Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories

Synopsis

The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged to Midori, the daughter of his boss, who works as a police officer for the Tokugawa shogunate.

Top cast

Teiji Ōmiya

Ichi

Kei Tomiyama

Sabu

Makio Inoue

Sabu

Reiko Mutoh

Midori

Koichi Kitamura

Saheiji

Osamu Kobayashi

Tanabe Yasunobu

Minori Matsushima

Mita

Akiji Kobayashi