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[[File:Jirocho_Seoi_Fuji-banner.jpg|thumb|400px|Jirocho Seoi Fuji]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 次郎長 背負い富士
*'''Title (romaji):''' Jirocho Seoi Fuji
*'''Also known as:''' Jirocho of Shimizu
*'''Episodes:''' 10
*'''Genre:''' Jidaigeki
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2006-Jun-01 to 2006-Aug-31 (skip Jul 20 and Aug 17)
*'''Air time:''' Thursday 22:00-22:45 (ep4 21:45 to 22:30)
*'''Theme song:''' ''Ano Sayonara ni Sayonara wo'' by Kahala Tomomi (華原朋美)

==Synopsis==
A story of Jirocho of Shimizu, a folk hero in Shimizu at the end of the Edo period. Jirocho is put up for adoption as a child and is raised by his uncle and aunt. He marries a wife and becomes a rice merchant taking over the family business, but the fiery young man becomes a vagabond after happening to kill two people in an attempt to save his friend. Serving under a powerful gangster boss, Jirocho is trained as a professional gambler.  A few years later, Jirocho comes back to Shimizu and sets up his own gangster family.  The drama portrays the energetic life of the commoner known to be compassionate and respect justice. Based on a novel by Ichiriki Yamamoto. -- NHK

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==Cast==
*[[Nakamura Masatoshi]]
**[[Oshinari Shugo]]
**[[Koshimizu Kazuki]]
*[[Tanaka Misato]]
*[[Kusakari Masao]]
*[[Yamamoto Taro]]
**[[Sonobe Gota]] (園部豪太)
*[[Mizuhashi Kenji]]
*[[Karasuma Setsuko]] (烏丸せつこ)
*[[Matsuo Reiko]]
*[[Koyama Shigeru]]
*[[Shida Masayuki]] (信太昌之)
*[[Kobayashi Nenji]]

===Supporting Cast and Guests===
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*[[Yasuda Ken]]
*[[Higuchi Koji]]
*[[Dronz Ishimoto]] (ドロンズ石本)
*[[Okamoto Kotaro]] (岡本光太郎)
*[[Mizuki Kentaro]] (瑞木健太郎)
*[[Ishii Kota]]
*[[Uesugi Yoichi]] (上杉陽一)
*[[Kamio Yu]]
*[[Itaya Yuka]]
*[[Nagaoka Tasuku]]
*[[Maruyama Shogo]] (丸山正吾)
*[[Kato Kazuhisa]] (加藤和久)
*[[Kotani Koichiro]] (小谷公一郎)
*[[Onuma Ryohei]] (大沼遼平)
*[[Goho Takato]] (五宝孝一)
*[[Shishido Masaru]] (宍戸勝)
*[[Shiratori Tetsu]] (白鳥哲)
*[[Aiba Masaharu]] (相場貴晴)
*[[Akima Noboru]] (秋間登)
*[[Higo Katsuhiro]] (肥後克広)
*[[Ueshima Ryuhei]]
*[[Okada Masanori]] (岡田正典)
*[[Okouchi Hiroshi]]
*[[Matsui Norio]] (松井範雄)
*[[Arikawa Hiroshi]] (有川博)
*[[Terakado Jimon]] (寺門ジモン)
*[[Ohashi Goro]]
*[[Amada Masuo]] (天田益男)
*[[Ito Eiko]]
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==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' Yamamoto Ichiriki (山本一力) ''Seoi Fuji''
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[James Miki]]
*'''Director:''' [[Tomizawa Masayuki]] (富沢正幸)
*'''Chief producer:''' [[Hitotsuyanagi Kunihisa]] (一柳邦久)
*'''Music:''' [[Kuwabara Yoshiro]] (桑原研郎)

==External Links==
*[http://www.nhk.or.jp/drama/archives/jirochou/ Official Site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:次郎長背負い富士|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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