(Choshichiro's Edo Diaries) was a long-running prime-time television series in Japan. The title character was Matsudaira Choshichiro Nagayori, the son of Tokugawa Tadanaga. The premise of the show focuses on Tadanaga's death as a result of an alleged plot to overthrow his elder brother, the third shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu. Choshichiro lives among the commoners in the shogunal capital city of Edo. Kōtarō Satomi portrayed Choshichiro throughout the series. Plot During the reign of the third shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu, an exalted personage who was his nephew disobeyed the shōgun's wish and left shogunate services. His name was Choshichiro Nagayori Matsudaira. He was the son of Tadanaga Tokugawa, Suruga's chief councilor who lost his life vying for the shōgun's position with Iemitsu. Broadcast The show ran from 1983 to 1991 on the Nippon Television network. It occupied the Tuesday evening 8:00–8:54 time slot. The first series began on October 18, 1983 and continued to December 23, 1986. It consisted of 125 episodes. The second series, 68 episodes long, ran from January 5, 1988 to September 26, 1989. The third (and last) series consisted of 40 episodes broadcast between October 16, 1990 and September 24, 1991. Affiliates of the Nippon Television network have regularly rebroadcast the show. Most recently, the Jidaigeki Senmon Channel has carried the series on the Sky Perfect satellite. Some other stations also include it on their daytime schedules. Selected episodes are available in boxed sets of DVDs. It airs subtitled in Hawaii on Nippon Golden Network. Episode list First series SP-1 (千姫有情、母ありき) SP-2 (天下を取れ!仕掛けられた反乱) SP-3 (柳生の陰謀) 51. The Golden Dream (黄金の夢) 52. The Phantom Mother (幻の母を見た) SP-4 (怨霊見参!長七郎、弟と対決) 60. (大江戸女番長始末記) 61. The Shogun Games (寛永御前試合・竜、立て!) 62. Two Tamasaburos (ふたり玉三郎) 63. Mother (おふくろさんよ‥‥) 64. (俺ァ江戸さ行くだ) 65. The One Mistake (たった一度のあやまち) 66. Mastermind (からくり人形使い) 67. Female Ninja's Love (くの一化粧) 68. Man on the Pardon Ship (御赦免船の男) 69. Spunk of Old Bandits (老盗の心意気) 70. Don't Cry, Tora (泣くな!寅) SP-5 (母は敵か?!正雪の陰謀) 71. Eager Young Constables (十手にかけた青春) 72. Face in the Lightning (稲妻に浮かぶ顔) 73. The Edo Protection Squad (大江戸警備隊始末) 74. Sheltering From the Rain (雨宿り) 75. The Demon Mansion (鬼が住む屋敷) 76. (おさとの災難) 77. The Power of Festival Music (とどけ夫婦囃子) 78. The Sloth (極楽とんぼ) 79. Brothers-in-Law (心はひとつ義兄弟) 80. A Single Bellflower (桔梗、花一輪) 81. A Demon's Tear (鬼の目に涙) 82. Harukoma Dancer (初姿春駒おどり) 83. Stepmother (当世母親気質) 84. Dad's Return (父ちゃんが帰った日) 85. The Target (標的になった男) 86. Father and Son Falcons (はばたけ父子鷹) 87. Harmony Crackers (夫婦せんべい) 88. (宅兵衛に娘がいた) 89.