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==Details==
*'''Title:''' 柳生十兵衛七番勝負
*'''Title (romaji):''' Yagyu Jubei Nanaban Shobu
*'''Also known as:''' Sword Fights of Jubei Yagyu / Seven Duels (KIKU)
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Jidaigeki
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK

==Season 1==
*'''Episodes:''' 6
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-May-1 to 2005-Jun-05
*'''Air time:''' Friday 23:00-23:45

===Synopsis===
A story of Yagyu Jubei, master swordsman from the well-known Yagyu-Shinkage school in the Edo period. Even decades after the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, many were framing plots to topple Tokugawa's political system. The master of Yagyu-Shinkage school, Yagyu Munemori who serves the third Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu is commissioned to keep an eye on Daimyo lords all around Japan. Munemori's eldest son, Jubei starts a stealthy trip to fight against those who engage in secret maneuvers. Enjoy sword fighting actions between Jubei and his rivals.

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===Cast===
*[[Murakami Hiroaki]] as Yagyu Jubei
*[[Kariya Shunsuke]] as Sayama Kanpei
*[[Takano Hassei]] as Nishioka Daijiro
*[[Ozawa Maju]] as Kaede
*[[Sasaki Kuranosuke]] as Yui Fujitaro
*[[Morioka Yutaka]] as Yagyu Matajuro
*[[Matsushige Yutaka]] as Toda Kageyu
*[[Natsuyagi Isao]] as Munenori Yagyu Tajimanokami
*[[Nishioka Tokuma]] as Torii Sakyonosuke
*[[Shibuya Takeru]]

===Guests===
*[[Murai Katsuyuki]] as Wakisaka Gennoshin (ep1)
*[[Yamaguchi Tomomitsu]] as Nakamura Hanzaemon (ep2)
*[[Miyake Hiroki]] (ep2)
*[[Kawai Michiko]] as Shino (ep2)
*[[Fukumoto Seizo]] (ep2)
*[[Tsunashima Gotaro]] (ep2)
*[[Danken]] as Shimada Munen (ep3)
*[[Yazawa Shin]] as Ume (ep3)
*[[Sawatari Minoru]] (ep3)
*[[Motomiya Yasukaze]] (ep3)
*[[Ibuki Goro]] as Tada Sayoei (ep4)
*[[Nakamura Yuji]] (中村有志) as Ikoma Danjo (ep4)
*[[Naniwa Yuji]] (浪花勇二) (ep4)
*[[Nagisa Aki]] (渚あき) as Suzu (ep4)
*[[Yokoyama Akio]] (ep4)
*[[Mikura Mana]] as Miyo (ep4)
*[[Mikura Kana]] as Sayo (ep4)
*[[Ozawa Kazuyoshi]] (小沢和義) (ep4)
*[[Shigeyama Ippei]] (茂山逸平) as Ichihashi Kanzaemon (ep5)
*[[Nakae Yuri]] (中江有里) as Yukie (ep5)
*[[Chiba Shinichi]] as Miyamoto Musashi (ep5)
*[[Ando Kazuo]] (安藤一夫) (ep5)
*[[Ichikawa Isamu]] (ep6)
*[[Sato Atsushi]] (ep6)
*[[Kano Kenji]] (加納健次) (ep6)
*[[Oshima Mitsuyuki]] (大島光幸) (ep6)
*[[Kawabata Shinji]] (川端槙二) (ep6)
*[[Masago Kota]] (真砂皓太) (ep6)

==Season 2==
*'''Tagline:''' 島原の乱
*'''Tagline (romaji):''' Shimabara no Ran
*'''Tagline (English):''' The Shimabara Rebellion
*'''Episodes:''' 7
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2006-Apr-6 to 2006-May-25
*'''Air time:''' Thursday 20:00

===Synopsis===
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===Cast===
*[[Murakami Hiroaki]]
*[[Takashima Masahiro]]
*[[Natsuyagi Isao]]
*[[Kariya Shunsuke]]
*[[Takano Hassei]] 
*[[Izumi Motoya]]
*[[Sugimoto Tetta]]
*[[Fuse Akira]]
*[[Saigo Teruhiko]]
*[[Ida Kunihiko]] (ep7)

==Season 3==
*'''Tagline:''' 最後の闘い
*'''Tagline (romaji):''' Saigo no Tatakai
*'''Tagline (English):''' The Last Duel
*'''Episodes:''' 8
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2007-Apr-05 to 2007-May-23
*'''Air time:''' Thursday 20:00

===Synopsis===
A sequel of the story about Jubei Yagyu, master swordsman from the well-known Yagyu-Shinkage school in the Edo period. Twelve years have passed since the revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate in Shimabara. Jubei goes on another trip; this time to defeat military strategist Shosetsu Yui's plot to topple the shogunate.

===Cast===
*[[Murakami Hiroaki]]
*[[Makise Riho]]
*[[Kariya Shunsuke]]
*[[Izumi Motoya]]
*[[Nishimura Masahiko]]
*[[Fuji Junko|Fuji Sumiko]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.nhk.or.jp/drama/archives/yagyu/ Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:柳生十兵衛七番勝負_最後の闘い|Japanese Wikipedia]] (Season 3)

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