a Tohoku clan, has bestowed the family fortune upon his son and gone to live out his days in retirement. Having spent his life working without a moment to think of his family, he now spends every day writing a journal without a care in the world. However, his retirement is dogged by a sense of severe isolation and loneliness. In his isolation, he finds himself caught up in a number of incidents by courtesy of an old town magistrate friend. His peaceful retirement is now disrupted by his involvement in solving these crimes.

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Genre Samurai Drama
O.A DATE & TIME Season1 /2016, Season2 /2017,
Season3 /2019, Season4 /2020,
Season5 /2021, Season6 /2022
Episodes / Duration Season1 98min, Season2 99min,
Season3 93min, Season4 99min,
Season5 96min, Season6 93min
Credit ©Samurai Drama Channel/J:COM/Jidaigeki Partners

Cast

  • Kinya Kitaoji/Yuuka

Based on

  • ORIGINAL AUTHER Shuhei Fujisawa